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Elektra Entertainment Group Inc.

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Pink Slipped: The 7 Best Artists To Be Dropped From Their Label

    Once upon a time, record labels were the most important thing to an artist who chose to work within the music industry. They could make or break anyone and even world renowned artists knelt at the feet of their masters. Getting dropped from a label was, at one time, a death sentence. Even today man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Becoming Elektra: Stooges, The Doors And Much More

    ​Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label By Mick Houghton Jawbone Press, 304 pp., $29.95 While most of today's major record companies are run by men in suits answering to a corporation rather than men of vision answering to their whims, there was a time in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Lonesome Onry and Mean: R.I.P. Vern Gosdin

    Foreground: Faron Young (leaning on piano), Tammy Wynette (at piano). Back row (l-r): Unidentified man, Hank Thompson, George Jones, Vern Gosdin, Marty Robbins "Don't you think you should've called To tell me you were coming down Oh, you look so out of place On this troubled side of town" - Vern Go ... More >>

  • Music

    July 15, 2004

    They Are Too the Boss of You

    They Might Be Giants enjoy life as a two-man industry

  • Music

    April 8, 2004

    Higher Ground

    The Blind Boys of Alabama can bring church to the people if not the people to church

  • Music

    March 28, 2002

    A Piece of the Pie

    Johnny Goudie is delivering pizzas, and he feels fine

  • Music

    September 14, 2000

    Self-Righteous Leftists

    Smithsonian Folkways releases Broadside magazine's long-forgotten tracks

  • Culture

    July 27, 2000

    Porn to Sell

    Product placement comes to adult videos...hey, watch where you put that thing!

  • Music

    January 27, 2000

    Raw Power

    Stooges add to punk lore with the release of a seven-CD box

  • Music

    February 4, 1999

    Becoming a Lead Dog

    Stooges add to punk lore with the release of a seven-CD box

  • Music

    September 24, 1998

    Static

    Stooges add to punk lore with the release of a seven-CD box

  • Music

    May 1, 1997

    She's the Boss

    Houston-bred Sara Hickman has never been keen on constraints

  • Music

    June 13, 1996

    Let It Rock

    The Nields turn up the volume on their folk-tinged sound

  • Music

    May 16, 1996

    Static

    The Nields turn up the volume on their folk-tinged sound

  • Music

    January 18, 1996

    Rock & Roller Coaster

    Funland's learned the art of getting up after falling down

  • Music

    March 23, 1995

    Pop Moment

    Funland's learned the art of getting up after falling down

  • Music

    September 1, 1994

    Dana Cooper, Roughly Speaking

    Houston expatriate's at home, on the road and in Nashville

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