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Why Stevie Nicks is Still Wrong (Part 1)

Source: HypeBot
August 27, 2010

A number of you wrote in to say that you disagreed with my off-the-cuff analysis of Stevie Nicks' commentary on the state of rock n' roll and the record industry in general so I thought I would take a moment to give a more serious consideration to what Miss Nicks is saying, try to understand if there's any validity to her statements, and give some insight as to why my response may not be as much of a “knee-jerk" reaction ...

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Video: How Grooveshark Leverages Their Audience to Help Music Artists and Ted Cohen on the Napster

Source: HypeBot
August 26, 2010

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AudioOrchard: A New Music Collaboration Service

Source: HypeBot
August 26, 2010

AudioOrchard is a new web-based service that focuses on the collaborative writing, recording, and sharing of music. Their goal is to enable musicians make music together, without having to coordinate schedules. As well, they aim to simplify the process through which musicians share their completed works with their audience via their existing social networks. AudioOrchard launched a beta version a couple months ago and will have a new reiteration coming next month that will include many new features. Some of ...

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Net Neutrality for Musicians: What's All the Fuss and Which Side Should You Be On?

Source: Moses Supposes
August 25, 2010

Will the Government regulating the internet mean more or less money for the music space? Internet Service Providers (ISPs) say the net will die if the Fed gets involved. Who should you believe? Moses Avalon The Google-Verizon deal (abbreviated “G/V" in this article) has been on countless front pages, blogs and RSS feeds in the still-free internet. Panic and anger is settling in as people in coffee shops everywhere are afraid that they will have to get real jobs and ...

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A Graphic Look at the Social Networking Map 2010

Source: HypeBot
August 25, 2010

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Brenden Mulligan's Starting a Music Startup Series

Source: HypeBot
August 25, 2010

This post is part of the Starting a Music Startup series by Brenden Mulligan, which focuses on building a company that creates online products for musicians. Mulligan founded ArtistData, which was recently acquired by Sonicbids, and can be found on Twitter at @bmull. For the first post, I just wanted to lay out how this series will be structured. Of course, I'm hoping that the series grows with comments and input from everyone else, so it might not take this ...

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Stevie Nicks Says 'The Internet Has Destroyed Rock.'

Source: HypeBot
August 25, 2010

If I had a dollar for every time some old, 'I-live-with-my-head-under-the-sand' rock artist said something stupid about the web... I would still be a tech-blogger... But I would also have a pool of money. I'm not even sure where to begin disagreeing with what Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac has to say. I mean, come on, are her and John Mellencamp friends? Do they hang out on the weekends and yell at the kids playing on the front lawn? Does ...

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Notes from the Net: Miles' Box Set of Box Sets; John Hicks Honored in NYC; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 25, 2010

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: The big Miles Davis news this time out is the release on September 14 of The Genius of Miles Davis , a new collection bringing together eight deluxe multi-CD box sets, including 43 CDs of music, which were originally released ...

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