Results for "AAJ Staff"

The Jazz Session #249: Rob Curto

March 19, 2011

Bjork: New Album and Live Dates

March 18, 2011

BJORK TO UNVEIL NEW ALBUM BIOPHILIA AT MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Bjork has announced plans to debut her new album Biophilia at the Manchester International Festival. Bjork will be at MIF for a three-week residency; six shows in Campfield Market Hall for audiences of 1800, her first UK dates in over three years. Her new album is ...

Hot Tuna: Steady as She Goes

March 18, 2011

FIRST ALL-NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN 20 YEARS Hot Tuna are set to release their new album Steady As She Goes on April 5. The release marks their first set of original material in twenty years. Click here for pre-orders. Produced by Larry Campbell, mainstays Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are joined by Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin ...

Down on the Bayou III Benefit Jojo Hermann, Ivan, Col. Bruce

March 19, 2011

8 HOURS OF FUNK FOR A GOOD CAUSE Down on the Bayou III, a special benefit for the New Orleans Musician's Clinic, takes place this year on Thursday, May 5th at the Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans. Since 1998, the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic (NOMC) has been dedicated to keeping New Orleans' performers alive in body, ...

Soundexchange Issued $252m in Royalties in 2010

March 18, 2011

SoundExchange had its biggest year to date in 2010 wherein it dispersed $252 million in digital royalties. This brings its overall distribution to more than $600 million. Such royalty pay-out increases can be attributed to the success and growth of streaming services; increased awareness among artists and copyright holders of the need to register; and improved ...

The Winner of the #SXSW Music Accelerator Is...

March 18, 2011

The Grand Prize winner of the SXSW Music Accelerator is Roqbot. It is a new company and mobile app that enables you to vote for which songs should be playing in bars, restaurants, and cafes, making you the DJ. The runners-up were RootMusic and Next Big Sound, two companies that should be familiar to the Hypebot ...

Only 10% of Your Friends See Your Facebook Posts, and Only 1% Like It.

March 18, 2011

Post by: Robin Davey, Head of Music and Film Development at GROWVision. How do I know this? Well I conducted a simple experiment that you are all welcome to replicate. I simply posted on my wall asking anyone who saw the post to like it. Of my 913 friends, 93 responded by clicking the like button. If ...

How Spotify Helps Fans Discover Rival Services

March 18, 2011

If and when Spotify comes stateside, it's likely that not everyone will be pleased with their service. Spotify may be great, but it can't accommodate everyone. As one Swedish writer points out, Spotify may not be the best music service when it comes to editorial curation and artist recommendations. Due to the ineptitude of Spotify's music ...

10 Archetypical People You Will Meet At #SXSW

March 18, 2011

This guest post was created by the Software Advice team. As a local Austin company, we have a love/hate relationship with South by Southwest (SXSW). We love the shows and the action, but parking sure is a drag right now. More than anything, we're enthralled by all the visitors to our small, Texas town. As a diversion from ...

What Music Service Has the Most Songs? [chart]

March 18, 2011

Catalog size is an important aspect of subscription services for core music fans. So, who has the largest one of them all? Spotify. As of this month, Spotify has 12.7 million songs in its catalog. Rhapsody is right behind them with 11 million songs and MOG has 10 million songs. The truth is that most casual ...