You’ve Heard Of Burning Man, Now How About Burning Piano?

Ahhh…Nothing like the smell of Napalm in the morning… Yosuke Yamashita, a Japanese pianist, recreated his 1973 Burning Piano performance for the YouTube age. Yamashita donned a fireproof suit, yet without hand protection, on March 8th to play a ditty until the piano couldn’t produce any more sound. We particularly liked the very Japanese “oohs and ahhs” from the crowd when the cover slammed...

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Is Apple Considering An iTunes Subscription Model With Premium Devices?

The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is considering an all-you-can-eat subscription music model, where users would receive free access to the entire iTunes library “in exchange for paying a premium for its iPod and iPhone devices.” What exactly does paying a premium for the devices mean? Well according to the Financial Time’s sources, this would mean that Apple would give music labels a kickback from the sale...

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