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50% Of AM/FM Stations Will Be Gone in 10 Years, Says Top Analyst
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HypeBot
Half of all AM/FM broadcast stations will disappear by 2024, according to a new report from top radio analyst Gordon Borrell. The reason? The rise of the so called “digital dashboard" and more choices for in-car listening. “There are other means of sending out audio - you won’t need an FCC license,” says Borrell. “That was one of the toughest predictions to make,” Borrell told RAIN News. “There could be some economics in play that will allow some of these stations to ...
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The Spooky, Scary Freedom Jazz Dance Halloween Classic Is Uploaded For Your Fright Night Festivities
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Ken Hohman
Visit Freedom Jazz Dance to hear the 2-hour Halloween Classic from way back in 2010. Available for 4 days only! Boo! Who said jazz can't be spooky, scary? Certainly not the great Count Floyd or me! Pour yourself a tall glass of blood and visit the Freedom Jazz Dance Archive Page to enjoy horrifying Halloween selections from the tomb of lost jazz treasures! This is a 4-day limited time uploaded show, so enjoy it while it’s still alive. Featuring jazz ...
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"Strange Fruit" Radio Drama Released
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S.G Provizer
RADIO THEATER PROGRAM MARKS 75th ANNIVERSARY OF “STRANGE FRUIT" Distributed on PRX.ORG BOSTON, MA: The song “Strange Fruit," which graphically describes lynching in the South, is one of the most controversial songs in American music. The 75th anniversary of the recording of the song is being marked by a radio theatre production telling the story of the creation of this dramatic song and its performance by vocalist Billie Holiday in 1939. The program was written, directed and produced by Brookline ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 27, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Dream Trio We're Back (Whaling City Sounds)317258+5955815222Mark Elf Mark Elf Returns 2014 (Jen Bay, Inc.)250255-505419373Stanley Clarke Band Up (Mack Avenue)223200+2334336444Akiko Commencement (At)221238-17255485125Orrin Evans Liberation Blues (Smoke Sessions)191167+2414059636Chick Corea Trilogy (Concord)188246-5814737797Cookers Time And Time Again (Motema)184174+1024475888Paul Carr B3 Sessions (DC-NY) (PCJ Music)179182-3046889199Bobby Broom My Shining Hour (Origin)178146+3203731110510Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller (Blue Note)173211-3834135111011Christian Tamburr Quintet Voyage (Christian Tamburr Music)162172-10034105122412Eric Reed Groovewise (Smoke Sessions)160139+21447123131513Andy Bey Pages From An Imaginary Life (HighNote)155148+714613413613Sean Jones ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 20, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks121Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Dream Trio We're Back (Whaling City Sounds)258244+1445014212Mark Elf Mark Elf Returns 2014 (Jen Bay, Inc.)255251+425918343Chick Corea Trilogy (Concord)246225+2124936464Akiko Commencement (At)238219+1934847535Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller (Blue Note)211238-2724234646Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)209225-16143114777Stanley Clarke Band Up (Mack Avenue)200203-313975888Paul Carr B3 Sessions (DC-NY) (PCJ Music)182194-12043879149Cookers Time And Time Again (Motema)174165+964694101910Christian Tamburr Quintet Voyage (Christian Tamburr Music)172151+21441104111111Dr. John Ske-dat-de-dat: The Spirit Of Satch (Concord)171174-30434912912Orrin Evans Liberation Blues (Smoke Sessions)167190-2303958131113Cyrille Aimée It's A Good Day (Mack ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 13, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Mark Elf Mark Elf Returns 2014 (Jen Bay, Inc.)251284 -333531 7 222Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Dream Trio We're Back (Whaling City Sounds) 244241 +35 43233 6 3Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller (Blue Note)238216 +227 42334 4 4Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)225225 01521 13 484Chick Corea Trilogy (Concord) 225206 +193 47456 5 6Akiko Commencement (At) 219218+1 4 52 567 17 7Stanley Clarke Band Up (Mack Avenue)203176 +274387 4 8148Paul Carr B3 Sessions (DC-NY) (PCJ Music)194191 ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 6, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks121 Mark Elf Mark Elf Returns 2014 (Jen Bay, Inc.)284248 +362591 62232Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Dream Trio We're Back (Whaling City Sounds) 241156+85104722 33 3Bobby Broom My Shining Hour (Origin) 234245 -111 46384 1 4 Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)225249-24 1531125165Akiko Commencement (At) 218179+3955255 6156Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller (Blue Note)216180+36 5396 27137Cyrille Aimée It's A Good Day (Mack Avenue)208188+20 1443 9868Chick Corea Trilogy (Concord) 206218-1264964 95 9Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)202224 -220 ...
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Pandora's First Ads Feature Surprise One-on-One Concerts by Lindsey Stirling
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HypeBot
Pandora's new #ThumbMoments campaign may be awkwardly named but it's a pretty cool effort to delight individual fans. Basically a fan hits the thumbs up like button on an artist's song and they're surprised with a FaceTime video chat and personal concert by that artist. The program kicked off with Lindsey Stirling surprising some of her fans who then had a couple of ways to participate while Stirling played so they didn't just sit there. What a great #ThumbMoment! Pandora ...
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