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News: Video / DVD

Nat King Cole in the U.K. (1963)

October 26, 2012

Make yourself a nice cup of tea, grab a few cookies and get comfortable. You're about to be transported back 50 years to a different era, when only talented, optimistic entertainers had access to television and their charm was a welcome guest in your home. The following clip runs about 40 minutes and features An Evening With ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 26-November 1

October 26, 2012

I think I saw snow mixed with this morning's rain. The days are getting shorter, the leaves are pretty much done, and we have an election to survive. Add to that, in the Twin Cities we now have both of our major classical orchestras locked out over stalled contract negotiations. The only solution—live music, wherever you ...

News: Festival

2012 St. Louis International Film Festival to Include Music-Related Films, Live Performances

October 25, 2012

The schedule has been released for the 2012 St. Louis International Film Festival, and as in years past, the menu of movies includes several with musical subjects or themes. This year's SLIFF will take place from Thursday, November 8 to Sunday, November 18, with films screening at venues including the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac ...

News: Music Industry

Chembo Corniel + Poncho Sanchez

October 25, 2012

For me, great Latin-jazz is almost exclusively about taste. Since one doesn't become a Latin-jazz musician without extraordinary instrumental and improvisational skills (the music is simply too complex), what separates great recordings from so-so or tedious ones is the artist's choice of material and how the music is served up. For many lay listeners who resist ...

News: Opinion

Beyond the Music: How Artists Create Communities

October 25, 2012

Guest post by Richard Pulvino (@rpulvino) of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The word “community" is thrown around too loosely these days. Social media marketers work to convince fans that following an artist or band on Facebook or Twitter constitutes a commitment to becoming a member of their community. This is a fallacy, and ...

News: Radio

Full Text of Mel Karmazin Letter to Staff on His Exit as Sirius XM CEO

October 25, 2012

Outspoken Sirius XM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin will step down on Feb. 1, 2013, after his contract expires, according to an official release by the company. The satellite broadcaster's board has formed a search committee to consider both internal and external candidates to replace him. Here is the full text of Karmazin's email to staff: Dear ...

News: Music Industry

Monkeybars Music Ecommerce Platform Splits Sales Between Artists and Fans

October 25, 2012

Monkeybars today announced their official launch out of beta as a music ecommerce platform that rewards both artists and fans for their efforts. Musicians sell music and videos from the site and fans who buy content are then rewarded when social shares lead to sells. 100% of content proceeds go to musicians and fans. It's an ...

News: Technology

Concert Window Creates Live Streaming Concert Network

October 25, 2012

By Wren Leader of Evolver.fm. A couple Sundays ago, my girlfriend and I, Wren Leader, traveled to Berkeley, California to see one of my favorite bands, The Bobs, play at the Freight & Salvage, a coffeehouse music hall. These masters of comedic but heartfelt a cappella were in true form — world-class professional musicians combining the ...

News: Recording

Eddy Williams and Bennie Green

October 24, 2012

So little is known about tenor saxophonist Eddie Williams that his Wikipedia entry simply lists his birth date as “(ca. 1910)." It doesn't help that Williams appeared on only 21 known jazz recording sessions—from 1927 to 1961. But the jazz albums on which Williams appeared are uniformly superb, particularly the two he made with trombonist Bennie ...

News: Interview

Jon Burlingame on 007 (PT. 2)

October 23, 2012

When Skyfall opens in the U.S. on Nov. 9, it will be the 23rd film in the James Bond series. High-intensity action films are a dime a dozen these days, thanks largely to the successful mold pioneered by the Bond films. But the Bond franchise stands for more than just explosions, bridge leaps and car chases. ...