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News: Recording

Rosanne Cash New Album: W/ Boss, Elvis, Rufus, Tweedy

July 10, 2009

ROSANNE CASH TO RELEASE HER NEW ALBUM, THE LIST, OCTOBER 6 SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE ELVIS COSTELLO, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JEFF TWEEDY AND RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Rosanne Cash Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will release her 12th studio album, entitled The List, on Manhattan Records on October 6, 2009. The new LP features Cash's contemporary interpretations of 12 ...

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News: Obituary

Len Dobbin: Montreal jazz connoisseur Len Dobbin Dies

July 10, 2009

Len Dobbin, one of Montreal's best known jazz experts, died in hospital early Thursday after suffering a stroke. He was 74. Dobbin fell ill Wednesday night, while waiting for a show to begin at the Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. Passionate about jazz ever since he was a teenager, Dobbin went on to have a long ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Read Chris Anderson's New Book "Free" for Free

July 10, 2009

Wired Editor Chris Anderson's new book “Free: The Future of a Radical Price" is already creating controversy and discussion across the net. “Free" has particular significance to artists and labels who use free songs to attract new fans, as well as, their entire industry which has been turned upside down by free access to music via ...

News: Technology

Google Announces Chrome Operating System

July 10, 2009

was poised to continue its netbook dominance with Windows 7, Google on Wednesday announced an OS of its own, Google Chrome OS, which will run on both x86 and ARM systems. The emphasis of the OS is the same as what netbooks were originally designed for: light, Web-based computing. Obviously, Windows XP wasn't designed for such ...

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News: Technology

Believe It or Not, Gmail is Beta No More

July 10, 2009

On Tuesday, Google removed the “beta" tag of four high-profile Web properties, including Gmail, which had languished in beta form for over five years. Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Talk are all now official products, Matt Glotzbach, director of product management for Google Enterprise, said in an interview. Google also announced that Fairchild Semiconductor ...

News: Music Industry

The End of the Era of Celebrity?

July 10, 2009

The death of Michael Jackson has given voice again to the chorus claiming that the era of the celebrity is over. There fall of mass media and the rise of niche sub-cultures would seem to preclude future megastars. But Creative Class author Richard Florida writing for The Atlantic says that just the opposite may be true: ...

News: Technology

Need a Scratch Pad for Search? Yahoo Has One

July 10, 2009

Most of the hubbub about search lately has centered on Bing and Google. But the one that started it all, Yahoo, will try to make its own splash in search, with a new feature called Search Pad. The service will go live Tuesday night at 9:00 PM Pacific Time. Basically, Search Pad pops up a window ...

News: Radio

Pandora, Other Webcasters Reach Royalty Deal

July 10, 2009

After two year of wrangling, “pure-play webcasters" (those who do not also broadcast over the air or are part of large corporations) have reached a settlement for royalty payments to SoundExchange. Online broadcasters like Pandora, AccuRadio, Digitally Imported and Radioio are all included in the agreement. On his RAIN blog, one of the chief industry negotiators, ...

News: Radio

Internet Radio Reaches Deal on Royalty Rates

July 10, 2009

After two years of debate, Internet radio stations have finally reached a deal with copyright holders regarding royalty rates. The price of the deal, however, will force Web radio station Pandora to limit the amount of free listening available each month, according to founder Tim Westergren. “The royalty crisis is over," Westergren said in a blog ...

News: Festival

Health Care Rescues Wein's Revived Operation

July 10, 2009

Yes, there is life for George Wein's New Festival Productions operation beyond his commitment to stage both jazz and folk festivals this August 7-9 in Newport, where it all began.Wein and CEO David Schlotterbeck of CareFusion announced today that the health-care corporation will be the title sponsor for George Wein's Jazz Festival 55 in ...