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  • The Week In Music Commentary

    Mar 2

    Justin Stansbury Considers The Music Industry’s Struggle To Adapt Kevin Erickson and Olivia Brown Ask What Is Indie? Can An Artist Top The Charts Without Help From A Major? Max Engel Explains 3 Trends Shaping The Future Of Product Development Mark Mulligan Paints A Possible Vision Of Beats' Daisy As A Next Generation Music Service Alex May Describes The Rise And Fall Of The DJ Bryan Kim Unearths Instrumachines And Live Electronic Music From The Past To The Future  

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  • Watch Prince Perform, Throw a Guitar on "Fallon"

    Mar 2

    Sometimes when an artist appears on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon", they perform with the Roots. Prince didn't do that. Instead, he borrowed Captain Kirk Douglas' guitar (according to Black Thought), and following a performance of "Bambi", threw it on the ground. (He also did his new song "Screwdriver".)

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  • Staples Center Wasn't 100% Vegetarian for Last Night's Morrissey Concert

    Mar 2

    The verdict is in regarding whether or not the Staples Center would go 100% vegetarian for last night's Morrissey concert. Multiple tweets from showgoers confirm that although the McDonald's outlets were closed, some vendors had meat options available. Vegan blogger Quarry Girl tweeted, "Live from the Morrissey STAPLES Center concert: floor level all vegetarian, top floor serving meat. McDonalds is indeed closed." This was confirmed by Music for Good TV and several other users who spotted...

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  • REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review

    Mar 2

    Major U.S. ISPs Launch Anti-Piracy System: '6 Strikes And We'll Throttle You' Facebook Admits They've Been Underreporting Your Page Reach For Months 5 Aspects Of The Old Music Industry Being Disrupted And Replaced By Social Media Google In Talks To Take On Spotify, Rhapsody Pandora Caps Mobile Listening, Cites Rising Royalties Shazam Drives $300 Million A Year In iTunes, AmazonMP3 Sales MORE: Hypebot News Links SXSW Music Meets Tech Meetup Announced: March 12, 3:30 - 4:30...

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  • Metal Guitarist Illustrates Anti-Piracy By Purchasing His Own CD [VIDEO]

    Mar 2

    (UPDATED) It's easy to be philosophical about piracy until it effects you. As much as we publish about the "power of free" and the "new paradigm",  I admit to the annoyance that I feel when I learn someone has reposted an entire Hypebot article without asking, and often without attribution. Such was the case for guitarist Guy Marchais of death-metal band Suffocation last week after the band released Pinnacle of Bedlam. To make his own case against piracy and to encourage fans to go buy...

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  • How to Get an Inside Connect at a Marquee Venue with Nic Adler

    Mar 1

    If you’re a local band that is drawing 300-500 people to your shows, that’s a feat to celebrate. But, that’s also when it is time to leverage your Act into securing a spot at a larger venue or one with more eyeballs on it! Not all venues are created equal. Some have more mystique and legend attached to them, just like The Roxy. One of our RenmanMB members called in to ask Nic Adler, Owner of The Roxy Theatre, his opinion on bands that are trying to connect with these Marquee Venues when they...

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  • White Stripes, Flaming Lips, Black Keys, Iron & Wine, Foals, More Outline Record Store Day Releases

    Mar 1

    Record Store Day, which takes place April 20, champions mom-and-pop music shops with special releases only available in independent stores on that day. Warner Bros., a sponsor of Record Store Day, has detailed its 2013 Record Store Day limited edition vinyl contributions from Flaming Lips, Black Keys, Iron & Wine, Foals, Tegan and Sara, and Surfer Blood, among others. Flaming Lips will release their unique 1997 record Zaireeka, which comes on four discs that are meant to be played...

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  • New all ages venue added to IOTM in Anacortes, WA - Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery. This restaurant...

    Mar 1

    New all ages venue added to IOTM in Anacortes, WA - Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery. This restaurant and brewery hosts live music on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Blues, Jazz, Roots Music: http://ow.ly/ibJ9I The Rockfish Grill, Anacortes, WA - Booking Information & Music Venue Reviews

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  • New 21+ venue added to IOTM in Anacortes, WA - H2O. This restaurant and club hosts live music on Saturday...

    Mar 1

    New 21+ venue added to IOTM in Anacortes, WA - H2O. This restaurant and club hosts live music on Saturday nights only. Those under 21 can be inside until 10 PM. Rock, Funk, Dance: http://ow.ly/ibIVo H2O, Anacortes, WA - Booking Information & Music Venue Reviews

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  • Local acts needed for 3/19 at Bill's Records in Dallas, TX: http://ow.ly/ibxv0

    Mar 1

    Local acts needed for 3/19 at Bill's Records in Dallas, TX: http://ow.ly/ibxv0 Music Venues, Booking Agents, & Promoters Looking for Bands and Touring Acts

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