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News: Recording

JazzWax List: Giants of Jazz

August 14, 2010

Extra-large jazz artists typically wound up with colorful nicknames that suited their silhouettes. But what if we were to assemble an ensemble of musicians whose names fit the bill, forgetting about whether or not they were contemporaries or even that portly? Here's my list of entries for our playful Giants of Jazz sextet, complete with a ...

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News: Obituary

Little Feat's Richie Hayward: R.I.P.

August 14, 2010

CO-FOUNDER AND DRUMMER OF VENERABLE ROCKERS PASSES Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward died Thursday night, August 12, after a long fight with liver cancer. A percussionist of endless swing, power and drive, Hayward helped found one of the longest running rock bands and was their anchor in their legendary live shows. He passed away at the ...

News: Technology

Net Neutrality Groups Plan Protest at Google HQ

August 14, 2010

Several consumer groups are planning a Friday rally in protest of Google's recent net neutrality proposal with Verizon. The event—organized by MoveOn.org Civic Action, ColorofChange.org, Credo Action, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Free Press—is intended to “urge the search-engine giant to live up to its corporate motto: 'Don't Be Evil,'" according to a statement distributed ...

News: Technology

Brian Solis: The New Role of Digital Sociologists

August 14, 2010

Marketing To An Audience With An Audience. Brian Solis, recognized as one of the most prominent thinkers and published authors in new media, is always insightful and thought-provoking. In the video below, where he talks about the troubles that marketers face when marketing to an audience with an audience, is a small snapshot into why his ...

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News: Economics

Is the Sky Falling on the Record Industry?

August 14, 2010

Legal scholar Mark Lemley has published an insightful draft paper titled, “Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries?“ In it, he documents the history of content industries crying foul every time a new technology disrupts their current business model. His quote, as it turns out, juxtaposes rather nicely with one of Greg Kot's: Greg Kot: ...

News: Interview

Startup Stories: Brenden Mulligan of Artistdata (2/2)

August 14, 2010

This post is from Hilke Ros (@colorlessgreen) at Motion Music Manager. (Part 2 of 2) This is the second part of an interview with Brenden Mulligan, the founder of ArtistData. The interview is part of a series about the founders of internet & music startups. The basic idea is that people who have an idea about ...

News: Video / DVD

Myspace Music Launches New Romeo Video App

August 14, 2010

MySpace Music has a new video app called ROMEO that delivers a personalized video experience with recommendations that match how they are feeling and the ability to share favorite videos through their social networks. The app is free and can be used on the web or downloaded as an application on the iPad. The more music ...

News: Technology

Twitter Introduces Tweet Button for Web Sites

August 14, 2010

Watch A Video Demo On Thursday, Twitter added a feature called a Tweet Button designed to encourage sharing links through Twitter. Web developers can add a few lines of code and a tweet icon will appear below each article. When Twitter users click the tweet button they see pop pre-populated with the url and ready to ...

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News: Obituary

Leon Breeden, Jazz Educator, Dies at 88

August 14, 2010

Leon Breeden, the longtime director of jazz studies at the University of North Texas, who half a century ago transformed the program from a clandestine enterprise into the international Mecca for jazz training it remains today, died on Wednesday in Dallas. He was 88. The cause was complications of an abdominal infection, said Richard Cox, a ...

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News: Music Industry

A Son of Jazz Royalty Chooses a Life on the Streets

August 14, 2010

To any regular at DeWitt Clinton Park in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan, he is a familiar sight, holding court from his spot on the park bench—incense burning, pipe in his mouth. At age 66, his body is still taut, his graying hair and beard full and kept long. He has that recognizable look of ...