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Watch: Offical Video for Cee-Lo Green's Fuck You

September 3, 2010

Cee-lo's “Fuck You" became a huge viral hit on the strength of a catchy song and a simple lyrics-only video that's landed more than 3,400,000 plays on YouTube alone.  The label, with a bit of help from Topspin, quickly put together a direct to fan site to monetize the interest. Now comes the official video whcih ...

It's Official: Sony to Launch Music in Cloud Subscriptions Before End of Year

September 3, 2010

Sony was sort on specifics, but today announced plans to introduce “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," a new, cloud-based digital music service. Available by year's end, the subscription service will offer access to songs stored and synchronized through the cloud. “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity" will initially only be available across Sony's 2010 models of network-enabled ...

Paste Magazine Suspends Print Publication

September 3, 2010

Music magazine Paste announced yesterday that it will no longer publish a print edition. “Struggles with mounting debt were made public last year when our readers responded with generosity to save the magazine. But the prolonged downturn of the ad market has forced a hiatus," according to a post on the site. Moving to web-only has ...

iTune's Ping Social Network Won't Connect to Facebook Because of "Onerous" Terms

September 3, 2010

Tucked into yesterday's Apple presentation announcing iTune's 10 and its new social network Ping were signs that it would link to Facebook Connect. In fact, the email sent out yesterday when users signed up for Ping referenced Facebook. But there is currently no feature within Ping to connect with Facebook. Steve Jobs: Facebook Terms “Onerous" Is ...

Limelight: A New, Simple Way to Cover a Song

September 3, 2010

Have you ever thought about writing a cover version of Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, but didn't even know where to start with the headache of trying to clear the rights and determine who to send the royalty payments? This is a similar situation that singer-songwriter Samantha Murphy, aka The Highway Girl, found herself in. ...

Spotify+Sonos: Another Case for European Musical Superiority...

September 3, 2010

The European superiority complex is almost as bad as the American superiority complex—or is it the other way around? But when it comes to music, European aficionados may have the upper hand. While American labels are kvetching over monetization details, fans in Stockholm and Seville alike are kicking back in their comfy recliners. And, within a ...

Jones-Lewis, Inc. -- Groove Merchants

September 2, 2010

Bill Kirchner sent a link to a video. He accompanied it with a succinct message:Play this when you're having a bad day. I wasn't having a bad day, but the Thad-Jones Mel Lewis band made it better. This is from a European tour probably in the fall of 1969—not '68, as YouTube says. The reed section: ...

Site News: Calendar Update and More

September 2, 2010

Yr. humble editor has just completed a fairly major update to the St. Louis Jazz Notes Calendar, which can be found in the left-hand column of the main StLJN site; under the “Calendar" tab on StLJN's Facebook page, and on its very own page here. The updated calendar has dozens of new listings, including the 2010-11 ...

The Jazz Session #196: John Escreet

September 2, 2010

Orrin Keepnews on Bill Evans

September 2, 2010

In rereading producer Orrin Keepnews' superb book, The View From Within, a collection of his jazz writings and recollections over the years, I came across the following passage on Bill Evans and the recording of Explorations. I've often posted that the years between 1959 and 1965 represent my favorite Bill Evans period, with Explorations being among ...