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Five Day Forecast – w/c 27 June 2011
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 27 June 2011
I hope the weather stays as nice as it is in London today for a while, it would be good to become used to it enough to know not to wear thick trousers ahead of a two mile walk. I arrived at CMU HQ this morning a little on the hot side. Glastonbury looked quite hot, too. At least yesterday it did, before that it looked like a bit of an ordeal. But at least it started wet and got sunny. If it has to be wet, that probably is the better way round. But now it’s time for everyone to get back to normality. Here are some things happening this week which you may or may not consider normality…
01: Doug Morris joins Sony Music. Former Universal boss Doug Morris will take up his new role as CEO of Sony Music this Friday. The 72 year old (who was supposed to be taking a back seat in the industry) was first put forward as a contender to take the top Sony post as far back as last year, after one of the original favourites for the job, Barry Weiss, announced he was moving from Sony to Universal. It now remains to be seen if he can match his success at Universal and make Sony Music the biggest major music company, something Billboard examined last week.
02: Manchester International Festival. The Manchester International Festival opens this Wednesday, kicking off an impressive programme of events. On the musical side, the organisers have bagged the premieres of Björk’s ‘Biophilia’ show and Damon Albarn’s second opera, ‘Dr Dee’. As well as that, Snoop Dogg will be performing his ‘Doggystyle’ album in full, and there will be appearances from the likes of Dave Haslam, Sinead O’Connor, Amadou & Mariam, Wu Lyf, and more.
03: CMU music business models seminar. If Doug Morris wants to take Sony Music to the top of the major label tree, then he’s in luck, as our one-day seminar on current and emerging music business models and how they work takes place this Wednesday. It’s perfectly timed for the start of his new job, really. If you like the idea of being successful in the music business too and fancy joining Doug, the session takes place in Shoreditch and costs just £95 + VAT.
04: New releases. Arcade Fire release a re-packaged version of their latest album, ‘The Suburbs’, today, now with their Spike Jonze-directed short film, ‘Scenes From the Suburbs’, tacked on. Also re-issued this week is Alicia Keys‘ ‘Songs In A Minor’, and Deerhoof‘s excellent ‘Milk Man’. Newer stuff comes from Yacht, Foster The People and SBTRKT, with reggae singer Little Roy’s double A-side release of Nirvana covers and Nightwave‘s new EP out, too.
05: Gigs. There are a few big things happening this week. The Flaming Lips will headline Alexandra Palace with support from Deerhoof and Dinosaur Jr, all of whom will be playing classic albums in full as part of ATP’s Don’t Look Back series. Plus Foo Fighters will play two shows at Milton Keynes Bowl on Saturday and Sunday. Also on Saturday, there will be a special Canada Day show at The Barbican in London, with performances from artists including Chilly Gonzales and The Hidden Cameras, as well as a screening of Gonzales’ film, ‘Ivory Tower’.
And that is that. Can we all go outside now?
Andy Malt
Editor, CMU
