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Swing and the Blues: Still Essential Skills and Wisdom for Successful Jazz Musicians?
In what we anticipate will be a series of commentaries from young jazz musicians (in this case we're talking 20 and 30something artists). Our first respondent is the very thoughtful and grounded pianist Aaron Goldberg. Born & raised in Boston, Goldberg's advanced music studies began at age 17 at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary ...
Gary Numan | L.A. | Review | Pics
Words & Images by: L. Paul Mann Gary Numan :: 11.03.10 :: El Rey Theatre :: Los Angeles, CA Gary Numan, the godfather of English synth music, played a rare pair of live shows at the El Rey Theatre on November 3rd and 4th. The Los Angeles concerts had been rescheduled from the original April dates ...
Sharon Jones Vinyl Box Set
INSTRUMENTAL MIXES, 28 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDED I Learned The Hard Way, the newest album from Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, is now available as a limited edition box set on all 7" vinyl. This set features all twelve of the album cuts from the latest release on eleven 45's, including ten bonus tracks. It also includes ...
The Wheel - A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia Concert
LIVE AT THE FILLMORE ON DECEMBER 4 Set up in festive, intimate cabaret style with reserved seating on the floor, The Fillmore, with its beauty and iconic connection to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, sets the stage for The Wheel—A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia on December 4. There will be a pre-concert reception to ...
You're the A&R Department Now, so Take Charge.
No matter which page in the history of the record industry you flip to, there's always some talk about artist development or the lack thereof. This barb has been jabbed in the side of label executives for a very long time. In our more romantic notions of the record industry, artists toured—below the public radar—and honed ...
FanDistro: Affiliate Marketing for Indie Musicians
Startup FanDistro hopes to bring affiliate marketing to indie musicians with a system that encourages fans to sell their favorite band's music and divides the funds via PayPal 60% to the artist, 20% to the fan (or blogger) and 20% to the company. That would leave artist income similar to selling on iTunes, but PayPal charges ...
Do ISPs Have a "Duty" to Stamp out Piracy?
Helienne Lindvall at the Guardian asserts that ISPs must play their part in stamping out piracy. Her argument is that despite the convictions against the Pirate Bay, the site is still very much online. Likewise, contrary to the efforts of the courts to shutdown LimeWire, a few vigilant souls have restored the client. To her, this ...
News Corp COO Carey Says Myspace Makeover Makes It Easier to Sell
News Corp seemed more ready than ever to divest itself of Myspace in a Monday interview with the parent company's COO Chase Carey. “I'm not going to break down (the number of) quarters," he said. “It's not years ... We need to deal with this with urgency." He praised the recent makeover saying that made the ...
Why We're All Fans, and We're All Artists Now
This is part two of my interview segment with Aram Sinnreich, who is assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University and author of the book Mashed Up: Music, Technology, And The Rise Of Configurable Culture. In this interview, Sinneich talks about the challenges of democracy in the digital age; why we're all fans ...
Pandora Leading Streaming Brand, but Not Dominant
According to a new study released by Coleman Insights, one in every six Americans stream audio at least once a week. As the number of houses with broadband access rises and smart phones proliferate, they expect this number to increase. Overall, they indicate that streaming is an underdeveloped brand category. The average consumer has top-of-mind awareness ...
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Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
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Scott Kinsey: Thought Distortions and the Art of the Left...
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801 Live at 50: A Short-Term Experiment with a Long-Lasting...
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The Quiet Cruelty of the Music Business
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Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
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Six new releases from Michael Pagan Big Band, Ron Vincent,...
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Enrico Rava: The Secret Corners of a Master
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