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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Pass

January 13, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Pass' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joe PassJoe Pass almost didn\'t make it as a musician due to his early battle with drug addiction. But following a successful rehab at Synanon and a recording session with fellow recovered musicians entitled Sounds ...

Comcast Pushes Court to Reverse FCC Decision

January 12, 2010

Comcast on Monday continued its push for a reversal of a 2008 Federal Communications Commission enforcement action, but denied that the issue was related to net neutrality. A D.C. appeals court heard arguments from the FCC and Comcast on Friday. A final ruling has not been handed down, but Reuters reports the three-judge panel appeared critical ...

Harvard Prof: Google Overcharges Advertisers

January 12, 2010

researcher Ben Edelman has released analysis showing that Google has continued to maintain certain advertising relationships that overcharge advertisers and violate their own policies. The main complaint is over relationships with WhenU, a vendor of spyware, typically bundled with other downloaded products. It monitors your computer usage and pops up ads, including Google ads, it claims ...

NARM Webinar: How to Make Money with MP3's

January 12, 2010

How can you make money in the MP3 download space when margins are slim and you have to compete with giant, well-funded online brands? NARM and Neurotic Media are sponsoring an online seminar this Thursday January 14th: Case Study - Successful Digital Deployments That Enhanced Retail Sales Growth And Marketing Strategies. Participants include Hot Topic/Shockhound.com and ...

Five Surprises for the Music Industry in 2009

January 12, 2010

Universal Music Group Sues Grooveshark

January 12, 2010

Universal Music Group is suing streaming music site Grooveshark for mass copyright violations. Last year EMI also sued Grooveshark, but later dropped the filing and began working with the site. In the filing against parent company Escape Media, the world's largest label group claims that Grooveshark “uses the lure of free access" to draw web traffic ...

David Bowie Turns 63: A Life's Study of Art and Artful Self-Promotion

January 12, 2010

Think listening to and interacting with your fans is something new - and just a bi-product of the internet? Think again. This 1967 letter from David Bowie to an early fan, shared as he turns 63, shows how he understood the importance of connecting with his fans from the very beginning. Without pandering to his audience, ...

Essra Mohawk's Bizarre, Reprise and Asylum Albums Reissued on Collectors' Choice Music

January 12, 2010

Her first three albums were pivotal in the American singer-songwriter movement. The classic Primordial Lovers has fondly been christened the Mother Album of “grrrl power." LOS ANGELES, Calif. --Sandy Hurvitz's transformation into Essra Mohawk happened as a result of undeniable singing and songwriting talent plus a series of happy accidents. The young Philadelphian issued a Liberty ...

February 2010 Jazz Standard Lineup

January 12, 2010

JAZZ STANDARD Grooves On In February with Several of Jazz's Rising Stars, Veterans, and New Music Ensembles Best Jazz Venue 2009 (All About Jazz) New York, NY -- JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nation's premier jazz clubs, presents another month of great jazz in February. On February 2-3, we present the exciting group Afinidad ...

Lawson Rollins to Release His "Espirito" on January 19

January 12, 2010

LAWSON ROLLINS PRESENTS HIS WORLD/JAZZ RELEASE ESPIRITO ON INFINITA RECORDS (JANUARY 19, 2010) Espirito Features the Talents of World Music Stars Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Kayhan Kalhor, Charlie Bisharat, Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez, and Shahin Shahida When guitarist Lawson Rollins appeared on the world music scene, he astonished listeners with his electrifying speed and expansive musical ...