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News: Opinion

How Music Criticism Influences Fan Opinion

March 4, 2011

"Bitter attitudes are surprisingly common in the trade; music journalists who play the part of hard-bitten cynics think their sarcasm lends authority to their opinions, when in fact it adds meanness to what should be a lighthearted game. There's nothing wrong with offering criticism and hard truths—that's part of the job—but at the end of the ...

News: Opinion

Will Lady Gaga End the Music Business? (Again...)

March 4, 2011

This post is by Robin Davey of The Hoax and The Bastard Fairies. Interview. Lady Gaga isn't holding back, her new record is coming out and she wants everyone to know. With the fastest selling number one in iTunes history, and her new video amping up hits on Vevo, it seems an unstoppable force. Right? Well to me it stinks of ...

News: Trends

Want to Realese Digital Only? Think Again

March 4, 2011

Wish you could save some money and release your next product digital only? That one decision could cut sales by 65% and more, according to some analysis by Glenn Peoples of Billboard. While digital's share is growing around 3-6% a year, even the smallest releases still sell more physical product than digital. Here's the proof: 2010 ...

News: Opinion

'It Seems Like Major Labels Are Run by Pedophiles.'

March 4, 2011

Quotes from the 2011 EMP Pop Conference: “Don't be under the impression that [major labels] have any concern for what anyone on this panel, or most of the people we know, do. It seems like it's run by pedophiles trying to push the next ring tone." - David Sitek Moby: 'Major Labels Should Just Die': “I truly ...

News: Radio

Why Clear Channel's Web Radio Will Fail

March 4, 2011

Clear Channel has made it evident many times over the years that it's not in the business of music or news. No, it's in the business of consumer marketing. If Clear Channel's attempt at a web radio service can't sell the masses cars, beer, and fast food while still doing nothing to compete with its regular programing, ...

News: Trends

6 Major Trends That Will Change Radio Forever

March 4, 2011

Radio hasn't changed much in the last ten years. In fact, radio hasn't changed much in the last twenty years. The single most impactful change in radio happened with the passing of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. It deregulated media ownership, allowing a company to own more stations than previously. Most famously, Clear Channel went on ...

News: Video / DVD

D.I.Y. Bootcamp: ReverbNation's Michael Dorenberg [video]

March 4, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V has produced a video series that provides a tour of the tools that make a D.I.Y. career it work. Hypebot will feature one a day for the next few weeks; and today Michael Dorenberg of ReverbNation shares a look at that site's popular multi-faceted artist marketing and monetization toolkit and the philosophies that ...

News: Festival

Demiero Jazz Festival This Weekend

March 4, 2011

Weekend in Edmonds at the DeMiero Jazz Festival John Pizzarelli returns for the fourth consecutive year with his quartet to lend artistic direction to this annual Edmonds event. Festival attendees can catch Pizzarelli and quartet each night, along with Friday and Saturday headliners Freddy Cole Quartet and Karrin Allyson. The festival also features performances by more ...

News: Award / Grant

Sonny Rollins and Quincy Jones Receive National Medal of Arts from President Obama at White House

March 4, 2011

President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Arts to two jazz giants—saxophonist Sonny Rollins, and musician and composer Quincy Jones—at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, March 3, 2011. See story by Patrick Jarenwattananon of A Blog Supreme on NPR, and a video of the awards ceremony below.

News: Festival

Berklee's High School Jazz Festival Kicks Off in Boston on March 5

March 4, 2011

The 43rd High School Jazz Festival hosted by Berklee College of Music is taking place on March 5, 2011 in Boston. The event showcases over 3,000 students and 200 big bands, combos, and vocal ensembles from California to New England competing for $175,000 in scholarships to Berklee's summer programs. The festival includes clinics and concerts by ...