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Indie Label Asthmatic Kitty to Amazon: Sufjan Stevens is "Worth More Than the Cost of a Latte"
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HypeBot
(UPDATED) Some record labels would be happy that Amazon was going to give a deep discount on their hot new release. In fact, Amazon usually absorbs losses incurred by any below wholesale pricing. But indie label Asthmatic Kitty was worried that Amazon's low pre-sale price for their Sufjan Stevens release and the creations of other hardworking artists is at risk of being undervalued. “A low price will introduce a lot of people to Sufjan's music and to this wonderful album. ...
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Authenticity Will Always Win on Stage
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We All Make Music
[Editor's Note: The following post was written by Sami Fischer, the lead singer of My Glorious, a rock band based in Vienna, Austria. It was originally published on Know the Music Biz, and appears here with the author's permission. It has been edited for content and clarity]
Sometimes when I think of music, it seems like everything worth listening to has already been invented. Lots of metal bands, rock bands or pop artists we meet on tour sound the same, ...
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5 Ways to Ruin Your Relationship with Your Fans
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HypeBot
Before I get too far into this post, I will add the disclaimer that I don't have fans nor do I play music. I have readers and I write. There are similarities between the two, but there are also discrepancies. Thus, my intent here is to dive into the psychology of relationships and try to understand how these concepts might apply to fans. Not to try and convince you that these principles do relate to fans. That said, I came ...
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The Price of Now: Why I Hate Bookstores
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HypeBot
As someone who frequently buys books, I've started to notice a few counterintuitive things. Last night, I made a trip to Barnes & Noble, in an attempt to check out Paul McGuinness's new article in Rolling Stone, only to find out that it's the exact same, word-for-word tripe that got published in GQ last month. Already in the store, I decided to walk around and see if anything caught my eye. Notably, Nick Bilton's first book I Live in the ...
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2010 Is a Very Sonny Year
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
The Chinese Lunar Calendar considers 2010 as the Year of the Tiger, but in the jazz calendar this is the Year of the Colossus. Why? All of the deserved attention focused on tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who turned 80 on September 7—still a vibrant musical force and restless explorer. (At right, Sonny Rollins at Newport, August 2008. Ken Franckling photo). Here's the rundown of significant moments that have taken place. On June 27, Rollins received the Montreal International Jazz Festival's ...
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Professor Provizer's Bad Jazz Art Gallery
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Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
Welcome-and abandon all hope, ye who enter here. We'll stop the bleeding and let this stand as a representative sample. Clearly, some of this stuff was knocked off quickly. Some of it seems painfully pre-civil rights, some of it falls squarely in the tchotchke category (thanks, E. Doberman, whose comment inspired this post), some of it is carefully done yet still inept and some of it is just weird. On a larger scale, the culture as a whole occasionally turns ...
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Jessy J Awarded ASCAPLUS, Signs With New Management and Returns to Studio with Paul Brown
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Cheryl Hughey Promotions
Los Angeles, CA—When singer/composer/saxophonist Jessy J sets her sights on a career goal, she follows through with laser-like precision. Two years and two albums after her auspicious debut on Peak Records/Concord Music Group, Jessy J has been selected by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for the prestigious ASCAPLUS writing award, announced new management and is returning to the studio with Grammy Hitmaker Paul Brown. After a whirlwind year of touring and being awarded the ASCAPLUS, Jessy ...
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Myspace Records Partners w/Downtown, Names GM
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HypeBot
MySpace Records is changing things up again; this time via a deal with Downtown Music that will enable MySpace to tap into the indie label's distribution and artist development resources. Downtown, who has released records by Scissor Sisters, Gnarls Barkley, Santigold, Mos Def and others, will also leverage MySpace's data and platform to source new talent. David Andreone will now lead MySpace Records as the new GM. Prior to joining MySpace, he spent 15 years in A&R at Warner/Chappell Music ...
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