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News: Recording

Beastie Boys Album Details

October 26, 2010

BEASTIE BOYS SWITCH ONE ALBUM FOR ANOTHER In what can only be described as a bizarre coincidence, following an exhaustive re-sequence marathon, Beastie Boys have verified that their new album Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 will be comprised of the same 16 tracks originally slated for inclusion on Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. The record (part ...

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News: Obituary

R.I.P. Gregory Isaacs

October 26, 2010

JULY 15, 1951—OCTOBER 25, 2010 Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs passed away this morning at his home in London after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was 59 years old. A prolific artist for almost forty years, Isaacs helped pioneer the smooth style of reggae known as “Lovers Rock," all while scoring hit after hit and ...

News: Technology

Google Introduces Music Search in India

October 26, 2010

Millions of users in India search for their favorite Bollywood music in Google. To make the process easier, Google introduced a music search tool. Users can find the latest Hindi songs, restrict their search to the 1980s, listen to songs by particular artists and stream all of the songs associated with a designated movie. With a ...

News: Opinion

Why the Whole Music World Should Not Go Digital

October 26, 2010

Vinyl records have resurged; it is no secret. The bigger question that looms is why have they? Tye L. at The Music Cycle thinks it is because of two factors. First, records produce a sound that is unique to them. They are richer or more natural sounding than their digital counterparts. In addition, they give fans ...

News: Radio

Last.FM Suspends Three Subscriber Radio Stations

October 26, 2010

Due to the complex and intensive process of licensing music, Last.fm is discontinuing several of their subscriber-only stations. As of November 17, 2010 users will no longer be able to stream lists of their loved tracks, ones they have chosen for a playlist, or those they have tagged. Users will still have access to a list ...

News: Music Industry

Spotify Has Users "By the Balls." Users Disagree.

October 26, 2010

Sean Parker spoke about Spotify at The Daily Beast's conference. Rather candidly, Parker explained that the war on piracy has been a failure and that the answer to it is Spotify. He says that once users become addicted to their music libraries they will want to bring these songs with them on the go and this ...

News: Interview

On the Road DJ Shadow - An Exclusive Look at How One Artist Stays Connected to His Fans

October 26, 2010

Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. Over the next month as Michael and DJ Shadow cross North America on tour, Hypebot readers will get a look inside how they market and stay connected to fans via exclusive blog posts and videos. This marks day 1 of my 1-month voyage across ...

News: Technology

Cassette Walkman Departs on iPod Anniversary

October 26, 2010

Sony decided to phase out the cassette Walkman. Like you, I had not realized that they still made them. To most, it represented the first personal music experience they had. The whole concept of music being the soundtrack to your life spawned out of the cassette Walkman. Sound exploded within environments that had previously been silent ...

News: Education

Dave Peck Improv Clinic This Wednesday - Free!

October 26, 2010

Pianist Dave Peck will be presenting a free improvisation clinic at The Seattle Drum School this Wednesday, October 27 at 7:30pm. The clinic will include discussions of the use of musical vocabulary in jazz improvisation, visualization as a learning technique for acquiring vocabulary and muscle memory, and theme and development in improvisation. Players of all melodic ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chucho Valdes and the Afro-Cuban Messengers at Lincoln Center

October 26, 2010

Chucho Valdés began his late set on Friday night at the Allen Room with a sweeping solo piano introduction to the up-tempo Cuban jazz hybrid “Anabis," such a controlled detonation of music that it kicked through your defenses. That led into a fast tangle with Yaroldy Abreu Robles, the conga player of Mr. Valdés's quartet, the ...