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8 Experts Make A Case For Why “Physical” Recorded Music Still Matters
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With all the news about streaming music services and the state of the “new” music business, many independents artists are wondering whether there’sstill a need for physical recorded product (i.e., CDs, download cards, vinyl, and USB flash drives). 8 experts weigh in. Guest Post by Bobby Borg 1. Sydney Alston, Product Specialist at Disc Makers According to Sydney Alston, a representative at Disc Makers, physical products make for a nice memento to fans at your band’s concert. Furthermore, they are still ...
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Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This Saturday is the ninth annual Record Store Day, the national celebration of independent music sellers, and St. Louis record stores will be doing their part, not only selling special limited-edition new releases but also offering various other promotional activities and in-store performances. Yr. humble StLJN editor once again will taking part in some of those activities as one of the “guest DJs" spinning records in-store at Vintage Vinyl in the U City Loop. I'll be taking over the store's ...
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Sleeping Through A Revolution – How To Reclaim The Creative Class
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Every city, state, country and human being should be very concerned about the hollowing out of creators, and Professor Jonathan Taplin articulates a succinct thesis for recognizing the problem and addressing it. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Technology Policy If you do nothing else for yourself this week, take a half hour someplace quiet and watch Professor Jonathan Taplin’s remarkably insightful presentation at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, “Sleeping Through A Revolution.” Taplin gives a clear eyed history of the ...
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8tracks Launches Music Library To Help Share Indie Music, Partners With INgrooves, CDBaby
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Two-thirds of 8tracks 30 million monthly listening hours are streams from indie labels and musicians. Now 8tracks has solidified their commitment to independent music with new partnerships and features that encourage the creation of indie based playlists. Playlist based radio app 8tracks is launching the 8tracks Library and DJ Crate to help users discover and create playlists with music from independent artists. The Library will include over 6.5 million songs provided via new deals with INgrooves, CD Baby, Dim Mak ...
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Ed Bickert: Canada's Secret
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Canadian jazz artists don't get enough respect. American fans swoon over Belgians (Bobby Jaspar), French (Martial Solal), British (Tubby Hayes) and even Argentines (Gato Barbieri). But when it comes to Canada, many jazz fans yawn, viewing them as doppelgängers at best, or pale comparisons to U.S. jazz musicians. The problem has always been that Canadian jazz never really developed champions in the States. Unlike the others mentioned above, there's nothing exotic about a Canadian artist. No funny accents, little in the ...
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Philadelphia Music Alliance To Celebrate Billie Holiday Centennial As 1st 2015 Inductee On Philadelphia Music Walk Of Fame
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Randy Alexander
PHILADELPHIA, PA: As a special birthday gift to the woman widely considered to be one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century, The Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame is proud to welcome Billie Holiday as its newest inductee today on the 100th anniversary of her birth in the City of Brotherly Love. Billie Holiday, aka “Lady Day,” is only the first of this year’s inductees to be announced. The Philadelphia Music Alliance (PMA) will hold a press reception ...
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Willie Nelson Gets Into The Cannabis Business
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Music and marijuana are proving to be a powerful combination in more ways than one First the estate of Bob Marley, then Snoop and now Willie Nelson are using their well known affinity for the herb to get into the legal cannabis trade. After years of pro-pot advocacy, Willie Nelson is reportedly preparing to launch his own marijuana brand, as well as stores and branded accessories. According to a report in the Daily Beast, Nelson says he will have his own ...
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Concord and Bicycle Music Merge, Raise $100 Million and Acquires Vanguard, Sugar Hill Records
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Don't blink or you'll miss something important: Concord Music Group has merged with The Bicycle Music Company, raised $100 million, and acquired indie labels Vanguard and Sugar Hill. Concord Music Group has acquired independent record labels Vanguard and Sugar Hill from the Welk Music Group. The acquisition follows the recent merger of Concord Music Group and The Bicycle Music Company, an independent music publisher, record label and rights manager, under the moniker Concord Bicycle Music. The new company has raised $100 million ...
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