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Diplo Has the Best Backstage Rider
Dec 11Photo by Erez Avissar Backstage riders, which outline an artist's demands when playing a show, can be revealing. It appears Diplo used a recent one to let his humorous side shine. The New York Post's infamous Page Six column has run a piece on his outlandish requests for a December 30 show at Manhattan's Pier 94. (And we confirmed that it is, indeed, real.) It doesn't include whiskey or hummus or whatever else it is that bands typically ask for nowadays. Oh no. Rather, Diplo would like one...
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Echo Chamber: Morrissey's Hatred for the British Royal Family Knows No Bounds
Dec 11"Even with the recent story about the nurse killing herself in King Edward Hospital, there's no blame placed on Kate Middleton, who was in the hospital as far as I could see for absolutely no reason. She feels no shame about the death of this woman, she's saying nothing about the death of this poor woman. The arrogance of the British royals is staggering, absolutely staggering. And why it's allowed to be I really don't know... It wasn't because of two DJs in Australia that this woman took her...
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What Can We Learn From The EDM Boom?
Dec 11By Alexis Rodich, Director of Artist Services, Bandsintown. Want to know the three most valuable letters in the music industry right now? EDM - the acronym for electronic dance music, which has managed to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in the U.S. alone. In a relatively short amount of time, the genre has single-handedly transformed the landscape of popular music and created a massive sub-culture of "house heads." Throughout this boom, Bandsintown has worked with a variety of...
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Full List Of 2013 Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees: Public Enemy, Rush, Albert King & More
Dec 11The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced it's 2013 inductees. They are: Rush Public Enemy Heart MORE: Randy Newman Donna Summer Lou Adler and Quincy Jones will each receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-performers Scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2013, the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. This marks the first time since 1993 that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will...
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Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Heart, Rush, Randy Newman Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Dec 11The 2013 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees has been announced. Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, and Rush will all be honored at the induction ceremony, which will take place on April 18 in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone reports. Other nominees included the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Deep Purple, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kraftwerk, the Marvelettes, the Meters, N.W.A., and Procol Harum. Here's Donna Summer's "I Feel Love": Public Enemy's...
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The DIY Daily Podcast #270 - December 11, 2012
Dec 11Today's Topics: 5 Habits Of Successful People Listen and/or Download here: Today's Featured Song of the Week is "Rusted Heart", a collaboration from Mike Edel and The Fugitives. Download this song for free, and others, from the Love and Bravery compilation at: www.peakperformanceproject.com. Introduce yourself in the comments below!
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Pre-Order Starts For 12-12-12 Sandy Concert Tracks: Springsteen, Clapton, Vedder, Kayne, Keys & More
Dec 11(UPDATED) Pre-order starts today for the Columbia release of music from the "12-12-12" benefit concert to provide assistance to the victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Robin Hood Relief Fund. The Wednesday concert at Madison Square Garden will feature iconic performers and a selection of 24 live tracks are available for pre-order on iTunes here. A physical album will be made available as soon as possible. The net proceeds from the soundtrack will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which...
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Watch Big Boi and Kelly Rowland on "The View"
Dec 11Last week, Big Boi did "Mama Told Me" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" alongside the track's original collaborators, Little Dragon. Today, he performed the Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors version with Kelly Rowland. Watch them perform the track for the ladies of "The View" below. Martha Stewart was also a guest on the show, and apparently they hung out.
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What Can We Learn From The EDM Boom?
Dec 11By Alexis Rodich, Director of Artist Services, Bandsintown. Want to know the three most valuable letters in the music industry right now? EDM - the acronym for electronic dance music, which has managed to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in the U.S. alone. In a relatively short amount of time, the genre has single-handedly transformed the landscape of popular music and created a massive sub-culture of "house heads." Throughout this boom, Bandsintown has worked with a variety of...
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Twitter for Musicians, Day 29: An Evil Tool to Grow your Following
Dec 11Twitter for Musicians is a 30 day guide to kick ass and take names using Twitter for your band. Click here for the full guide. TweetAdder is a tool I hesitate to tell you about. This tool can be used for pure evil in the wrong hands. TweetAdder is an automation tool for Twitter. It automatically follows people, unfollows people, searches for people, and, even, generates tweets. If you want to grow your following on Twitter quickly with relevant followers, TweetAdder is the tool for you. On...
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