Stream The 1975’s New Single ‘People’ From ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ : NPR
“Stop fucking with the kids!!!!!!!” Source: Stream The 1975’s New Single ‘People’ From ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ : NPR
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The Day the Music Burned
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Cannes rocks! Tsunami of pop stars make film festival splash
AFP Relax News•May 13, 2019 Bono, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits… The red carpet at Cannes is shaping up to look like a dream rock festival line-up. Not to mention Rihanna and a couple of the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, who may yet put in an appearance at the world’s biggest film festival,…
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The 10 Best Artists We Saw At SXSW 2019 — Vinyl Me, Please
It is what it is. Latest favourite music as listed by those who were at SXSW this year: It is what it is. Last week, the Vinyl Me, Please editorial staff decamped to the taco-and-pizza-strewn curbs of Austin, Texas, for SXSW Music. In addition to showing out for our amazing showcase, they spent their days…
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Four ‘Wild West’ Principles that hold true in the modern music world – DIY Musician Blog
…And so it goes Competency. Do you do things efficiently, and correctly? Now that the internet has presented us with millions of options, people are getting better at ranking brands’ abilities to do things the right way. In today’s world, competency seems to be measured by social influence. Social influence is measured by how many…
Is It Still Worth It to Print and Sell Physical CDs?
When was the last time you bought a CD? Many of us have fond memories of growing up with CDs. I can remember rushing to the local record shop after school (or cutting class altogether) to pick up the latest CD from my favorite artists. But the last time I bought a CD at a…
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Fiona Apple to Perform at Chris Cornell Tribute Concert | Pitchfork
Gibson will unveil a limited edition limited-edition Chris Cornell Tribute ES-335 guitar at “I Am the Highway.” They’ll release 250 of the guitars later this spring. That’s what it looks like below. Read “Chris Cornell, Searching for Solitude.” Source: Fiona Apple to Perform at Chris Cornell Tribute Concert | Pitchfork
The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan Responds to Calls to Censor “Fairytale Of New York” | SPIN
https://youtu.be/j9jbdgZidu8 In the song, Kirsty MacColl sings the lines, “You scumbag, you maggot/ You cheap lousy faggot/ Happy Christmas, your arse/ I pray God it’s our last,” “The word was used by the character because it fitted with the way she would speak and with her character. She is not supposed to be a nice…
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Neil Young Loses House in California Wildfire, Blasts Trump | Consequence of Sound
Neil Young and Donald Trump Like many other Californians, Neil Young has lost his home to the wildfires currently ravaging the state. In a post to his website, the legendary rocker revealed that his home in Malibu was burned down over the weekend. Never one to mince words, Young proceeded to take his anger out…
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‘Fake band’ Threatin just played a UK tour to… absolutely no-one – NME
Tom ConnickNov 9, 2018 1:16 pm Paid-for Facebook likes and YouTube comments, and false ticket sale figures, have led to one of the strangest stories of the year Bands buying Facebook likes is nothing new. The (very silly) practise has been going on for as long as Facebook Pages have existed, businesses and bands alike…
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Katy Perry, Pink, Max Martin, More to SiriusXM: ‘We Will Boycott’ – Variety
CREDIT: PICTUREMATT/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK In an unprecedented show of solidarity, some 150 artists and executives, including Paul McCartney, Don Henley, Carole King, Katy Perry, U2’s The Edge, Pink, Sia and hitmaker Max Martin, have signed a letter addressed to the board members of Liberty Media, corporate parent to SiriusXM. At issue: The satellite radio giant’s opposition to Music…
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Can Canada’s artistic middle class be saved?
A study by the Writers’ Union of Canada says an author’s average annual income from writing is just $9,380, a drop of 27 per cent from a decade ago. (BARRY GRAY / THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR FILE PHOTO) “I don’t know how you would make a living today as a young composer or writer,” says Quan. “They’re…
Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music? | Music | The Guardian
Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music? The streaming service is a decade old on Sunday. So has it created a post-CD paradise for listeners – or turned today’s music into a grey goo? Our music editors argue for and against Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes Stars of Spotify:Stefflon Don, Daddy Yankee, BTS, R Kelly,…
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The Myth of Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll is Not an Excuse For Being A Terrible Person
While the music world is still yet to have its full-fledged #MeToo moment of reckoning, there have been a few instances where an artist has actually faced consequences as a result of their actions—though unfortunately, nowhere near enough. One of the reasons that rock music’s abusers and harassers remain unscathed is because the myth of…
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Behind A Death In Queens, A Major Loss For The Avant-Garde Jazz Community : NPR
Earlier this week, an array of news outlets in New York City reported a macabre discovery: The body of a 53-year-old man was found floating in a Queens marina, fully clothed, with chains wrapped around his legs. The body was noticed by a passerby along the shoreline of the World’s Fair Marina in Flushing Harbor,…
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