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News: TV / Film

Must Hear TV: Prime-Time Themes That Still ... Rock!

February 21, 2011

By Something Else Reviews There are TV themes you remember. “All In The Family," with its way-back talk of President Hoover and LaSalle cars. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams cooing together, “What would we do, baby, without us?" Bars where everybody knows your name. Fat Albert and the Junkyard Band's familiar “hey, hey, hey!" Then, there ...

News: Opinion

An Open Letter to Neil Portnow, NARAS and the Grammy Awards...

February 21, 2011

The following open letter to the Grammys was written by hip-hop entrepreneur, manager, and marketing expert Steve Stoute. It was published in a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, Sunday Styles section, page 9 (newstand price of $6 in Los Angeles, but that's another story). Stoute also subsequently published the letter in the Huffington Post ...

News: Education

Mingus Spirit: The Dakota Combo in New York

February 21, 2011

I promise a full post by the end of the week, but wanted to announce that the Dakota Combo, the premiere high school jazz combo in the Twin Cities area, competed this weekend in the third Charles Mingus High School Band Competition held at the Manhattan School of Music. There were 12 bands selected from applicants, ...

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News: Recording

Evan Weiss Project Releases "Math Or Magic" on Inner Circle Music

February 21, 2011

Composer/trumpeter EVAN WEISS Celebrates the CD Release of his debut MATH OR MAGIC at DAN'S SILVERLEAF Sunday, Feb 20 Catch this Rare Appearance of Weiss's Large Ensemble Performing New Music From His Inner Circle Music Release Evan Weiss was born and raised near Seattle, Washington and now back in North ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dead Kenny GS: New Album and Tour

February 18, 2011

OPERATION LONG LEASH OUT MARCH 15; TOUR STARTS MARCH 4 IN NOLA Combustible punk jazz trio, The Dead Kenny Gs, featuring saxophonist Skerik, bassist Brad Houser and drummer/percussionist/vibraphonist Mike Dillon, have announced the release of Operation Long Leash due March 15 on Royal Potato Family. Recorded in December at Stone Gossard's Studio Litho in Seattle with ...

News: Music Industry

2 Out of 4 - Spotify Signs U.S. Deal with EMI

February 18, 2011

Reports reveal that Spotify finalized a U.S. distribution deal with EMI Music. This gives the company approval from two of the big four major labels. Sony closed a deal with Spotify last month. While Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman has changed his tune about Spotify, it doesn't mean they'll sign on. So too, Spotify still needs ...

News: Education

Become a Student of the Music Business

February 18, 2011

Earlier this week, I published a story about what it's like trying to get a job in the music business—what I deemed “the most unforgiving" job market in the world. It gave vague details about my journey to Hypebot and the pride I took in being foolish and crazy enough to think that I could get a job ...

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News: Opinion

B.S. Chart of the Weak: Propaganda by the Tech Industry Gets Dumber as They Get More Desperate

February 18, 2011

Boy, it pains me to have to agree with Bob Lefsetz, but his take on this “Chart of the Day" business is on the money. The chart is pure nonsense. And no, my use of the pun “Weak" in the banner is not one of my common misspellings. For those catching up, a chart on Silicon ...

News: Performance / Tour

Spectrum Road | Oakland | Review

February 19, 2011

By : Eric Podolsky Spectrum Road :: 02.03.11 :: Yoshi's :: Oakland, CA Upon reading the announcement of this supergroup's seemingly out-of-nowhere formation and mini-tour of small jazz clubs, it was easy to do a double (or triple)-take at the heavyweight lineup. Lenny Kravitz's drummer, Cindy Blackman-Santana, is playing with John Medeski and Vernon Reid?! What? ...

News: Music Industry

Redigi Says They'll Sell Your Used MP3's Legally

February 19, 2011

Startup ReDigi will be opening “the world's first online marketplace to legally recycle, buy and sell, used digital music files" this summer. On the ReDigi Marketplace, music “owners" can “manage their music libraries by selling their unwanted digital music, or purchasing the music they do want, at drastically discounted prices." Exactly how ReDigi will identify ownership ...