Saturday, January 31, 2009

Inez: Singsoulgirl

Inez: SingsoulgirlInez: Singsoulgirl - Powerful female R&B and Hiphop music with influences from traditional Indigenous culture and language
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Huffduffer

Huffduffer - Create your own podcast by finding and adding links to audio files on the web. You can also subscribe to podcasts of other found sounds
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Canadian Music Week 2009

Canadian Music Week is Canada's leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country's music, media and entertainment industries. Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival, CMW spans a four-day period from March 11 to March 14, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe
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US Mint unveils DC quarter showing Duke Ellington

US Mint unveils DC quarter showing Duke EllingtonThe nation's capital now has its own quarter. The U.S. Mint on Monday released the coin featuring Washington native and jazz great Duke Ellington at his piano. It also has an inscription of the city's motto, "Justice for All." Collectors can go online or to banks to buy two-roll sets and bags of up to 1,000 quarters. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says officials are planning an event to celebrate the coin later this month. Last year, the U.S. Mint rejected designs that included the slogan "Taxation Without Representation." That refers to the long-running gripe that D.C. residents pay federal taxes without full representation in Congress. The Mint's state quarter program finished in November with Hawaii and is moving on to U.S. territories - Yahoo
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Friday, January 23, 2009

IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2009

IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2009 which "gives a comprehensive overview of trends in the music business internationally. It shows an industry that has shifted its approach from one based only on unit sales of music to 'monetising' access to music across a multitude of channels and platforms"

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Bandcamp

"Bandcamp isn't Yet Another Place to Put Your Music. We power a site that's yours. So instead of our logo plastered between banner ads for Sexy Singles Chat, your fans see your design, your music, your name, your URL. You retain all ownership rights, and we just hang out in the background handling the tech stuff"


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CASH Music

CASH Music: "a Coalition of Artists and Stake Holders. CASH is a platform for engagement. A way for audiences and creators to exchange creative perspectives and ideas. Why is this good? Because it's how things are now - and in our humble opinion it's a change for the better. An engaged and participating audience has a vital stake in the continuation and existence of the artistic output. A truly engaged audience forms a healthy, vibrant 'scene' grown up around creative works"

Jazz musician David 'Fathead' Newman dies at 75

Jazz musician David 'Fathead' Newman dies at 75David "Fathead" Newman, a jazz musician who played with the Ray Charles Band and won fame as a tenor sax soloist, has died at age 75. Newman played and recorded with a wide range of jazz and soul luminaries, such as Herbie Mann, Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville. He also led a successful solo career. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 for his work with Art Blakey and Dr. John. Manager Karen Nemman says the jazz musician died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer in a Kingston, N.Y., hospital. According to his Web site, Newman spent 12 years with the Ray Charles Band beginning in 1954. He began as the baritone sax player and became the star tenor sax soloist
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Songkick

Songkick - find out where your favourite bands are playing next, based on your music library
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Media Music Now

Media Music Now - Offers royalty-free music, and sound effects for use in media productions and multimedia applications
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Maverick via Exact Editions

Maverick via Exact EditionsMaverick is a monthy magazine for fans of country music and is breaking the mould of how country music is perceived in the UK. Now available via the Exact Editions platform

Friday, January 16, 2009

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2009 Inductees, ticket availability to the Induction Ceremony and a weeklong schedule of events to celebrate the Induction's return to Cleveland. On April 4, 2009, the Induction Ceremony will take place in Cleveland for the first time since 1997. The 2009 Induction Ceremony will be broadcast live on Fuse TV
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Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls - Official site for the 2009 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls, the musical by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows and Frank Loesser, based on the stories of Damon Runyon, starring Oliver Platt, Lauren Graham, Craig Bierko, and Kate Jennings Grant
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

SongNation

SongNation - A professional song pitching platform and community that connects songwriters and music publishers with those who are seeking material
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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Music Blog Zeitgeist 2008

Hype Machine, Blog Fresh Radio, Musebin, and imeem have teamed up to deliver the Music Blog Zeitgeist 2008, an assessment of the years best albums, artists, and songs as decided by music bloggers. The Zeitgeist didn't poll bloggers directly but rather looked at the huge amount of data Hype Machine gathered over 2008 in regards to posting trends in the music blogosphere
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Friday, January 09, 2009

Pop singer Dave Dee dies aged 65

British pop star Dave Dee has died at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with cancer. The singer continued playing gigs with his band - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - until near to the end of his life, record plugger Sean Cooney said. "He didn't let it get him down. He was defying it," Mr Cooney added. The group had eight top 10 hits, including a UK number one single in 1968 with The Legend of Xanadu, in which Dee famously cracked a whip. They first entered the UK chart in December 1965 with You Make it Move, which peaked at number 26
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Brian Eno Condemns Israeli Attacks In Gaza

Brian Eno has condemned Israel's ongoing military action in Gaza - and accused the state of pretending to be the 'victim. More than 600 people are believed to have been killed since Israeli forces launched a full-scale campaign against the leaders of the Palestinian Sunni paramilitary organisation Hamas eleven days ago. Speaking at a rally in London over the weekend, Eno said: "What we're seeing in Gaza is an experiment in provocation conducted by the Israeli government"
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Mufin

Mufin - A music discovery engine that delivers a fresh and accurate system that introduces you to more of the music you'll enjoy based on your individual musical tastes. The team behind the app includes some of the original minds behind the MP3 format
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Thursday, January 01, 2009

Dizzler

Dizzler free downloadable application allows users to search online and play free music, videos, games, and radio stations on their desktop or mobile device.
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