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News: Technology

German "Spotify Clone" Pairs with Social Network

December 1, 2010

Amidst the Spotify drama, its German clone Simfy has collaborated with the country's largest social network. Now the 16M users on StudiVZ will gain access to the free, ad-supported desktop app. What if Spotify partnered with Facebook? The music service is also launching a new student price point of 6.99 for its premium edition. Since Spotify ...

News: Trends

The Plastic Disc Business Languishes

December 1, 2010

It should be no surprise that the plastic disc business is languishing. In a piece in the Guardian, Adam Sherwin documents the DVD industry crisis. The reasons for the decline range from the proliferation of streaming through Netflix, the fledgling need of consumers to buy a TV show box set to view a missed episode, and ...

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News: TV / Film

The Miles Davis Documentary Will Be Here - Soon

December 1, 2010

For a time Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele were the screenwriters on the Untitled Miles Davis Biopic. Now it's Steve Baigelman given the tall order of writing the script about the jazz legend. I know nothing, but obviously the project has a new writer because the previous writing duo ("Ali," “Nixon") weren't on the same ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Singer Diane Richardson Kicks Off New Jazz Supper Club in Roxbury on December 2

December 1, 2010

Roxbury Center for Arts at Hibernian Hall in Boston's Dudley Square is launching a new supper club—called Cafe Tatant—offering fine dining with jazz, rhythm-and-blues and soul music and dancing on Thursday evenings. Cafe Tatant premiers on December 2, 2010 with Diane Richardson, a well-known jazz singer who is performing with trombonist Bill Lowe, keyboardist John Kordalewski, ...

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News: Recording

Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall (2008)

December 1, 2010

By Nick DeRiso There is an uncommon nostalgia associated with this concert recording, and not just because of the lost history shared amongst these aging former Cuban stars. Alas, Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall wasn't released until after many of the original group had already passed. Yet, it still plays like a kinetic burst ...

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News: Recording

Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig (2010)

December 1, 2010

By Mark Saleski Sometimes, the history of music is full of surprises. Another way of looking at it: I'm surprised by my own ignorance. When I think of the South and old-time music, the blues, whites, and blacks, I tend to think of the musics as being mostly separated, with old-time music being a purely white ...

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News: Recording

Redwing Blackbird - That River Skinned a Bear (2010)

December 1, 2010

By Mark Saleski There are so many things we depend upon in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire that it's sometimes easy to forget that not all of them have been around forever...or will continue to be so. Just as the mountain itself solidly anchors our mental picture of the area, there are so many other ...

News: Music Industry

Don't Just Make New Fans; Keep Them

December 1, 2010

It goes without saying that the two most important ingredients a band needs to start building a strong fan base are great music and kick-ass live shows. But a third skill, knowing how to keep fans engaged, is almost equally important. Every day music lovers are bombarded with tons of content from thousands of content providers. ...

News: Recording

Blues: Buddy Guy - Living Proof; Dave Specter - Spectified

December 1, 2010

Buddy Guy—Living Proof (Jive, 2010)Legendary blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy may proclaim that he is “74 Years Young" on the opening track of this album, but he plays and sings with the energy and verve of a man half his age. Guy can occasionally go overboard with the guitar pyrotechnics, but he harnesses all of ...

News: Radio

Survival Never Tasted so Good: Sirius Hits 20 Millionth Subscriber...

December 1, 2010

Safe from the land of Bankruptia, the Sirius survivors are now tasting sweet subscriber fruit. The company hit its 20 millionth subscriber today, right on schedule. “We have added the last 10 million subscribers faster than the first 10 million—despite a tremendously competitive environment," said Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin. On the dealmaking side, Sirius has now ...