CHROMATICS "IN THE CITY"

Morning Benders do new song “Virgins”

A Place to Buty Strangers Free Mp3

A Place To Bury Strangers - "Suffragette City" (MP3)

A Place To Bury Strangers - "I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart (Secret Machines Remix)" (MP3)

Pre-Release Premiere: Listen to Two Gallants Vocalist Adam Stephens

Pre-Release Premiere: Listen to Two Gallants Vocalist Adam Stephens’ Debut, <i>We Live On Cliffs</i>

Free MP3 Chromatics :: Circled Sun

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ELIZA DOOLITTLE TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IN THE U.S

London-born songstress Eliza Doolittle, who’s already thrilling fans across the Atlantic with her breezy singles “Skinny Genes” and “Pack Up,” will release her self-titled debut album early next year on Capitol Records. In the September issue of Nylon, Doolittle’s first U.S. magazine profile, the magazine calls out her “sassy lyrics, jaunty melodies” and raves that “her songs capture the feeling of being young, happy, and carefree.”
22-year-old Doolittle has been writing songs since she was 12 and signed a publishing deal at 16.

Check out her music at: http://www.youtube.com/elizadoolittlemusic
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BrightCove Study Shows Online Video Shift - hypebot

Some key findings:

* Rapid Growth: Online video consumption grew across all media industry categories. In Q2, unique viewers increased on average by 2.8% per month, with consumers watching 11% more videos month-over-month compared to last quarter.
* Social Replaces Search: Referral traffic for online video from Facebook and Twitter is growing faster than from traditional search engines. At current growth rates, Facebook will surpass Yahoo! within the year to be the second only to Google for video referral traffic.
* Facebook and Twitter are also leading to the highest levels of engagement for video on television network and music entertainment websites.
* Consumers watched more minutes per view on official media websites versus online destinations with syndicated video content.

BrightCove Study Shows Online Video Shift - hypebot

Kanye West – G.O.O.D. Friday

MP3: Kanye West – G.O.O.D. Friday (feat Common, Pusha T, Kid Cudi)

You Ain't No Picasso

Spectre Folk, "Burning Bridge"

Spectre Folk, "Burning Bridge"

Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love

Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love

Burial + Kode9 mix for Mary Anne Hobbs

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Blueprint “Dream Big” Video

Blitzen Trapper mp3's

Blitzen Trapper – Heaven And Earth
Blitzen Trapper – Dragon’s Song

Antony Collaborates With Oneohtrix Point Never

Antony Collaborates With Oneohtrix Point Never

Unhear it - get that song out of your head!

There is actually a site out there that will help you get rid of a song that is stuck in your head! We know it's not really important music news, but something enjoyable for your Friday!

Unhear it - get that damn song out of your head!

ChordStrike: The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time

Compiling a list of greatest indie rock songs can be tricky. Indie music can be an eclectic mix of various genres and great albums can oftentimes be overlooked. However, Chordstrike has put together a list of The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time:

This list includes:
1. Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
2. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over The Sea
3. Slint - Spiderland
4. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
5. Unrest - Imperial f.f.r.r.
6. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
7. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
8. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
9. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
10. Sebadoh - Bakesale

Click Here to Check out Entire ChordStrike List of the 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Some old school music for you!  Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

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Merch Table Essentials: 15 Ways For Musicians To Increase Sales, Fans and Efficiency - MTT - Music Think Tank

As album sales are becoming a less meaningful component in the overall success of an artist or band, the live performance sector, including ticket sales and merchandise sales, is becoming increasingly important. While the live show itself must be unique in order to encourage repeat customers and ultimately drive ticket sales, the merchandise table has the opportunity to drive significant revenue and first hand, artist-fan engagement. But just having a merch table is not enough, as there are essential elements that must be accounted for in order to make the effort worth while.

Assuming that you have accounted for the typical ‘guts’, such as T-Shirts, CDs, Hats, Stickers, etc. there are essentials to any effective merch table that will do three very important thing:

- Increase your sales

- Increase your long-term engagement with new and existing fans

- Decrease wasteful overhead when investing in the merch for your next tour

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Peter Wolf Crier - You're So High

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14566390" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14566390">Peter Wolf Crier - "You're So High" - HearYa Live Session 6/11/10</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/hearya">HearYa.com</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

The Moondoggies – It’s a Shame, It’s a Pity

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New Normal Music - Playing 50,000 songs in a row

If you are sick of radio commercials every 2-3 songs, then check out the New Normal Music. They will be playing 50,000 songs in a row, and not just the new "popular" songs over and over. Check out the link below!

New Normal Music - Playing 50,000 songs in a row.

White girl rhymes like a Jamaican

The Decemberists: On the Bus Mall

Incredible Guitarist Video!

Amazing Guitarist
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47 Sites Every Recording Musician Should Visit | Audiotuts+

This is the one site we would recommend to anybody serious about music. Tons of articles and tutorials about music. It is definitely worth a browse through to see what the site offers!



47 Sites Every Recording Musician Should Visit | Audiotuts+

Multi Touch Light Table

This is incredible!

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Multi Touch Light Table: GERGWERK on Vimeo

ambient playlist - stereomood - music for moods and activities

Sometimes a little ambient mood music is just what you need to undwind for the day. Check out this website for some really great ambient music!


ambient playlist - stereomood - music for moods and activities

How to Make Justin Bieber Sound Incredible: Slow Him Down 800 Percent

Not a fan of Justin Bieber? You might enjoy him at a slower pace...say 800 percent slower. Click on the link below for a Justin Bieber mix that might not have you pulling your hair out!

How to Make Justin Bieber Sound Incredible: Slow Him Down 800 Percent

Free Download - NiT GriT - Burning Man 2010 Mix

Click on the link below to listen to the Burning Man...love this mix!


NiT GriT - Burning Man 2010 Mix

Free Music Download: Costello Music

Indie Rock Partytunes | Philou | 8tracks

Jet Sound - Rollercoaster Video

Soft Cat - It Won't Be Long

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Taylor Swift : Taylor Swift "Mine" Promo : Fearless

This is for Country Fans out there. How can you not love Taylor Swift!



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Google & Verizon's Version Of Net Neutrality Offers Little Protection For Music Industry Innovation - hypebot

The joint Google and Verizon agreement does promise equal access to the current internet and proposes punishment for ISPs that restrict or "throttle" certain services. But the pair would also create a "fast lane" for premium content - presumably paid services that require heavy bandwidth. The proposal seems reasonable - YouTube, email and everything we're used to continues unrestricted without being bogged down - until you remember that not long ago YouTube itself was considered a bandwidth hog.

Google & Verizon's Version Of Net Neutrality Offers Little Protection For Music Industry Innovation - hypebot

Soft Metals - Voices

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Songkick Partners With Vevo & YouTube - hypebot

Live music database Songkick has partnered with Vevo and YouTube; fans browsing for music videos will now be automatically updated about shows happening in their area. I’d like to think I keep pretty good tabs on the local music scene and even I was surprised to see a few concerts listed that I had missed.

Check out Full Article Songkick Partners With Vevo & YouTube - hypebot

Exclusive video: watch Yeasayer's Madder Red | Music | guardian.co.uk

Exclusive video: watch Yeasayer's Madder Red | Music | guardian.co.uk

new Dum Dum Girls |“Stiff Little Fingers” | GORILLA VS. BEAR

Unreleased jam from band Dum Dum Girls — backed with previously blogged ballad “D.A.L.” for the first time on vinyl — and a new single from DDG’s new drummer Sandy Vu’s other project, SISU. Listen to their respective A-sides below, and grab both 7″s here on “swirl vinyl” while they last:

SISU :: Harpoons
Dum Dum Girls :: D.A.L.

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TRAFFIQUE - NORA

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Pitchfork: New Release: Young Jeezy: 1,000 Grams Vol. 1

Artist: Young Jeezy
Mixtape: 1,000 Grams Vol. 1
Release Date: Out now
Label: CTE/Hoodrich

Tracklist:

01 Intro
02 Death B4 Dishonor
03 Choppa N Da Paint
04 Dope Boy Swag
05 In Da Wall
06 Powder
07 Whippin All of Dat
08 Spray Somethin’
09 Yayo
10 Drug Dealin' Muzik
11 Popular Demand
12 Porsche Music

Media: Stream the whole tape below (via Rap Up) or download it over at Miss Info.



Pitchfork: New Release: Young Jeezy: 1,000 Grams Vol. 1

7 Essential multimedia tools and their free alternatives :: 10,000 Words - StumbleUpon

Free is always great for the Musician on a budget. This is an awesome article that lists common industry apps used to create Music (photoshop) and their free counterparts.

PHOTO EDITING: Photoshop
Free: Splashup

Photoshop may be the industry leader when it comes to photo editing and graphic design, but Splashup, a free online tool, has many of the same capabilities at a much cheaper price. Splashup has lots of the tools you'd expect to find in Photoshop and has a similar layout, which is a bonus for those looking to get started right away. Splashup isn't the only free online photo editing program, check out this list of 20 more.

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looplabs. free online music mixing software. created by crashmedia.com

This is a cool online mixing application that we recommend you check out!

Looplabs is the web’s premiere online music mixing application and platform. Since 2000 we have connected millions of web users from around the world to the art of music mixing through our extremely intuitive and easy-to use software interfaces. We have developed successful online music campaigns for Bacardi DJ, Lebron James/Sprite, ESPN, Microsoft, Sony/PSP, Calvin Klein, Miller Brewing, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Dodge, Toyota, Maverick Records and many more.

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New My Morning Jacket song Circuital

Watch: Kanye Debuts New Song Live

Last night Kanye West invited some of his best suit-owning friends to a private party at the Lower East Side cabaret club The Box for a jam session with John Legend, according to Sound of the City. Along with playing some stripped-down versions of hits including "Power", "Good Life", and "American Boy" (with Estelle), he debuted the winningly Oedipal new track "Mama's Boyfriend" (which he previewed a cappella at Facebook headquarters a few weeks back).

Click Here to Watch: Kanye Debuts New Song Live

DJ Directory: Rank: 1 to 50 - The DJ List | TDJL

Check out the DJ list website. You can not only find out where your favorite DJ's and playing, but you can also create your own profile as a DJ, and let your fans know what you are up to. DJ Directory: Rank: 1 to 50 - The DJ List

Does Rihanna Need Her Own Sasha Fierce? » MTV Newsroom

Ever since Rihanna has hit the music scene, she has dominated. She has an extensive fan base, and seems almost as powerful as Ms. Beyonce herself (we said almost). However, according to this MTV article, Rihanna could use a little of Beyonce's alter ego Sasha Fierce.

Yes, there were a stream of flashes of the performer the 22-year-old is on the verge of becoming: A playful, capable drum solo that ended with Ri tossing her sticks into the crowd; a masterful medley that included hooks from "Love the Way You Lie" and B.o.B's "Airplanes" and segued into Sheila E.'s '80s hit "The Glamorous Life."

But there was also a sense that her screaming fans weren't connecting as much to her as they were to the hits, frequently joining her on the lyrics without being provoked. And that was mostly because Rihanna held back when it came to banter, save for the moments between numbers when she shouted-out the Empire City. No "Unplugged"-like intros to the songs, no sing-along requests to the fans in the rafters, not even a "How y'all doin' tonight?" test of the temperature.

Check out the article here: Does Rihanna Need Her Own Sasha Fierce? » MTV Newsroom

Nader Sadek releasing 'In The Flesh' (video)

Nader Sadek releasing 'In The Flesh' (video)

Top Seven Reasons Why Artists Strongly Resist Social Media | Ariel Publicity

Strongly recommend this article for musicians who are unsure of social media. It can be overwhelming and take time, but the payoffs can be huge, especially for those who are self-promoting.

#6. Status Updates on Facebook and Twitter Tweets are stupid. Who CARES about what everyone is DOING ALL OF THE TIME???

Many artists only feel that social networking sites are made for promotional use.

And when we all came to the party with the first ever social network – MySpace – that was indeed the case. In fact the GOAL was: Hype, hype, hype. Promote. And add, add, add as many friends as possible. Rack up the plays by any means necessary. Or you wouldn’t get that club to pay attention to you or that record label to sign you!

There were no personal thoughts or “status updates” in the mix whatsoever.

Therefore, a lot of artists become deathly afraid of Twitter and Facebook status updates because they don’t feel that people want to know their random or personal thoughts.

Since Twitter counteracts that and is more of a community-building tool than a promotional tool, it confuses them on what they are supposed to be doing or saying on it.

Get everyone in your group involved! Maybe one person flourishes on Twitter but doesn’t understand Facebook. Then let them put 100% of their energy into that social networking site alone. You will see when someone is actually doing something they understand you will get the best return on your investment on that site.

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Shuffler: Turn Music Blogs Into Streaming Stations - hypebot

Next Tuesday, a new crowdsourced music service is launching called Shuffler; it takes blog content and turns the songs into streaming radio stations. Also, the service queues-up the most-recently listed music first and it displays the entire post of origin below the playback controls. As compared to other sites, those that make a song's origins nearly invisible to users, this should make bloggers happy.

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Why are so many old folks still so cool?

Why are so many old folks still cool? My prediction is that the music industry has gotten so big that all they can produce are packaged hits. The recipe for success seems to be: take one young teen (doesn't necessarily have to be talented, just young and good looking), build a brand around said teen. When teen hits 16-17, encourage "branching out" and "rebelling against innocent image". Follow teen as they self destruct. It's boring, it's old and it has completely shifted the focus from musicians out there who actually care, who are actually breaking ground to packaged recipes. Sorry Miley, your little breaking free from the bird cage video has been done so many times before. It is not as shocking as you want it to be.

Here is the Los Angeles Times take on why old folks are still so cool:

"I think they earn their street cred for doing something well for so long that we realize that their gifts come from the inside, not just from being in fashion or having a sexy body. The next time anyone in Hollywood wants Nicholson for one of those "Bucket List"-style crazy old coots comedies, they should give Buddy Guy a call. He's got great comic chops, tons of charisma and energy to burn. Seeing him effortlessly work the crowd last night was a heady reminder that age really is just a state of mind. I have to admit--people like Guy and Eastwood make growing old look awfully enticing."

Todays showbiz puzzler: Why are so many old folks still so cool? | The Big Picture | Los Angeles Times

Jazz Tube-An Archive Of Jazz On Video - StumbleUpon

If you are a fan of Jazz, then check out the website Jazz Tube. This site will give you hours of online Jazz Play. You can listen to Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and others.

Jazz Tube-An Archive Of Jazz On Video

Audio: Burnt Ones “Kaleidoscope Eyes”

“Kaleidoscope Eyes” opens with looping wave of Mark Tester’s hazy, distorted guitar before he steps up to the mic and adds with his echoed vocals. The song appears on the San Francisco-based trio’s new release, Black Teeth and Golden Tongues: “a self-produced, 11-song trip through wall of sound séances and blissed out rock ‘n’ roll, with doses of psych, sun, spit and girl group worship.”

Click Here to Listen to Kaleidoscope Eyes

Audio: Burnt Ones “Kaleidoscope Eyes”

More News: Facebook Launches Live Video Channel, G-Unit To EMI & Rhino Gets New CEO - hypebot

Facebook finally seems to be catching on to the power of video. They have recently launched Facebook Live which will allow users to upload video directly to their platform, instead of using a 3rd party platform service.


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mp3: Beach House | “Lover of Mine (Roman Ruins remix)” | GORILLA VS. BEAR

Beach House :: Lover Of Mine (Roman Ruins Remix)


mp3: Beach House | “Lover of Mine (Roman Ruins remix)” | GORILLA VS. BEAR

J. Roddy Walston and The Business, like Jerry Lee Lewis fronting a 70′s glam rock band. [Album Review] — HearYa - Indie Music Blog

The story of a blogger and his last days at SxSW 2009.

I wanted to catch the Futurebirds set on an outside stage at the 40 Watt Party. On our way out, the Futurebirds’ manager, Jay Steele, told us to catch a set by some dude in the parking lot and guaranteed we’d love it. Dreaming of warmer climates and jealous of Jay’s Patagonia fleece, I didn’t even pay attention to the name of the band.

J. Roddy Walston and The Business and they won two new fans in Oz and myself. The self-titled new album, released conveniently during Chicago’s summer party days, lives up to that 20 minutes in Austin. The quartet delivers a sound like Jerry Lee Lewis fronting a 70′s glam rock band.

J. Roddy Walston and The Business – Don’t Break The Needle

J. Roddy Walston and The Business, like Jerry Lee Lewis fronting a 70′s glam rock band. [Album Review] — HearYa - Indie Music Blog

This Is an Album. This Is an Album With Synchronized Lyrics & Artwork... - Digital Music News

The beauty of audio is that it can drift into the background - during sleep, a workout, or a drive. But lean-forward experiences are also important, and Arcade Fire recently cooked an impressive iTunes synchronization involving artwork, lyrics, and other related media.

Superfans are probably already experiencing this, though the concept essentially repurposes a feature already in place for iTunes podcasts. Hatched with the help of Vincent Morrisset and Topspin, the concept keeps the fan engaged with streams of related content, included web pages and images. "You can spend hours upon hours listening, reading, clicking around — it's an incredible way to experience the album," Topspin topper Ian Rogers described. "Such beautiful music and lyrics coupled with simple yet creative technical presentation."

Arcade Fire The Suburbs Synchronized Artwork Version from ian rogers on Vimeo.

This Is an Album. This Is an Album With Synchronized Lyrics & Artwork... - Digital Music News

John Mayer sings California Girls

The sound isn't great, but we thought that the video was funny enough to post. We would love to see John Mayer sporting Daisy Dukes with a Bikini on Top!

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Songza - Create Free Internet Radio Stations With Your Friends

With the Songza app, the user can choose from over 8,000,000 songs to create and share their radio experience. You have the ability to build your own station, or listen to your friends station.

• Start an office station with your co-workers
• Build a station to motivate your sports team
• Invite your friends to make the station for your next party

Check out the Songza App!

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10 Free Google Tools for Musicians

1. Google Docs
Google Docs is similar to Microsoft’s Office suite only simpler and completely online.  This allows you access to your important lyrics, schedules, and accounting docs from any computer anywhere on the internet.  Use Google Docs to share your lyrics with your band mates and even upload and share mp3s.  Use a spreadsheet doc to manage band expenses and income.  Use the form maker doc to create a booking form.  Use the word processor doc to create a set list or the drawing pad to sketch your  stage set up.  You can then share your documents and allow multiple users to update information.  You can also choose who does or doesn’t have access to these documents. The possibilities are endless.
2. GmailBesides being a reliable and easy to use email provider, you can also use Gmail to manage your band email addresses @your-domain-name.  Learn how to set that up here.
Gmail also features handy filters and labels to organize your email and almost unlimited storage.  So you can easily archive email as well as separate your fanmail from your family mail etc.
Gmail also has a built in IM and video chat feature right in your inbox—which can be useful when you need feedback from an absent bandmate when you’re in the studio. This chat tool can only be used with other Gmail users, however.
3. Google Analytics
Google Analytics will show you dizzying details about how your fans interact with your website.  Find out which of your songs is the most popular, how many people visit your site on a given day, or which search terms people use to find your site in the first place. You can find thousands of additional down and dirty details and statistics about how people use your website.

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Neon Indian "Psychic Chasms" (Apache Beat Remix)

Neon Indian - "Psychic Chasms" (Apache Beat Remix) 

 

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The Charlatans "Love is Ending"

Mount Kimbie "Would Know"

The Sandwitches "Makes Me Sick"

The Sandwitches - Makes Me Sick

"All Summer" by Kid Cudi

Click here to listen to "All Summer" by Kid Cudi

 

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NuMuBu Music Networking Industry

NuMuBu empowers the individuals and businesses that make up our industry by providing them with the tools and the network to succeed.

Horse Feathers - "Thistled Spring"

Horse Feathers - "Thistled Spring" - HearYa Live Session 4/23/10 from HearYa.com on Vimeo.

Download the Cult's Oh My God Single mp3

You can download the Cults new single "Oh My God" Here

M.I.A Entire New Album on Myspace

If you are a fan of M.I.A head over to her Myspace to listen to her entire new album!

Brooklyn Hip Hop Giveaway

The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is this weekend and it's the look for anybody on the East Coast. Headlined by the one and only De La Soul, this year's festival also includes Diamond District, Smif N Wessun, Black Milk, Masta Ace, Skyzoo, Money Making Jam Boys, Curren$y, Fashawn and more. You already know that it's gonna be the look for the summer.

Click here to sign up for free Ticket Giveaways!

New Website for DJs - MixIr

MixIr is a website dedicated to DJ's who want to share their mix sets. It will allow you to search for music as well as upload music. It is invitation only, so click on link to MixIr and sign up!

The Wilderness of Manitoba

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Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed

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DOWNLOAD: The High Dials - My Heart is Pinned to Your Sleeve

DOWNLOAD: The High Dials - My Heart is Pinned to Your Sleeve

Idaho Falls: Blood in Wine Download

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Some Music Industry Newslinks

• Amazon.com and Walmart tie for #2 U.S. music retailer.
• The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Apple's control of the music industry.
• Is another source of income shrinking? Artist Imogen Heap says, "So expensive to tour!"
• Comparing the platforms: A Nimbit vs.Topspin smackdown.
• SoundExchange explains it's $200 million bank balance.
• Will MySpace Music stay free? It's up to the labels.
• LimeWire fights the court ruling against it.
• Amanda Palmer: "Artists have always needed to fund themselves."
• Big changes on the Zune Xbox team as two top executives exit.
• Twitter explodes as a video discovery engine.
• Facebook rolls out new privacy features. Plus a how to video.
•   Three essays on the future of music:

• A Record Collection Of Links - Collecting In The Age Of Streaming Music, an essay by Robbert van Ooijen
• Reid Bendett: An essay on Music Choice.
• Kyle Bylin: "The Paradox of Music: Is More, Really Less?"

• Future of Music Coalition holds it's annual DC Policy Day, explores health care and other issues
• Gigsby launches electronic music network. Grab a free beta invite.
• Ohm brings the recording studio online.

Source is www.hypebot.com

LaLa is No Longer

LaLa has been shut down, as is the official posting on the LaLa website. Apple purchased LaLa a few months ago and informed their users that they would be shutting it down. There is much speculation that Steve Jobs will be replacing LaLa with iTunes in the cloud. However it has not yet been confirmed by Apple.

 

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Google and the Music Industry

http://www.amsrabbit.comhttp://www.amsrabbit.comGoogle made a couple of announcements in relation to the music industry at the Google's I/O developer conference. "Google's most direct foray into music comes via the announcement that it had purchased Simplify Media two months ago, and will incorporating its technology in a new version of Android that enables users to stream music directly from their home PCs. That's a very different approach than MP3Tunes, Spotify or Apple's soon to be defunct Lala and others who have focused on storing music in the cloud.

Just as importantly Google announced that a new upgrade for Android will enable over the air downloads and auto-synch to all Android powered devices. No word yet, it Google is opening its own music store or just opening it's system to Amazon and others. Either way, its direct challenge to iTunes."

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The Roots: "Dear God 2.0" [ft. Monsters of Folk]

The Roots "Dear God 2.0"

Delta Spirit’s Bushwick Blues

Delta Spirit's Bushwick Blues

 

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Ohm Studio real time collaborative music workstation

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SunN.Y. 'SUNSHINE SHOWER'

Watch: Free Energy Go Rock 'n' Roll High School With the Video For "Bang Pop"

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FREE ENERGY | MySpace Music Videos

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Cool Website for Musicians: Big Live

Cool new website that will allow musicians to post and view live concerts online!

http://www.biglive.com

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More About Live Nation Losses

(Updated) Losses grew at Live Nation last quarter as the company absorbed the cost of its January 25th merger with Ticketmaster, a drastic drop in income from Tickets Now and faltering concert attendance.

The company claims that the merger will eventually save $40 million in redundant costs. But that won't help much if ticket sales continue to fall. Last year they dropped 3% to 6.8 million from 7.1 million in the previous year while total spending per concert goer grew 2% to $59.71 from $58.57.

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Phil RetroSpector's - Blue Mundane Video

Blue Mundane from Phil RetroSpector on Vimeo.

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The Zs - Acres of Skin and Diamond Terrifier (MP3) Download

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Liars - The Overachievers

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Best Coast "When I'm With You"

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Drake - All Night Long (Miss Me)

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Busta Rhymes & Swizz Beatz Record “Stop The Party”

Click Here To Download Busta Rhymes & Swizz Beatz Record “Stop The Party”

Black Eyed Peas has Best Selling Digital Download of All Times

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Make the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" the Best-Selling Digital Download of All Time

5,561,000 million, to be exact. That gives the Black Eyed Peas #1 and #4 ("Boom Boom Pow," 5,298,000) on the all time digital sales list--which has been around since July of 2003--reports Billboard. For context, there were roughly 252,908,000 internet users in America, total, circa 2009. Though it's probably safe to assume that Europeans did a lot of the work in this case.


Source "The Village Voice"

Moby Unveils New “Heavy Metal” Band: DiamondSnake

so, a few months ago i got together with my friends dave and phil and tomato and started a metal band: diamondsnake. i love making music by myself in my studio, but i also really love playing as loud as possible in a rehearsal space with a bunch of friends, especially when it's heavy metal that would sound best listened to in a 7-11 parking lot in indiana in 1985.

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Music Industry Links

• List brought to you by Hypebot
• Paul McCartney rejected EMI and took his catalog indie.
• Facebook partnered with Pandora for social music. Facebook is now 41% of all social net traffic.
• iLike founders have left MySpace executive team.
• Atlantic Records has asked fans to help fund new Natty release via Pledge Music.
• EMI may need to lay off many more staffers to keep going. U.S. could be hardest hit.
  
• VH1 adds 44 shows, but where's the music? 
• The 'Broken' System: Deconstructing Consumption - a Kyle Bylin essay.
• Last.fm to add indie "Play Direct" feature, but participating artists won't be getting paid.
• Non-profit CASH Music launches two more free viral promo tools.
• Beyond Oblivion joins MySpace in News Corps' music portfolio.
• Nimbit expands direct to fan toolkit with NimbitPro.
• Do four chords really make up every hit song?
• TuneUp adds Windows Media Player support & social features.
• Skybox offers fans an alternative to filesharing.
• Webby Awards name music film and video nominees.

Green Day and American Idiot

Green Day has taken American Idiot to Broadway and is receiving high praise from The New York Times

Pitchfork's Coachella Photo Book

Couldn't make it to Coachella you can check out a full gallery of bands at Pitchfork's Photo Book

Volcano Forces Coachella Cancellations

How does a volcano in Iceland impact Coachella in California?

As you've probably heard, volcanic ash from a series of eruptions under Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull glacier has been spreading across European airspace for the past two days, forcing European airports to cancel a huge number of flights. That's bad news for many of the Euro bands booked for Coachella and for the fans hoping to see them.
At the moment, the list of bands who won't make it out to the festival includes the Cribs, Frightened Rabbit, and, according to The New York Times, Bad Lieutenant. UPDATE: According to the Coachella Twitter, Delphic have canceled as well.
On the Cribs' MySpace page, the band say they're "gutted" and that they won't make it "despite a Herculean effort". Frightened Rabbit, meanwhile, posted on their Twitter that a Coachella appearance is "unlikely... unless they allow us to headline Sunday night. In other words, no."
Gary Numan, booked for a Sunday set, wrote on his website that he might be able to make it to Coachella thanks to a late Sunday flight: "if we are very lucky, we might just make it to the festival site (a three hour plus drive from Los Angeles) in time for our slot but without a single second of rehearsal with Robin Finck, the American based guitar player for the US shows, who has never played with us before." The Times also lists Delphic as a question mark.

Paul Muldoon Critiques Ke$ha's "Tik Tok"

State Internet Tax

As a result of the economic crisis our country is facing states are in the process of imposing taxes on digital downloads, including music and videos. Given the current state of the music industry the last thing we need is a price increase of 3% to 5% on our music, let them tax tobacco and other sins instead. Any price increases on music should be paid to the creators of music and those that invest in that creation, not the government. Please go to the below website and sign, and have your artists sign, the website petition. Any questions, let us know.

http://www.unfairdownloadtaxes.com/

BandPages on Facebook Offers Ways for Fans to Listen to Your Music

Study Finds U.S. Users are More Likely to Listen to Web-Only Radio

Vision Critical’s new three-country radio study finds a vast difference in the way US consumers with a smartphone are listening to radio, compared to their Canadian and British counterparts.

Interactive research and technology firm Vision Critical surveyed more than 3,000 adults in the US, UK and Canada and found that while those in Canada and the UK are using applications on their smartphone or iPod Touch to listen to AM/FM radio, US users are more likely to use their apps to listen to web-only radio and music streaming services. Among adults in the US who have listened to online-only radio in the past month, Pandora leads the pack as the favored online music service (42% having listened in the past year), followed by Rhapsody (6%), last.fm (5%) and Yahoo! (5%). The findings come from Vision Critical’s “Radio Futures 2010” study, conducted in February and March of this year. Further survey results will be shared at next Monday’s RAIN Summit West conference in Las Vegas.

Click here to read Full Study

Music Industry Links Around the Web

• If Unpaid Internships Are Illegal, How Can The Music Industry Exist?... (Daily Swarm)
• 9 musical things to do with your Apple iPad. (MusicRadar)
• Copyright Criminals: How to Make a Documentary About Sampling - Legally. (The Atlantic) 
• Music Biz Activists Heading To Washington For Grammys On The Hill April 14-15. (Billboard)
• Google raises stakes in video, acquires Episodic. (ZD Net) Episodic "focuses on things like analytics, content management, monetization, mobile, and syndication".
• You, Too, Can Bankroll a Rock Band. (NY Times)
• WORTHY CLICK: GoRankEm.com - Find the best material from every artist as determined by their own fans.

Indie Musicians Being Courted by You Tube

It's True!! You Tube is giving Indie Musicians space to share their music online, and they will pay you.

"Join stars like ukulele songstress Julia Nunes, singer-songwriter David Choi and others who own the global rights to their music videos by applying to be a member of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). After your partner application is approved, you can start to make money off of your musical (and video) talents, and you get access to enhanced features for your channel."

Click Here to Check out You Tube Music and Find Out More!!

Erykah Badu “Window Seat” causing controversy

Some are heralding it as art, while others think it is distasteful...Erykah Badu is walking the sidewalks of Dealy Plaza, the route Kennedy took when he was shot in ‘63. She comes round the corner in her bra, and continues to strip and then falls to the ground, reenacting the fatal shot that killed President Kennedy. Take a look and let us know what you think.

Video contains nudity...NOT suitable for work or under 18.

Justin Bieber Tops Billboard 200 With 'My World 2.0'

From Billboard News
Justin Bieber debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with "My World 2.0," after shifting 283,000 copies in its first week. It's the teenager's second album and first No. 1. His first set, "My World," debuted at No. 6 upon its release last November. This week it rises to a new peak, scooting from No. 10 to No. 5 with 50,000 (up 50%).

At 16-years old, Bieber is the youngest solo male artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Aug. 24, 1963, when the then-13-year old Stevie Wonder spent one week at No. 1 with "Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius." (Wonder recorded the album when he was 12, but released it after turning 13.) "My World 2.0's" opening frame is also Bieber's best sales week, surpassing his previous high, when the first "My World" sold 157,000 copies over Christmas week of 2009.

Thus, with albums at Nos. 1 and 5, Bieber is the first act to concurrently chart two albums within the top five of the Billboard 200 since the chart dated Oct. 9, 2004. That's when Nelly ranked at Nos. 2 and 4 with "Suit" and "Sweat," respectively. Nelly had bowed the simultaneously-released albums at Nos. 1 and 2 on the previous week's chart. The last time an act placed two albums in the top five that weren't concurrently released was on May 3, 2003. That week 50 Cent's first two major label releases -- "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" and the CD/DVD combo "The New Breed" were at Nos. 5 and 2, respectively.

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Monica with "Still Standing," selling 184,000 copies. It's the singer's second-highest sales week and charting album, surpassed only by the 186,000 that "After the Storm" earned when it started at No. 1 way back in 2003. Last week Monica claimed her first No. 1 single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in almost seven years as "Everything to Me" climbed from No. 3 to No. 1 on the tally. The tune -- which samples Deniece Williams' "Silly," a No. 11 R&B hit for the singer in 1981 -- is Monica's sixth No. 1 overall on the R&B chart.

The continuing saga of the "Now That's What I Call Music!" series extends its Billboard 200 chart dominance this week as the 33rd volume arrives at No. 3 with 135,000. The 21-track collection features Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles like Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" and Owl City's "Fireflies" and top 10 hits like Rihanna's "Hard" and Train's "Hey, Soul Sister." And with the "Now" franchise's latest spin-off, the Christian-leaning "Now That's What I Call Faith" debuting at No. 143, the "Now" brand has racked up an impressive 56 charting albums since it launched in 1998.

The final new arrival in the top 10 this week belongs to She & Him with its second album, fittingly titled "Volume Two." It starts at No. 6 with 47,000. That trumps the peak and best sales week of the duo's first set, "Volume One," which topped out at No. 71. (Its best sales frame -- 10,000 -- came a week earlier when it debuted on the list at No. 81.)

Last week's No. 1, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," slips to No. 4 with 78,000 (down 16%) while Ludacris' "Battle of the Sexes" falls four slots to No. 7 with 45,000 (down 27%). Lady Gaga's "The Fame" slides three rungs to No. 8 with 41,000 (down 15%), Marvin Sapp's "Here I Am" drops seven spots to No. 9 with 39,000 (down 48%) and the Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." moves down two positions to No. 10 with 34,000 (down 11%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending March 28) totaled 6.03 million units, up 6.5% compared to the sum last week (5.66 million) and down 11% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (6.77 million).

Free Tour Marketing Handbook

Over at the Artist Farm, they are promoting a free .pdf titled "Your Guide to the Ultimate Tour Marketing System"

Excerpts from the .pdf include information about:

1. Tour Planing Overview and Marketing Timeline
2. Promoter Outreach
3. Fan and Community Outreach
4. Media Outreach
5. and Much More

Author of the Guide, Ben Coe writes:
"This is being released with no strings attached, not even asking for an email address.", says Coe. "The book is essentially a documentation of the tour marketing system that I put together from what I've learned over the past several years of managing nationally touring bands. It's targeted mostly for managers or bands that are at the national touring level, but I think there are many applicable concepts for baby bands as well."

Do yourself a favor and make sure to check this out!

Learn How to Write a Beginner Song : Songwriting: Structure

A quick tutorial on writing a basic song.





Writing a basic song.

Kings of Leon pass 250k album downloads mark in the UK

According to Music AlleyKings-Of-Leon-Only-By-The-NightKings of Leon’s last album, Only By The Night, has sold more than 250,000 downloads in the UK – the first digital album to reach this milestone.

Lady Gaga is hot on its heels and about to pass the 200,000 mark according to the Official Charts Company, although only 12 albums have ever passed 100,000 digital sales in the UK.

Links to Music Industry News

• #SXSW - MOG launches mobile apps with unlimited downloads to your phone. (DigitalBeat) This MOGmobile (right) is on the ground in Austin
• Slacker to launch an on-demand streaming music service like MOG and Spotify. No details yet. (Billboard) 
• Twitter to offer service that ties into other sites. (NY Times)
• Digital distributor INgrooves has added some new clients including mobile distribution for Nettwerk Music Group, international distribution for Hidden Beach Records and new albums from Cary Brothers, Too $hort and Balkan Beat Box. 
• NARM and the RIAA are sponsoring a design contest to refresh the “Give The Gift Of Music” logo and slogan. The deadline for entering the contest is Friday, April 9. The prize will be $2,500, and the winning slogan and logo will be announced at the 2010 NARM Convention in May. Details here. 
• Flat fee digital distributor WaTunes has reduced the price of its VIP premium service to $2.99 per month and added new channels including Lala, Spotify, JamVana, Amie Street, Wal-Mart MP3, Mixed Up Music, MusicIsHere, Great Indie Music, Beatport, and Juno Download. The price reduction comes just days after flat fee challenger Zimbalam entered the U.S.
• we7 signs display advertising deal with Yahoo. (Music Ally)
•  34 Music Bloggers Offer Exposure In 34 Countries Hypebot

9 Places to Find Affordable Graphic Design

When looking to put together posters, t-shirts and other promotional items together for your fans, Bob Baker puts together a list of online affordable options for your band to checkout.

1. Crowdspring.com- Set your price & deadline. Choose from actual custom design work submitted by freelancers.

2. 99designs.com - Works a lot like Crowdspring above.

3. GeniusRocket.com - Ditto for this one too.

4. Threadless.com A site where hundreds of designers submit t-shirt art.

5. DeviantArt.com - A place where visual artists showcase and sell their work. A good place to discover a fresh indie designer for your project.

These next two sites are focused more on logo design:

LogoTournament.com

DesignContest.net

Of course, you can also find good, affordable designers at the bigger freelance marketplace sites, such as:

Elance.com

Guru.com

25 Ways to Overcome Creative Block

Creative block can happen to the most dynamic musician! Scott Hansen from ISO50 has gathered ideas from 25 creative professionals across the industry to share how they get over their creative blocks. The advice is applicable any creative medium.

We found great inspiration from  “Dress Code” designers who do the following to get their creative juices flowing:

“D: During the micro day to day stuff if I am in a creative rut I surf the web, go for a walk, check out a movie, shop for books, go to a museum or do other largely cliche things to fill up my brain with inspiration. Sometimes though I get sick of looking to other sources and try to clear my head by just getting out of the office and ideas come when I least expect them.

A: When it comes to daily creativity, I try to break down all of my tasks in a rough schedule everyday. I work on projects from 2-3 hour chunks at a time. I do not spend an entire day on one project alone unless its absolutely necessary. I turn off email and IM or check it every hour on the hour. Breaking down time helps me because when I have 2 hours to complete a task I’m solely focused on elements or details that might otherwise been overlooked. I think it makes me more creative because I look forward the next time I will get to work on a project and forces me to take some time off and think about what I will do next time. The schedule also helps me shift gears between different mediums. Multi-tasking doesn’t work for me, I can’t be having an IM conversation while writing a contract while talking to an intern while waiting for an email while trying to design something too. Getting rid of those small distractions and focusing on a single project helps.

D: The way our studio is set up though we try to have some overlap in who works on what, so there isn’t a ton of pressure on any one person to carry all of the creative weight, which can be kind of daunting and lets us be a bit more free with things.

D: But for the larger macro in a rut stuff we try to keep moving our business in new directions so we can stay happy creatively. To do self initiated work that balances out the day to day client stuff but in the end comes back and informs it.

A: On a macro scale, creativity comes and goes for me. I can’t predict when I will be excited about a project. I just try to be happy in my personal life which in turn makes me productive at work. And being productive at work also makes me happy in my personal life. So I try to do as many things that make me happy: playing soccer, reading books, playing video games, hanging with my lady, getting drunk, whatever I’m in the mood for. I find it tough to be creative when I’m worried or angry at something.

D: Also we work a lot of different mediums which helps keep things fresh, since one day we can be doing motion and the next a tee shirt or a branding project.

D: Teaching helps too because it exposes us to up and coming talent and fresh ideas every week. We are learning from them just as much as they are from us.”

Be sure to check out the full list of 25 Ways to Overcome Your Creative Block”

Apple Passes 10 billionth song

So what was the 10 billionth song sold? Lady Gaga, Kanye, Keisha???
"Apple said Thursday that its online music store crossed the threshold Wednesday when 71-year-old Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Ga., bought "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash.
iTunes had promoted the 10 billion mark and celebrated the milestone by giving Sulcer a $10,000 iTunes gift card."

2009 Album Cover Trends

2009 Album Cover Trends

Design Trend: Portraits

Portrait photography is great direction to head in for solo artists; however it has never been a big thing for bands and groups. The portrait helps customers put a face to the name, making them more aware of the artists, their songs, and their latest album (probably the one they're looking at!). Portraits in album artwork always tend to be close-up macro shots, usually of the artists face; this completely fills the area, meaning the customer/viewer is focusing their full attention on the artist.

Design Trend: Photo Manipulations

Photo Manipulations are a great way to make an album pop out - it suggests the type of music the artist or band produce, and if done well can generally increase sales.

Design Trend: Grunge

Just like other graphic design projects and web design, grunge is a great way to add depth and interest to album artworks. Although it is more commonly used by bands, it works just as well for solo artists; however it does, in the end, all come down to the genre of music the band or artist produces.

Design Trend: Image-Based

A powerful photograph could be all it takes to increase an albums amount of sales. Scroll down and you'll find a couple that are strong enough to cope as a cover without any use of typography whatsoever!

Design Trend: Type-Based

Just like the image-based album trend, powerful typography can sometimes be enough all by itself. It works in the exact same way a typography based web design or poster works!

Design Trend: Black and White

Black and White images are often linked with these two words: 'Elegant' and 'Beautiful'. In the case of album artwork, that is quite often the case!

Design Trend: Minimalistic

Minimalistic covers, in most cases, are cheaper to produce. They sometimes work really well, and others not so well. This year we have seen quite a few minimal album covers, both good and bad.

Design Trend: Digital

Digital artwork is a great way to aim artwork at a younger, more modern generation. It's a great way to increase sales if the album is aimed at a particular market.

Design Trend: Hand-Drawn

Hand-drawn is one of the biggest design trends of the year; not only in album artwork but in web design and other graphic design projects, too. We've seen it everywhere in the web especially, from complete hand-drawn designs, to hand-drawn rss and social media icons and even just the odd hand-drawn note.

Design Trend: Vector Art

We all love vector art; it's clean, elegant and the amount of effects are completely endless. No two things are ever the same!