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News: Recording

End of the Album as the Organizing Principle

April 14, 2009

All this week Hypebot will be exploring the future of the album format . This guest post by Gang Of Four founding member Dave Allen first appeared on his Pamplemoose blog It doesn't seem that long ago since Radiohead did what was once unimaginable - release an album without being signed to a major record ...

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News: Technology

Pandora: Putting the "Me" Back into Mass-Media

April 14, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate EditorIntroduction - At the rate of twenty-two million regular listeners and a billion hours streamed last year, Pandora is leading individuals astray from the masses and giving them a new direction. Since their debut on the iPhone, approximately three million people have activated the application and in addition to that, about ...

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News: Interview

Bassist Tony Grey Interviewed at AAJ

April 14, 2009

Since graduating from Berklee with honors in 2001, Tony Grey has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting bassists of his generation. His debut solo recording ...Moving (Self Produced, 2004) won enthusiastic reviews and revealed a musician gifted with a very strong sense of melody, and songwriting skills which drew from influences far beyond ...

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News: Technology

Stumbleupon Goes Independent, Again

April 14, 2009

Less than two years after eBay purchased StumbleUpon for $75 million, the recommendation engine is a standalone company once again. In a blog post, co-founder “gmc" reported that the company is “now a startup again". Gmc, co-founder Geoff Smith, and “several great investors" have taken the comp-any independent again. Terms were not disclosed. “This change will ...

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News: Recording

Wilco: Tour/Album Details

April 14, 2009

Wilco Announce Spring Tour Dates & Album Details Wilco Wilco has just finished mastering their upcoming new record and are getting ready to hit the road for a major spring tour. The dates and presales are going up fast and furious. Already on sale are: Berkeley and Lake Tahoe (Stateline, NV). Just announced: Cincinnati, Oklahoma City, ...

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News: TV / Film

On-Location Film and TV Shoots in L.A. Hit Lowest Levels on Record

April 14, 2009

The recession and incentives from other states have caused location work in the region to fall to the lowest levels on record, a FilmL.A. report to be issued today shows. Location filming for movies and TV commercials on the streets of Los Angeles, once as prevalent as the corner taco truck, is rapidly fading to black. ...

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News: Recording

Levon Helm: New Album

April 14, 2009

LEVON HELM RETURNS WITH ELECTRIC DIRT ON JUNE 30 NEW CD IS FOLLOW-UP TO GRAMMY WINNING RELEASE DIRT FARMER Levon Helm Legendary musician and rock icon, Levon Helm will be releasing his second solo recording June 30 entitled, Electric Dirt on Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records. As with, Dirt Farmer (check it below), multi-instrumentalist Larry ...

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News: Interview

Notes from the Net: Kind of Blue as Business Case Study, Osby on Tour, Brubeck Recovering, Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

April 14, 2009

Delayed for a day because StLJN HQ was temporarily buried under an avalanche of chocolate eggs apparently left by a giant anthropomorphic bunny rabbit, here's the latest weekly compilation of news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and ...

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News: Interview

Peter Erskine Interview, GSLJF Preview Now Online at the Beacon

April 14, 2009

The St. Louis Beacon online news site has some coverage of this weekend's Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival in the form of two pieces by freelance music journalist/artist manager (and occasional StLJN co-conspirator) Terry Perkins. You can read Perkins' preview story on the GSLJF and his interview with drummer Peter Erskine, who's one of the event's ...

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News: Music Industry

Bill Evans, Rachmaninoff and Van Cliburn

April 14, 2009

Mike Harris is the Bill Evans devotee who surreptitiously recorded the Evans trio performances that comprise the music in the eight-disc boxed set Bill Evans: The Secret Sessions. Mr. Harris is a classically trained pianist who, long before he became addicted to Evans, learned to play the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff. In this article for Rifftides, ...