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Breakthru Radio Introduces the Jazz Hole to the iPhone and iTouch

Source: All About Jazz
February 2, 2009

New York, NY - BreakThru Radio (BTR) is the World's source for the best Independent music on the Internet, where expert DJs expose the rich underground of sound not found on commercial radio. Whether it's Death Metal, Dancehall, Dubstep, Hip-Hop, Indie-Rock, Skronk, Roots, Country, Reggae, Electronica, Acid Jazz, Ambient Beats, Dub, Two-Step or Folk; whatever genre you can imagine, BTR's on-demand programming has it well- stocked, and with no expiration date. Starting February 1st, the world's best source for Independent ...

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This Sunday on Jazz Northwest

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
January 29, 2009

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taintradio.org Launches "Mike Zwerin's Shuffle in Paris"

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2009

"Mike Zwerin's Shuffle From Paris," a weekly two-hour (mostly jazz) program will debut at 2pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, January 28th. The program will repeat each Sunday night at midnight. Mike Zwerin was for many years the jazz writer for the Herald-Tribune in Paris and later for Bloomberg News. He is the author of Paris Jazz Chronicles, which was published by Yale University Press. He is also an accomplished trombonist who played in Miles Davis's “Birth of the Cool" band as ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 19, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 27, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 8 — The Blue Note 7 Mosaic: A Celebration Of Blue Note Records (Blue Note) 273 137 +136 28 68 1 2 2 48 — Benny Golson New Time, New ‘Tet (Concord) 228 52 +176 38 60 2 2 3 13 — The Clayton Brothers Brother To Brother (Artist Share) 214 127 +87 18 54 3 2 4 1 1 James Moody & Hank Jones Our Delight (IPO ...

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The Day the Music Died: The End of Indie 103.1

Source: All About Jazz
January 26, 2009

Henry Rollins, music director Mark “Mr. Shovel" Sovel and DJ Darren Revell talk about the shutdown of the L.A. music station.

About three months ago, while I was driving home from LAX on a Saturday night, the car stereo was barely on, my mind was far away, and I just wanted to get home. Then the riff on the radio registered in my head — it was the slow, syrupy Sabbath-esque run of the song “Dopesmoker” by a band called ...

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The Benny Golson Songbook

Source: Night Lights Classic Jazz
January 26, 2009

Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson has written some of the most beloved and frequently-played standards in the modern jazz canon. “I Remember Clifford," “Along Came Betty," “Whisper Not," and “Killer Joe" are just a few of the memorable compositions that Golson debuted as a young musician that showcase both his hardbop bite and his penchant for melodic beauty. In celebration of the saxophonist's 80th birthday this week, “The Benny Golson Songbook" features recordings of Golson's work from the late 1950s and ...

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Sirius to Raise Prices, Charge for Web Streams

Source: PC Magazine
January 23, 2009

Sirius XM plans to raise rates for users who want multiple accounts on the satellite radio service, a company spokesman said. Beginning March 11, the company will also charge for its online streaming feature, which had been previously been free. The reason? To raise cash. Sirius XM Radio Inc plans to increase prices for subscribers with multiple accounts and begin to charge for its online music feed, moves that may help the pay-radio service meet looming debt payments. While it ...

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Special Program on Drummer James Black at taintradio.org on January 24th

Source: All About Jazz
January 23, 2009

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