Live Paul McCartney performance

September 9th, 2007

The streaming audio features a broadcast of the former Beatles’ recent live gig at Amoeba Records on the radio show Morning Becomes Eclectic. Sir Paul McCartney also talks with Nic Harcourt at LA’s KCRW.

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Entertainment via the internet is dumbing down our culture

September 9th, 2007

Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur: How Today’s Internet Is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy, argues that the internet’s so-called “democratization” of information and entertainment is resulting in the dumbing down of culture and the emergence of an influential anonymous activist group online.

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Jay Z Interview: How Sean Carter went from rags to riches

September 4th, 2007

How do you go from a hustler to CEO? Jay Z’s bankrolled an estimated $320 million fortune in 10 years.
Finance guru, Alvin Hall speaks to Jigga about his success as an entrepreneur and CEO of Def Jam.

1Xtra tells the story of how the Jay Z went from rags to riches. Is he proof that rappers make great entrepreneurs?

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