Daniel Lanois Reveals Production Methods in New Film

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.biz reports that renowned producer/engineer Daniel Lanois (Bob Dylan, U2, Willie Nelson) finally reveals details of his production methods in a new self-financed film entitled Here Is What Is. Billboard states that “the movie, which Lanois co-directed with Adam Samuels and Adam Vollick, premieres September 9 at the Toronto International Film Festival.”

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XM Satellite Radio and Raytheon Propose Sky-Based Plane Navigation

Potential merger candidates XM and Sirius appear to be coming to the realization that for streaming music to homes and offices, internet pipes make more sense than satellites.  And eventually, when the internet’s available in cars, they’ll lose the only advantage they currently have over webcasters (aside from their percentage-based royalty rate).

What will happen to all of those extra satellites if the companies merge, and/or when cheap broadband becomes accessible from highways?

The Boston Globe reported on one possibility today — that XM will team with Raytheon to offer satellite-based navigation systems for US-based planes.

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