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  • Here's Diplo's Remix of PSY's "Gangnam Style" Featuring 2 Chainz and Tyga

    Mar 5

    Here's Diplo remix of PSY's chart-shattering hit/video craze "Gangnam Style". MissInfo's got the previously hinted at remix here, which features both 2 Chainz and Tyga. The remix is part of the official Gangnam Style Remix Style EP, which also features instrumentals and a version by Afrojack. That's available today through School Boy/Republic Records. Just for the hell of it, go ahead and watch the original "Gangnam Style" video again:

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  • Steve Gottlieb's Video Chat Platform Shindig To Stage Online Events For Bands At SXSW

    Mar 5

    Steve Gottlieb is likely best known for his indie label TVT Records which was ultimately sold to The Orchard after 25 years of operation. Though he never truly went away, helping found A2IM among other accomplishments, he's back in the game with Shindig, a platform for video chat events. Initially focused on book-related events, Shindig is now adding music to the mix and offering bands at SXSW a special promo opportunity. I was recently introduced to Shindig by Patricia Joseph who...

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  • Indie Musician Mandy Is Hacking Blindness And You Can Help

    Mar 4

    By Paul Lamere of Music Machinery. Meet Mandy. She’s a musician and a multimedia artist. She’s also losing her vision. She is on a quest – to push forward interfaces for non-visual music production to make it easier for those with vision impairments to use modern technology to create music. We in the music tech community, especially the music hackers among us are in an excellent position to help Mandy take some steps toward reaching her goal. Anyone who has been to a Music Hack Day...

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  • Countering The Commoditization Of Music By Giving Credit And Creating Value

    Mar 3

    By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). Ubiquity drives the commoditization of music and other intellectual property, lowering value and decreasing discovery. Giving credit, or attribution, counteracts this effect and creates value. I read two posts this week which got me thinking about how these two ideas related in the worlds of both social media and independent music. One post was from Tommy Darker on Music Think Tank called ”Premiumization 101 For...

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  • Report: D'Angelo and ?uestlove Live in Brooklyn

    Mar 5

    Photos by Will Deitz Last summer, neo soul icon D'Angelo triumphantly returned to the stage with a short tour of Europe and the U.S. that peaked with a sets at Bonnaroo and Jay-Z's Made in America Festival. Plans to reissue Voodoo on vinyl were made and delivered upon. D'Angelo seemed to be feeling good and looking good, again singing with the power and grace associated with his finest work. Most importantly, it looked like he was having fun doing it. After a decade of turbulence, it seemed...

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  • The Most Overrated Things In A Musician’s Career

    Mar 5

    Many musicians try to play shows at industry festivals like SXSW in order to break into the industry. However, there is no guarantee that this will happen and some musicians may not be ready yet in their careers or may not be mature enough to handle success. On Music Think Tank, Simon Tam posted about the most overrated things in a musician’s career. What do you think of the list? Do you have your priorities straight when it comes to your career?   “Sometimes, we need to learn to say...

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  • AM NEWS BRIEF: Digital Pioneers Sour On 'Pay What You Want', FB Admits Likes Down, YouTube $ Discontent & More

    Mar 5

    Tuesdat 3.5.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Click Here Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab

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  • The Turntable Kitchen's Subscription 'Pairings Box' Continues Its Unique Path

    Feb 28

    By Knar Bedian of Evolver.fm. Most of us get our dose of new music on the interwebs, whether via streaming radio, blogs, blog aggregators, friends, feeds, label newsletters, or hybrids like Shuffler.fm, the online music blog curator that’s also recently joined the lineup of Spotify apps. This one’s different. The Turntable Kitchen Pairings Box Experience from High Beam Media The popular site The Turntable Kitchen, part personal blog, music blog, tech blog, and recipe blog, has a...

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  • DIIV to Tour With How to destroy angels_

    Mar 4

    Photo by Tom Spray Trent Reznor's project How to destroy angels_ are heading out on tour to support their upcoming album Welcome oblivion. Reznor and company have just announced that DIIV will join them on the road. Check out their dates together below, plus DIIV's episode of Pitchfork.tv's "+1". How to destroy angels_: 04-12 Indio, CA - Coachella  04-13 Las Vegas, NV- Pearl Theatre * 04-17 Monterey, CA - Golden State Theatre * 04-18 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom * 04-19 Indio, CA -...

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  • New 21+ venue added to IOTM in Albuquerque, NM - Blackbird Buvette. Shows can be held any night of the...

    Mar 4

    New 21+ venue added to IOTM in Albuquerque, NM - Blackbird Buvette. Shows can be held any night of the week except for Monday, which is reserved for karaoke. All genres welcome: http://ow.ly/im66t Blackbird Buvette, Albuquerque, NM - Booking Information & Music Venue Reviews

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