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Jazz this week: The Motet, St. Louis Art Fair, Wendy Gordon's "Cafe Society" and more
As yr. StLJN editor is still recovering from a hand injury, this post is both a bit late and necessarily on the terse side. The good news is that, barring any unforeseen complications, I should be sufficiently recovered that things will be back to more-or-less normal around here in a week or two. For now, better ...
Indie Musicians Should Focus On Podcasts And Playlists Not Pitchfork And Paste [Kosha Dillz]
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In this piece independent rapper Kosha Dillz shares explains the value and importance of focusing one's self-promotion in the direction of smaller more personal podcasts and playlists, rather than fruitlessly seeking the attention of larger media outlets. Guest Post by Kosha Dillz I thought to myself what a beautiful time to be alive in 2016. This ...
Bill Jennings and Leo Parker
In the early 1950s, before modern jazz giants emerged with the rise of the 12-inch LP and the prestigious signing of Miles Davis to Columbia Records, R&B was all the rage. Independent radio saw to that, since many small stations in African-American communities played R&B records. They attracted larger listening audiences than jazz singles. Back then, ...
A Pandora Listener, Facebook Like And Twitter Follower All Walk Into A Bar - The Impact Of Pandora Artist Stations
Although some may be quick to dismiss Pandora as simply another streaming platform, some recent numbers show that many of Pandora's top artists have more station followers and better, more economical fan reach than many social media outlets. Guest Post by Glenn Peoples on Medium Key takeaways: A third of the top 1,000 Pandora artists have ...
Most Expensive Vinyl Record Ever Sold
How much is the most expensive vinyl ever sold worth? A recent test pressing of The Beatles White Album sold for a record setting amount of cash, providing some insight into how high stakes the world of record collecting can become. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Vinyl record collectors can really go overboard when ...
Tito Rodriguez: Mambo Madness
From 1974 to the early 1980s, disco ruled the clubs. But in the late 1940s and 1950s, the dance that was significantly more pervasive and influential was the mambo. From the start, the mambo's popularity was based on the imagery the music stirred up. The mambo was the music of elite Havana vacations and exotic drinks ...
Like Access Industries, Liberty Media Is Building A Full Stack Music Company
By definition a full stack company offers “a complete, end-to-end product or service that bypasses incumbents and other competitors." Access Industries is clearly creating one for music. It owns Warner Music Group, has a major stake in Songkick and Shazam, and has just taken control of music streamer Deezer. Liberty Media, says Mark Mulligan, is building ...
Streaming Exclusives Are Done: What Comes Next? [Cortney Harding]
Although the recent wave of much-loathed platform-exclusive releases seems to be coming to an end, the question still remains of what will come next for streaming platforms and consumers. Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium The Verge recently ran a poll of readers, asking them about streaming exclusives in the wake of Lucian Grainge of ...
8 Takeaways For The Music Industry From Wednesday's Apple Event
CEO Tim Cook spent only about 3 minutes at yesterday's Apple Event talking about Apple Music, but tucked into it and other announcements were some important messages, both real and implied, for the music industry and all music fans. A roundup up of music and music industry related news from Wednesday's Apple Event. Apple Music now has ...
Sonos (Finally) Improves Its App To Reflect Modern Listening Habits
I love my wireless Sonos speakers, but the app has always left a bit to be desired. Now Sonos is attacking the problem on two fronts- the ability to control the system directly from your favorite music apps (Spotify integration is coming next month), and a major app upgrade. Reflecting changes in how users consume music, Sonos ...
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