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3 Major Labels Say They'll Share Limewire Settlement, but New PR Nightmare Emerges

May 20, 2011

When Hypebot and others suggested that, based on previous statements, none of the $105 million settlement that LimeWire is paying to labels was unlikely to find its way to artists, the RIAA contacted us to say that they really weren't in control of who got the money. So we went to the four major labels and ...

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News: Technology

Google Translate Inspires Both Youtube Hit and Beatboxing Tool

May 20, 2011

Google Translate was originally created by the internet giant to lower language barriers and make global web content more easily accessible. But in yet another testimony to the power of Google's free and open API's, several inventive artists have been inspired to use Google Translate to create music and in one case invent a genre. The ...

News: Opinion

Is This the Best or the Worst Time for Independent Musicians?

May 20, 2011

On Music Think Tank, Rich Gordon poses an interesting question—Is this the best or the worst time for independent musicians? With the ever growing DIY movement, musicians are finding that they can record and release their music without big companies. If enough people like their music, then artists are able to become successful. However, more opportunity ...

News: Technology

Punchtab: An Easy Way to Gamify Your Music Site

May 20, 2011

If you're interested in adding game elements to your site (aka gamification), there is now at least one simple way to do so. PunchTab offers basic tools to help you set up a loyalty program for fans visiting your site or music-related giveaways based on members' site activity. That may not sound quite as exciting as ...

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News: Interview

One Track Mind: Alphonse Mouzon on Weather Report, McCoy Tyner, Solo Songs

May 20, 2011

By Nick Deriso On this special edition of the Something Else! Reviews' One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to legendary fusion drummer Alphonse Mouzon. A life around jazz, and fellow jazz greats, has left Mouzon with his share of stories. So did the lengthy sessions for his impressive new recording Angel Face, which was ...

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News: Book / Magazine

How Not to Soundproof Your Basement Studio

May 20, 2011

Regardless of which environment you choose for your studio space, your two main challenges will always be soundproofing and acoustic control. Adhering to some very basic principles can get you as much as 90 percent of the isolation found in a big-time commercial studio. The problem is that it'll cost you. Soundproofing is the expensive part ...

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News: Recording

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libre (Constellation, 2011)

May 20, 2011

Saxophonist and composer Matana Roberts has been involved in a lengthy genealogical exploration of her family's rich history, and in doing so has conceived of an ambitious twelve part experience of music, narrative and sound. Part one is this album, subtitled Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libres which is a fascinating mix of genres, ideas and ...

News: Rights

Yep: The RIAA is Now Taking the Cloud to Court...

May 20, 2011

If you want to share music, there are dozens of cloud-based lockers to choose from. Well, the RIAA just picked one to subpoena, the beginning of something litigious. The unlucky target is Palo Alto-based Box.net, a cloud-based storage and sharing site that suddenly finds itself in the RIAA's legal crosshairs. The company, which counts Mark Cuban ...

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News: Recording

Brotzmann's Chicago Tentet, 2004, "Be Music, Night"

May 20, 2011

Peter Brotzmann's Chicago Tentet combines some of the finest avant improvisers out of Chicago and Europe. For a such a logistically and musically complex multi-member outfit they've had a rather long and significant life. And they still flourish today, as witnessed by their recent European tour. We turn the clock back to 2004, and a Tentet ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, May 20-26

May 20, 2011

This weekend alone offers dizzying choices in live jazz, and some tough choices must be made! But surely everyone can find music! (See Twin Cities Jazz Week in Review for my highlights of the past week, on this blog.) Highly Recommended This Week “Rite of Spring," Stravinsky's once-controversial ballet and one of the most influential works ...