Today the news is positive
Don Rumsfeld sounds liberal
“We don’t know if the United States would exercise a military option with respect to Iraq,” Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday. “There are a variety of ways to address it: diplomatically, economic and military.”
Wilco “acts contrary to music business wisdom”
When Reprise [Wilco's record label, owned by AOL Time Warner] rejected their finished album [Yankee Hotel Foxtrot], Wilco refused to change it.
David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine…says Reprise’s decision illustrates how record companies are increasingly blind to artistic quality in their quest for profits.
Before the album’s release, Wilco acted contrary to music business wisdom by making the album available to fans for free on its Web site. Ultimately, it seems those fans — and more — also bought the disc when it became available.
“It hurt when [Reprise] said they didn’t like our record,” [Wilco leader] Jeff Tweedy said. “But we went out on tour and nobody canceled our shows. Our tour was basically sold out. People came to the shows and sang all of the songs, and not one of them had to pay a penny for it. That felt good, actually.”
