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How a Little Hungarian Music Startup Scored $1.7 Million...

February 9, 2011

Digital music is technically a global industry, yet big funding often goes to companies in major hubs like Silicon Valley, New York,or Los Angeles. But Hungary? That's right: the latest funding round was actually grabbed by the Budapest-based 3G Multimedia, a backend, white label startup that specializes in streaming music services. The $1.7 million Series A, ...

News: Recording

Pianist/Composer Soren Moller Releases New CD "Christian X Variations" on Audial Records.

February 8, 2011

Some jazz musicians do one thing well, but that one thing is all that they do. Not Soren Moller. Flexibility is the driving force that motivates this Danish-born pianist-composer to continually explore. Moller is as comfortable playing his original compositions in a duo or quartet configuration as he is interpreting the work of Miles Davis or ...

News: Interview

John Levy on Toni Harper

February 8, 2011

Last week, singer Toni Harper reflected on the albums she recorded with Oscar Peterson in 1956 and Marty Paich in 1959 and 1960. In 1963 she traveled to Japan with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. John Levy [pictured], Adderley's personal manager at the time, wrote me an email last week about that tour: “Cannonball and his group ...

News: Interview

Seeking the Essence of Freddie Hubbard: Suzanne Pittson "Out of the Hub"

February 8, 2011

Vocalist Suzanne Pittson previously accepted the challenge of lyrically interpreting John Coltrane's opus “Resolution" from “A Love Supreme." With Alice Coltrane's consent she did so with all due humility... and with gusto! Her latest effort is a loving tribute to an artist whose legend appears to be growing slowly in ancestry, the late NEA Jazz Master ...

News: Recording

Paul Simon: New Album

February 8, 2011

SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT OUT APRIL 12 Paul Simon will release his new record, So Beautiful or So What, on April 12, 2011 via Concord Music Group. The release marks his first album of new material since 2006's Surprise. Check out the video for “Getting Ready for Christmas Day" below, and click here to listen ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bob Seger: 2011 Tour Dates

February 8, 2011

FAN CLUB MEMBERS PRESALE STARTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Bandr have confirmed the initial details of their 2011 tour. Set to begin March 29 in Saginaw, MI, the tour will be Seger's first since his 2006-2007 trek. More dates are set to be announced soon. BobSeger.com Silver Bullet Club Members can ...

News: Performance / Tour

Yes: Spring Tour Dates

February 8, 2011

TOUR STARTS MARCH 6 IN HOUSTON, TX Yes will embark on a mini- tour of very special intimate performances, encompassing their extraordinary musical catalog. This string of dates will kick-off early March for a select number of shows. The tour will feature a lineup of guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, and drummer Alan White, as ...

News: Performance / Tour

Decemberists: Spring U.S. Tour

February 8, 2011

THE KING IS DEAD OUT NOW The Decemberists have announced the dates for their Spring U.S. tour, which will begin on April 16 in Colorado Springs, CO. The two-week trip will see them pass through Omaha, Iowa City, Madison, Pittsburgh, Royal Oak, and other cities. The tour ends on May 2 in Atlanta, GA. Their new ...

News: Technology

Hitlantis - Discover New Music at the Fringes

February 8, 2011

Another day, another music discovery tool. Hitlantis is a Helsinki-based startup that's striving to make finding music more visual. Bands placed at the center of the visualization are at the center while obscure acts reside at the fringes. Color signifies genre. Each dot on the heat map represents a specific artist. Bands can secure placement on the ...

News: Technology

It's Not Free - Last.FM to Charge for Mobile App

February 8, 2011

Starting February 15, Last.fm's mobile app will be paid-only. Their web radio service will remain free in the US, UK, and Germany. Why now? “On the Last.fm website an ad-supported, free-to-listeners model is what supports our online radio services in the US, UK and Germany," says Mathew Hawn. "In other markets and on emerging mobile and home entertainment ...