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News: Technology

Stereogrid Offers Free Hybrid Solution for Online Music Promotion

January 20, 2012

StereoGrid has released the second version of their “music delivery network," a service that combines distribution of music to bloggers and press and a song widget that's embeddable on blogs and websites. It's a well thought out service birthed in the noisy, spam-filled world of hip hop media. Though no company can solve the problems hip ...

News: Trends

The State of Online Music [stats and Analysis]

January 20, 2012

Next Big Sound, the music analytics website that continuously tracks the number of plays, views, fans, comments, mentions, and other key metrics across the major web properties, yesterday released their 2011 State of Online Music—and the numbers are quite staggering: 64 billion new plays, 16 billion profile views, and 3.5 billion new fan connections. Metrics include ...

News: Advocacy

What Did Black out Protesting SOPA Just Achieve?

January 20, 2012

COMMENTARY: With everyone and their mother decrying the passing of the SOPA bill, the White House eventually made its presence heard and also spoke out against it. In an age of quickly accessible information sharing, the Wikipedias and Googles of the world were quick to denounce any moves to restrict the freedom of this information. The ...

News: Recording

Roger Waters: After Dark Side, Pink Floyd Was Just 'Clinging to the Trademark'

January 20, 2012

In some ways, time seems to have softened Roger Waters' feelings about his old band, at least based on comments he made Wednesday on the Howard Stern radio program. But he can still be brutally honest about their legacy. Waters, the creative engine behind Pink Floyd's multimedia smash hit The Wall, famously dragged the remaining members ...

News: Rights

Who Needs SPOPA, Anyway? The FBI Shuts Down Megaupload...

January 20, 2012

The sites for the Justice Department, RIAA, MPAA, Universal Music Group and potentially others were hacked in retaliation for the MegaUpload takedown on Thursday. However, as of Thursday evening, only the Universal Music Group site (universalmusic.com) remains down. This will be rocky; more as that situation develops. Having trouble ramming difficult legislation through Congress? There's always ...

News: Trends

Report: Major Labels Account for Nearly 95% of Airplay and Downloads in Europe...

January 20, 2012

The four-turning-three major labels utterly dominate the European musical landscape, according to a study just shared by Impala. And these are the eye-popping results of the group's 2011-focused report: 95 out of the top 100 downloads in 2011 came from one of the major labels. 94 out of the top 100 played songs on the radio ...

News: Rights

Can Works in the Public Domain Be Re-Copyrighted? Supreme Court Says Yes...

January 20, 2012

It's like an unspoken, almost sacred concept in copyright law. It's the public domain, where cultural creations exist unfettered, without a legal owner (though often, a credited author). These works are free for use, reinterpret, and sell, and a protected place where orchestra conductors, curators, and preservationists frequently roam. Or are they? According to a Supreme ...

News: Radio

Janis Joplin "The Pearl Sessions" Available Tuesday, April 17

January 20, 2012

LEGACY RECORDINGS COMMEMORATES JANIS JOPLIN'S BIRTHDAY WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PEARL SESSIONS DEFINITIVE TWO-DISC EDITION OF JANIS JOPLIN'S FAREWELL ALBUM MASTERPIECE DEBUTS NEWLY DISCOVERED STUDIO OUTTAKES, BANTER & RARITIES INCLUDING NINE PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE TRACKS Janis Joplin—The Pearl Sessions—Available Everywhere Tuesday, April 17, 2012 On the occasion of Janis Joplin's birthday (January 19), Legacy Recordings is proud ...

News: Performance / Tour

Concert Locator Concertcrowd Adds Streaming Audio

January 19, 2012

Social and location-based live concert locator, ConcertCrowd, has added the ability for users to stream audio from artists coming to town through an exclusive partnership with Rdio. As Hypebot reported previously, ConcertCrowd is a Facebook application that connects with a user's Facebook page to help discover upcoming shows of their favorite artists (artists they currently “like"), ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Around Town: I Get on My Sopa Box (No That's Not a Typo) and then Some Jazz Around Rochester ....

January 19, 2012

Thursday, January 19, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Fred ...