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Last.FM to Add "Play Direct" Indie Artist Program
But Don't Expect To Get Paid 10 days ago Last.fm dropped single track streaming pushing it off to scrobbling partners like MOG, Spotify and Hype Machine. Among those most impacted and vocally upset we're indie artists who had been gaining fans who used Last.fm as a music discovery platform. Music fans who wanted to know what ...
The Jazz Session #163: Sonny Rollins
Jazz is as relevant today as the yearning of people to be free. Thats how Sonny Rollins describes the state of the music in this interview, recorded in late 2009 during his European tour. He also talks about his early decision to choose music over painting; his choice from his earliest days to record controversial songs ...
Two Splendid Singers Honor a Legend
Singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist Lena Horne turns 93 this June 30. She hasn't performed since the early 1990s and has been out of the public eye for the past 10 years. But she isn't out of the hearts of singers - or music fans who loved her work.That was clear Saturday ...
The Jazz Session #162: Charles Evans
Baritone saxophonist Charles Evans and his longtime friend, pianist Neil Shah, recently released Live At Saint Stephens (Hotcup, 2009), a duet recording that showcases Evans amazing tone and inventive compositions. In this interview, Evans discusses his focus on the bari sax; his relationship with Neil Shah and how it impacts their music; and his plans for...bass ...
A Love Letter to Latin Jazz
Calle 54 is clearly the work of an enraptured lover of Latin jazz, and the film looks marvelous. This 2000 documentary was directed by Spaniard Fernando Trueba, who also directed the wonderfully sexy film Belle poque (1992), starring Penelope Cruz. Here, he films some of the all-time greats of Latin jazz playing their music, including Tito ...
Nimbit Expands Direct to Fan Toolkit with nimbitPro
At the ASCAP Expo in Hollywood today, direct to fan services provider Nimbit announced the addition of nimbitPro, an improved suite of tools and services designed to allow artists and their teams to manage their direct to fan marketing and sales efforts via a unified dashboard. With nimbitPro, artists and their teams can use the dashboard ...
Tipitina's Jazz Fest Webcasts Lotus, Rre, Dirty Dozen
A GOOD SEAT FOR SOME GREAT SHOWS FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME! The very good folks at Tipitina's are offering audio and video feeds (and archives) for a choice selection of performances happening inside their walls during this year's Jazz Fest, which kicks off today. Our own Kayceman will be bringing you highlights each day ...
McCartney Catalog Reissued
MULTI-ALBUM ROLLOUT BEGINS WITH AUGUST RELEASE OF '73 CLASSIC BAND ON THE RUN FEATURING REMASTERED AUDIO, ENHANCED PACKAGING AND RARE BONUS CONTENT Paul McCartney Paul McCartney's MPL and Concord Music Group have announced an agreement to globally market and distribute McCartney's solo and Wings catalog. The announcement coincides with the 40th anniversary of McCartney, ...
Kinky Friedman Announces First West Coast Performance Tour in Two Decades
AUSTIN, Texas -- Former Texas gubernatorial candidate, political commentator and self- proclaimed “author, columnist, musician and beautician" Kinky Friedman will perform on the West Coast this summer for the first time in nearly 20 years. Dates for the “Go West Young Kinky Tour of 2010" start on July 26th in Vancouver and continue into August (a ...
Whitney Houston's Voice Fails Her in Sold-out London Concert
LONDON Hundreds in the audience walked out of Whitney Houston's comeback concert here Sunday as the singer once dubbed “The Voice" missed high notes, cut short her songs and apologized for her shortcomings. “She don't want to come, my soprano friend," Houston crooned after stumbling through a gravelly version of signature song I Will Always Love ...
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