MORE HITS ON THE FLOM FIRING

UPDATE:  HitsDailyDouble.com continues to have some of the more interesting coverage  of the Jason Flom firing, "…As the fear and loathing grows inside Warner Music Group, many in both the Hamptons and Malibu continued to buzz this weekend about the outrageous firing of Jason Flom by Lyor Cohen….Everyone knew that the two didn’t like each other and thought that the other was doing a mediocre job, but the circumstances of the firing remain a mystery. Meanwhile, most observers believe Edgar Bronfman Jr. has backed the wrong horse in this situation and are saying it looks increasingly likely that he will once again end up embarrassing himself and his few supporters.

And…"Has the firing of Jason Flom signaled the end of the rock era at the storied Atlantic and Elektra labels? Insider word is that Flom was the only major executive besides Ahmet Ertegun with any real rock chops at Warner Music Group’s now-combined East Coast operation, which has monsters of rock Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Doors  Foreigner, Blind Faith, Cream, The Rascals, Vanilla Fudge and The Eagles in its past. Managers, attorneys and rock bands everywhere were said to be lamenting the end of an era last week upon hearing of Flom’s exit. WMG insiders now say the new plan is to  make rock the focus of Tom Whalley’s West Coast operation, while the East will concentrate on urban, R&B and hip-hop. Most believe this plan makes perfect sense—if your core business is selling shoes."

Hypebot repeats:  We’d love to see Jason Flom reject the major label world and use his considerable talent and knowledge to run a start-up that borrows a bit from the likes of Victory and Wind-up and the lessons and opportunities of the digital world. Jason is a great record man…but his real legacy could be as a visionary music man.