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News: Technology

Doubletwist Gets $5m to Help You Share Music and Media with Your Friends

April 9, 2009

Startup doubleTiwst has received $5 million in second round financing from former CAA and Disney chief Michael Ovitz and former Warner Music Head of Digital Strategy Alex Zubillaga among others according to tech journal VentureBeat. After loading the application, users can drag and drop their music and other media files to any device or to a ...

News: Technology

Facebook Divorces Pirate Bay

April 9, 2009

Facebook is blocking Pirate Bay torrents from being shared on the popular social-networking site, a week after Pirate Bay unveiled a feature to allow Facebook users the ability to link torrents on their profiles. Beginning Wednesday, the “Share on Facebook" bookmarklet does not function. Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt told TorrentFreak on Wednesday that the social-networking site ...

News: Festival

Seven Picked for 2011 Debut of Annual Orchestra Festival

April 9, 2009

Not this May, not next May, but in the May after that, Spring for Music, an independent annual festival of North American orchestras at Carnegie Hall, is finally to come to life. Long lead times are nothing new in classical music, but they are not always so acutely felt, since there is usually plenty happening in ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Retirement at Age 80? Andre Previn Still Hard at Work

April 9, 2009

Andr Previn has had a particularly wide-ranging career, as conductor, pianist, composer, arranger and jazz performer. In honor of his 80th birthday on Monday, Carnegie Hall is presenting three events that showcase him in his various musical guises. On Tuesday Mr. Previn, who has held major artistic posts with ensembles like the London Symphony, the Los ...

News: Recording

In Defense of the Album

April 9, 2009

Guest post by Scott Perry of New Music Tipsheet. If you haven't already, sign up for his great free weekly new release newsletter. We have a branding problem. Somewhere in the past five years, artist release cycles have sped up from a CD / album cycle to an MP3 “leak" given to a blog ...

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News: Technology

Amazon, Wal-Mart Follow iTunes, up MP3 Prices

April 9, 2009

That was fast. One day after iTunes upped the price for some of its DRM-free digital downloads to $1.29, Amazon.com and Wal-Mart have also increased their prices to $1.29 and $1.24, respectively. Of the top 100 MP3 downloads currently listed on Amazon.com, eight of them are now priced at $1.29, up from 99 cents. Those include ...

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News: Technology

iTunes Hits $1.29 but EMI, Amazon and Walmart Buck Pricing Trend

April 9, 2009

Yesterday iTunes dropped all remaining DRM and launched variable pricing. As predicted, the major labels and some major distributed indies upped prices on hit product to $1.29. EMI Holds At 99 Cents EMI appears to be the one major label not jumping on the price increase bandwagon. A Wednesday morning ...

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News: Event

Urban Eats Cafe Hosting Show of Tony Renner's Jazz-Inspired Art

April 9, 2009

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, improvising guitarist, DJ and friend o' this Web site Tony Renner is exhibiting his visual art during April at the Urban Eats Cafe and Bakery, 3301 Meramec Avenue in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis.The show includes his print of Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz-inspired works, and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Jazz Attack, Greg Osby with Willie Akins, Wee Trio, Gutbucket, Niu Jazz Ensemble with Benny Golson, and More

April 9, 2009

It's the beginning of a couple of busy weeks for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with plenty of competition for the time, attention and dollars of music fans from a number of touring musicians as well as local acts. In particular, this weekend's lineup features several stellar saxophonists playing in a variety of musical ...

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News: Recording

Keith Jarrett: Trio Yesterdays

April 9, 2009

By: Ron Hart Legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett continues to deliver classic live material from his 2001 tour with his longtime trio with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette with the release of Yesterdays (released January 27 on ECM). Culled from a Tokyo performance in April of '01, this jubilant set marks the fourth live ...