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This Year's Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Are:

December 16, 2010

Video: Behind the Scenes on the DJ Shadow Tour

December 16, 2010

Over the last few months during the extensive DJ Shadow tour, Michael Fiebach, the tour's Project, Marketing & Merchandise Manager have Hypebot readers an exclusive look inside they market and stay connected to fans. The 5 part series is a must read for anyone interested in the hands on challenges of modern music marketing (read , ...

End of Year Awards: Best Use of Emerging Technologies, 2010

December 16, 2010

Technology, media, and music are moving so quickly nowadays that it's hard to tell what to pour your time and energy into. Apps? Bundled music and merch? Foursquare? HTML5? iPads? How do these things work again? What do they do? The best part is that in today's world, you have to ask these questions as you're ...

Latin Jazz Conversations: Samuel Quinto (Part 3)

December 17, 2010

The further an artist moves forward in their chosen musical direction, the more they define their artistic identity. It's a process that evolves over the course of years, as the musician moves through a series of milestones. These milestones are the moments that we remember historically, but it's really the events that lead to the milestones ...

The Jazz Session #225: Kali Z. Fasteau

December 17, 2010

Multi-instrumentalist Kali Z. Fasteau continues to experiment with the nature of sound on her new album, Animal Grace (Flying Note, 2010). In this interview, Fasteau talks about how she pushes past the perceived limits of the instruments she plays; how her experiences traveling the world inform her music; and the system of balance she finds in ...

Jazzwax List: 8 Pop Sax Solos

December 20, 2010

Rock, pop and disco tracks of the '60s, '70s and '80s were routinely peppered by horns. The saxophone, in particular, was most often added to give a slick track an earthy authenticity. In many cases, the sax solo would be written into the song's break halfway through to provide a funky feel. Or it would come ...

North Mississippi Allstars: New Dates Announced

December 17, 2010

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED; KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OUT FEB. 1, 2011 The North Mississippi Allstars are happy to announce they will be performing at the Dominion Theater in New York on January 27. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday at noon. The band is also pleased to announce they will be performing ...

Nimbit Partners with Scott Feldman's D.I.-Why?

December 17, 2010

(Updated) Online direct-to-fan platform Nimbit has partnered with D.I.-Why?, a new artists services agency founded by former Nimbit marketing director Scott Feldman to offer additional hands-on services to artists. Nimbit says it has been receiving increasing requests for additional assistance in setting up and executing their online presence and direct-to-fan activities. So Feldman, launched D.I.-Why? to ...

Interview with OK Go: On File-Sharing, the Major Label System, and Balancing Creativity with Marketing

December 17, 2010

This interview is by Miranda Burnett of Pirate Verbatim. Follow her on Twitter. A few months back, Miranda Burnett started a blog called Pirate Verbatim, where she highlights artist's thoughts on file-sharing. Hypebot grew very excited about her efforts, as we had thought it would be great to give artists a voice and enable them to ...

Why Musicians Should Partner with Nonprofits

December 17, 2010

Cause Marketing has existed for a while now and has been rapidly spreading throughout many U.S. businesses. Besides businesses, many celebrities and musicians have joined in on cause marketing and philanthropy. Most recently, several celebrities including Alicia Keys, Ryan Seacrest, Justin Timberlake, and Usher participated in a digital death campaign where they could not update their ...