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News: Technology

Google Music Launches: Free Cloud Storage, 320kps Downloads and D.I.Y. Artist Hub

November 17, 2011

(UPDATED) Google Music left beta this afternoon touting music discovery, unique sharing options, mobile payments and a direct to fan sales hub for independent artists. In a move that bests Apple, Google's cloud service is free for up to 20,000 songs and available for streaming on all platforms including iOS. 320kps music download purchases have been ...

News: Technology

Distributor Pulls 234 Labels from Spotify, Napster, Rdio After iTunes Payments Drop 24%

November 17, 2011

Electronic music distributor STHoldings has pulled all its distributed labels from streaming music services Spotify, Simfy, Rdio and Napster. “Despite these services offering promotion to many millions of music listeners we have concerns that these services cannibalize the revenues of more traditional digital services," the company said. “These concerns are confirmed in our own accounts and ...

News: Rights

Everything You Need to Know About SOPA and the New Copyfight

November 17, 2011

You may have heard rumblings and grumblings about a Senate bill that would “effectively destroy“ YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Google+, and any other service that lets people post things on the internet. If a “directory, index, reference, pointer, or hypertext link" is found to distribute content without permission, the PROTECT IP Act (.pdf) [its House equivalent ...

News: Technology

Sting Spends More Than $1million on Free Ipad App

November 17, 2011

When I first saw the news that Sting had an iPad app as part of his activities celebrating 25 years of solo performance, it didn't strike me as particularly startling, given that it's only a matter of time before such products will become a normal aspect of major artist releases. But when I was informed that ...

News: Opinion

Active vs. Passive Fans: Why Radio and TV Still Rank Tops for Music Discovery

November 17, 2011

The data presented in a recent NPD Group/NARM study found terrestrial radio and syndicated television among the main influential sources of music discovery (60% and 49% respectively). With all the new avenues for music discovery out there, why are the majority of people still choosing to shape their musical tastes through premeditated and controlled media sources? By assessing the data, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Grace Kelly Performing at the Fireplace in Brookline on Wednesday, November 16

November 17, 2011

Jazz saxophonist Grace Kelly is performing at the Fireplace Restaurant at 1634 Beacon Street in Brookline on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 9:30 p.m. Grace grew up in the Boston area and recorded her first album at age twelve, then went on to perform around the world and to record with top jazz artists like Phil ...

News: Recording

Joe Jackson Band - Live: Afterlife (2004)

November 17, 2011

Back in the era of the skinny tie (for you young-uns out there, that would be the early 1980s), I met this guy who liked to call himself “Stevo." Why? Because he was a huge fan of Devo (this didn't seem even a little bit dorky to me back then). He was always introducing me to ...

News: Music Industry

Google Just Dropped Two Gigantic Bombs on the Music Industry...

November 17, 2011

Here's the snapshot of what Google presented in Los Angeles earlier today. There's a download store. But who really cares if Warner Music Group wasn't on board? Paid downloads have always been a sideshow for consumers, anyway (though perhaps this means slower WMG uploads, let's see). There's a social component. ...

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News: Interview

The Granz Memory

November 16, 2011

Tadd Hershorn's biography of Norman Granz (see below) is full of instances of the mentalacuity and toughness that helped see the promoter and record executive through countless challenging situations as he presented jazz and fought discrimination. He had a memory that was legendary among the musicians he worked with. Here is a story not in Hershorn's ...

News: Interview

Interview: Dick Hafer (Part 2)

November 16, 2011

When you speak with tenor saxophonist Dick Hafer, you notice that his voice is as cool and easy-going as his horn. It's a gentle voice, a voice that has a mellifluous sound that makes you want to keep him talking just to hear it. Because his voice putsyou at ease. Like many tenor saxophonists who came ...