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Map Pinpoints over 200 Detroit Record Labels
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HypeBot
Someone has created a Google Map that pinpoints over 200 Detroit record labels throughout history. In their blog post, they say that they have been working on the project for a couple weeks. “It is by no means complete or perfect," cassdetroit writes, “but I think it's a good start." Every pinpoint comes will a little info about each label. Overall, it's a rather intriguing map. What would be interesting is to animate the founding of the labels and their ...
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SXSW Seeks Emerging Artist Submissions
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HypeBot
Sonicbids and SXSW are looking for the best indie artists. Again, Sonicbids is hosting the online submission platform. Through them, indie artists can submit for a chance to play the festival. Last year, 2,000 bands hailing from 49 different countries, performed in 88 venues in downtown Austin, Texas. SXSW takes place from March 11-20, 2011. To help artists see what they are looking for, they have crafted these blog posts:
The Top 5 Things SXSW Looks For From Artists. The ...
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Why the Music Industry Has No 10-Year Plan
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HypeBot
Vijay Nair is a TED Fellow and band manager. In an interview on the TED blog, Nair was asked where he thought the music industry in India is going next. He replied that didn't have any idea—no one does. After, he noted that at some point in 1997, some record executive made a 10-year plan, having no clue what was to come. From the MP3 file to the iPod, everything changed. He rightfully says that there disruptive technologies being made ...
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Make Attractive Physical Objects Fans Want to Buy
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HypeBot
Over at Pirate Verbatim, a new blog that chronicles artists' thoughts on file-sharing, a great quote went up from Phil Elverum. He's the man behind Mount Eerie and The Microphones. Phil doesn't have strong opinions on music piracy, but argues that it's pointless to try and stop. Rather than worry about the behavior and how it affects his music, he makes “physically attractive objects that seem worthy of purchase." He says that he probably owes 80% of his success to ...
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Jazz Legend James Moody Battling Cancer
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JazzStage.net
A national treasure, the saxophone great is resting peacefully at his San Diego home Jazz saxophone legend James Moody,a San Diego resident for the past 21 years, has disclosed that he has had pancreatic cancer since at least February—and that he had decided not to receive any chemo therapy or radiation treatment. At his behest, Moody's condition was previously only shared with family members and some of his most trusted confidantes in the music world. Moody, 85, and his wife, ...
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In Our Thoughts and Prayers
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Arriving home from work tonight, I was saddened to learn that saxophonist James Moody—one of the few remaining survivors of the Golden Age of Jazz—has been battling pancreatic cancer since February. He and wife Linda informed fans yesterday of the situation, as reported so poignantly in the San Diego Tribune. He has elected not to have radiation or chemotherapy. In George Vargas's report, Moody's wife, Linda, says the NEA Jazz Master, now 85, still plays his tenor saxophone and flute ...
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James Moody
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The news about James Moody is not good. He has been aware of it for some time, but kept it private until this week. No one who knows him will be surprised that he is at peace with the decision he has made. Here is the first paragraph of George Varga's story in The San Diego Union Tribune.Jazz saxophone legend James Moody, a San Diego resident for the past 21 years, has disclosed that he has had pancreatic cancer since ...
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Write Your Own "Overnight Success" Story
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We All Make Music
[The following post was written by Sami Fischer, the lead singer of Viennese rock band My Glorious. You can view his previous work here]
There's a couple of “overnight sensation" stories I really like. They're short, they're fun, they're light-hearted, and they all distort the reality of how success really happens. The success they describe is always the result of hard work put in before, not during, the story.
To explain what I mean, let me begin by telling you ...
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