Victory Studios

Solid gold, Damien's dross, and the grand master of the universe
The Independent on Sunday; 12/27/2009; 889 words; ...as a painter. The sub-Bacon canvases that limp from his studio must have genuine painters tearing their hair, not least because...but I admit to being caught off-guard by his Turner prize victory earlier this month. In part, this was because silence and...

Still on the fringes, but making more noise than ever
The Independent - London; 12/23/2009; 649 words; ...where the party pulled off a surprise council by-election victory in February. Four months later, it gained its first three...rambling in the face of an onslaught from panellists and the studio audience. Although there were mutterings on the far- right...

Power, pain on Blige's CD.(ARTS ETC.)(LISTENING STATION)(Column)
The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 12/22/2009; 836 words; ...Stronger With Each Tear has a split personality. The ninth studio album by Mary J. Blige looks like a classic soul album, with...its tinkle of bells and plodding piano rhythm, is a minor victory for lyrics such as, Trying to take my man is like trying to...

Napster: The File-Sharing Service That Started It All?
NPR Morning Edition; 12/21/2009; 802 words; ...recording labels shut down Napster in 2001, it was a Pyrrhic victory. Mr. GARLAND: Napster wasn't the problem. Napster was...for. They charge them back for the janitor who swept up the studio after they finished recording their CD. SYDELL: True or not...

Shakira: Out to conquer the world.
The Star (Amman, Jordan); 12/21/2009; 1455 words; ...the historians who documented his multiple battles and his victories,Ao she mused. AoSo documenting your work is important...swept onto the worldAAEs pop-culture radar with her 1996 studio release AoPies DescalzosAo (AoBare FeetAo), which has sold...