Eliot Van Buskirk

At many pop concerts, the audience is so busy filming and recording the experience with their cell phones, they forget to pay attention to the music. Today, a "Soundcheck Smackdown" debate over whether cell phones are enhancing or ruining concerts. We're joined by Thor Christensen, pop music critic for the ...

Some of the music industry's biggest names are involved in blockbuster deals: Jay-Z and Live Nation, MySpace and three music majors, and EMI and Google. You might think upheaval inside the music industry doesn't affect you, but think again. First, Eliot van Buskirk of Wired.com explains the impact on music ...

Wired magazine columnist Eliot Van Buskirk shares the business and technology developments that drove the music industry in 2007.

Eliot Van Buskirk's top stories of 2007 (with help from readers of his blog, Listening Post)

- Radiohead's "In Rainbows" release

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MTV is attempting to shake up its Video Music Awards telecast this Sunday. But the real creativity in music videos is taking place online. We'll hear how social-networking sites and digital tools have altered the creation, distribution, and raison d’être of music videos. We talk with Wired magazine columnist Eliot ...

Prince is giving away free copies of his new album "Planet Earth" in the Mail on Sunday newspaper and to fans who attend the 21 live shows he’s in London next month. The move has infuriated British retailers, and Sony/BMG is refusing to distribute "Planet Earth" in the UK. We’ll ...