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News: Recording

Rifftides Reviews

April 8, 2009

Branford Marsalis, Metamorphosen (Marsalis Music). In the decade the saxophonist's quartet has been making music together, this is its most satisfying album. There's the usual dynamism, even aggressiveness, but little of the anger that Marsalis, Joey Calderazzo, Eric Reavis and Jeff “Tain" Watts have sometimes worn on their sleeves. All of the impressive tunes are by ...

News: Interview

Interview: Billy Taylor (Part 2)

April 8, 2009

Billy Taylor's recording career spans 65 years. During those decades, the pianist has appeared on sessions and in concert with virtually every jazz great of his generation. A master of jazz piano styles dating back to the 1920s, Billy has never missed a chance to experiment with chords and tone, always working toward a more sublime ...

News: Technology

Yahoo Hurrying into Social Apps

April 8, 2009

Like nearly 200 million other people around the world, Yahoo Inc co-founder David Filo has a Facebook account. But if Filo and new CEO Carol Bartz have their way, the kinds of social networking features available on Facebook will become part of many Yahoo websites and allow their users to network with each other without using ...

News: Music Industry

Blockbuster Warns That It Might Go Under

April 8, 2009

Blockbuster Inc, the largest store-based U.S. movie rental chain, said the risk that it may not complete a deal to amend its credit facilities raises “substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a going concern, according to a securities filing on Monday. Blockbuster Chief Executive Office Jim Keyes warned investors last month that the company's ...

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News: Technology

Music Labels Betting on New iTunes Pricing

April 8, 2009

Apple Inc and major music labels are betting that the launch of three-tier pricing at the iTunes Music Store will boost music sales with a new mix of song-based packages and give consumers more options. Apple will announce its new three-tier price points at 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29 on Tuesday, according to several people ...

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News: Technology

$1.29 Pricing Infects iTunes. Others to Follow.

April 8, 2009

Variable pricing including hundreds of hits tracks at $1.29 debuted this morning on iTunes. And while it's track prices remained at $.99 or less early this morning, Amazon and other services are expected to mimic the rise shortly. Record labels, for the most part, determine download pricing. But sources tell Hypebot that no clear strategy has ...

News: Technology

Two Artists Find Success by Asking for It

April 8, 2009

GUEST POST BY IAN ROGERS: On a recent road trip, Topspin's Ian Rogers came across two distinctly different artists who are finding success by combining a lot of hands-on grassroots marketing with a dash new technologies. I met a band called Halestorm through the magix of the Interwebz. They were in LA making their record with ...

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News: Technology

Google: Google News Doesn't Violate AP Rules

April 8, 2009

Google on Tuesday denied that its News section will be in violation of recently announced content rules from the Associated Press. The news service on Monday announced that it would offer rate cuts to struggling papers but would also sue Web sites that used its content without permission. “Since then, some readers, users, and journalists have ...

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News: Recording

Ubiquity to Release: NOMO - "Invisible Cities" (CD x LP) Worldwide Release on May 5, 2009

April 8, 2009

Less than a year after the acclaimed Ghost Rock, NOMO have completed its spirited sister album—recorded during the Ghost Rock sessions and tours. Invisible Cities is informed by their ceaseless travelling, and visits to places both real and unreal. The sonic empire of NOMO is expanding; busting up genres and musical borders with astonishing results. Album ...

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News: Radio

WBGO Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with Student Ensembles

April 8, 2009

Live On-Air Broadcast April 8-27th at 2 p.m. on WBGO 88.3 FM and on WBGO.org. WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM brings bright, new jazz talent to its airwaves in April with the fourth annual student jazz live broadcast festival, Next Generation JAMs. April is Jazz Appreciation Month, JAM for short, and from Wednesday, April 8th through Monday, ...