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How Not to Write a Press Release, Courtesy of Vice (Part Two)
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We All Make Music
[Part two of Oliver Hall's magnificent “$ell Your Music With Prose" continues below. Part one is here]Emotions and the Chatechrestic Pitch According to a recent press release about a debut album that “has sunshine seeping through every note," the members of the band that made it “evoke a grand sense of nostalgia with their heartfelt melancholy." These guys don't just hope to take your money to make you feel sad, they really feel like shit about it! Hey, can they ...
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How Not to Write a Press Release, Courtesy of Vice (Part One)
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We All Make Music
[The following article, originally titled “$ell Your Music With Prose," first appeared in much longer form in the Anti-Music Issue of Vice Magazine. It was written by Oliver Hall. We thank him for his invaluable contribution, and hope sincerely that every music publicist in the free world reads his words, whether they read them here or elsewhere] There has always been a subliminal note of despair in music sales text: It is the prose style of jobs on the line. ...
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Fat Beats Closes Last Remaining Retail Locations
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HypeBot
Early this September, hip hop label Fat Beats will be closing its two remaining iconic retail locations in New York and Los Angeles. The label will be throwing a series of blow-out sales and tribute parties, open to the public, to celebrate the 16 years that the stores were in operation. To Fat Beats, their ability to maintain two stores well into 2010 is a great achievement and a testament to the importance of music, given the turmoil that undertook ...
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EMI Loses Another $802 Million, More Trouble Ahead
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HypeBot
UPDATED) In its report to investors this morning, EMI detailed a net loss of £512 or US $802 million. The company also wrote off another £602 million ($943M USD) in 2009-2010 and despite a recent round of refinancing still has £3 billion ($4.7B USD) in outstanding debt. Just in case investors think that things can't get much worse, EMI also forecast that it may need another cash infusion as early as next year and that it will fall short of ...
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New Chicago-Based Blues Label, Swississippi Records, Launches September 21, 2010
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Just Roots PR
Chicago, IL—Chris Harper & Dave Katzman are proud to announce the launch of their new Chicago-based blues label SWISSISSIPPI RECORDS on SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 with three new releases: SWISSISSIPPI CHRIS HARPER “Four Aces and a Harp" (also featuring JIMMY BURNS, JOHN PRIMER, WILLIE “BIG EYES" SMITH AND BOB STROGER), ROB BLAINE's “Big Otis Blues" and PEACHES STATEN “Live At Legends." Swississippi Records represents a hybrid name, adventurous concept and intense advocacy for a classic sound. CEO Chris Harper and General ...
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Lady Gaga: The Pornification of Popular Music
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HypeBot
And How Kindie Music Creates New Opportunities. Is Lady Gaga poisoning children's minds? Daily Mail columnist Bel Mooney seems to think so. In researching claims made by music producer Mike Stock that that pop culture is 'sexualizing' youngsters; Mooney sat down to watch some of the Miss Gaga's videos on YouTube and was appalled at the undertones of violence and sexual acts that she found. She argues that commercial pressure has pushed Gaga into a world of spectacle unlike any ...
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MFLA Seeks Donations of Musical Instruments
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Once again this fall, Music for Lifelong Achievement (MFLA) will be seeking donations of musical instruments for its annual drive, which will take place from September 10 through October 15. MFLA is a not-for-profit organization based at the Sheldon Concert Hall that donates used and new musical instruments to school and community music programs serving disadvantaged young people. MFLA also raises funds for instrument repair and musical accessories. For this year's drive, St. Louis-area Starbucks stores will serve as drop-off ...
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Arcade Fire Rethinks Album Format, Tells No One
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HypeBot
Normally, Topspin CEO Ian Rogers makes good on his Vanna White style of presenting the albums that he works on, buys, and films himself opening like a kid on Christmas. For whatever reason, when he clicked through Arcade Fire's new album Suburbs, which comes with digital art that's synchronized to the music, I felt a little underwhelmed. Now, I'm starting to realize that it wasn't for lack of Rogers dazzling display; it was I that didn't understand the significance. First, ...
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