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How A Small Music Festival Revived A Texas Town [It's Not Austin]
May 2235 Denton is a local music festival in Denton, TX that features the excessive wealth of local talent in the Denton indie music scene while also including unique headliners. Begun as a SXSW side party for Denton acts, the event eventually relocated to Denton, TX where it has helped revitalize the downtown area. 35 Denton is an excellent example of a locally grown event that can raise a city's brand on a national level. Michael Seman writes about 35 Denton for The Atlantic Cities as...
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Topspin Revamps Fulfillment Policies In Wake Of Audiolife Acquisition
May 22On the heals of today's acquisition by distributor Alliance Entertainment of direct to fan fulfilment service Audiolife, Topspin, who has used Audiolife to deliver physical goods, has announced major changes to it's own Topspin Fulfilment service. Topspin's customers will now be serviced by Alliance, though a $.50 customer service fee will be added to to all orders that contain physical goods. Topsin is also adding live customer phone support from their Santa Monica offices. On the week...
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Spoon's Britt Daniel and Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs Form New Band
May 22Following the recent news that Handsome Furs have called it quits, Dan Boeckner (also of Wolf Parade) has announced a new collaborative project with Spoon frontman Britt Daniel and New Bomb Turks' Sam Brown. They're recording under the name Divine Fits, with a debut produced by Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) set for Merge later this year. The band's first Tweet reads, "Hi. We are Divine Fits from LA, CA. We've been making a racket while the pool drains...
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Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist John Frusciante Resurfacing With 'Letur Lefr' EP
May 22Whatever happened to John Frusciante? Upon leaving Red Hot Chili Peppers, he was quite prolific with his solo work, but hasn’t been heard from since 2009′s ‘The Empyrean’ album. Now comes word from Consequence of Sound that the reclusive guitar great is ready to emerge from his recording cocoon with a new solo EP. The disc is titled ‘Letur Lefr,’ and will be available to fans on July 9. [...]
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The Cult, 'Choice of Weapon' – Album Review
May 22The Cult may be getting some age on them, but they’re not going gently into the night. In fact, with their latest release, ‘Choice of Weapon,’ the group shows off the energy and vitality of a band half their age while feeding upon the years of experience to craft a lyrically deeper album. From the opening moments of ‘Honey From a Knife,’ the Cult are off and running with Billy [...]
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How A Small Music Festival Revived A Texas Town [It's Not Austin]
May 2235 Denton is a local music festival in Denton, TX that features the excessive wealth of local talent in the Denton indie music scene while also including unique headliners. Begun as a SXSW side party for Denton acts, the event eventually relocated to Denton, TX where it has helped revitalize the downtown area. 35 Denton is an excellent example of a locally grown event that can raise a city's brand on a national level. Michael Seman writes about 35 Denton for The Atlantic Cities as...
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Alliance Acquires Audiolife, Placing Another Big Bet On Music's Long Tail
May 22(UPDATE) Top ranked audio and video distributor Alliance Entertainment has acquired direct to fan fulfillment leader Audiolife. No details of the acquisition were disclosed. But with this deal alongside their new partnership to make CD Baby's vast catalog available to retail, Alliance has doubled down on a bet that servicing music's long tail can be profitable. As part of the acquisition,, Audiolife's founders and management team will continue to operate out of its Los Angeles,...
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The xx Announce North American Tour
May 22Photo by Charles Taylor Bergquist In addition to their summer festival tour in Europe and the UK, the xx will visit North America briefly in support of their yet-untitled sophomore record. After the tour dates, watch a recent video of the group performing a new song at London's Battersea Arts Centre last weekend. Read Laura Snapes' report from that show here. The xx: 05-29 Bordeaux, France - Le Rocher De Palmer 05-30 Toulouse, France - Le Phare 05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound 06-08...
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Topspin Revamps Fulfillment Policies In Wake Of Audiolife Acquisition
May 22On the heals of today's acquisition by distributor Alliance Entertainment of direct to fan fulfilment service Audiolife, Topspin, who has used Audiolife to deliver physical goods, has announced major changes to it's own Topspin Fulfilment service. Topspin's customers will now be serviced by Alliance, though a $.50 customer service fee will be added to to all orders that contain physical goods. Topsin is also adding live customer phone support from their Santa Monica offices. On...
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Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix Completes Marathon With 'Run It Forward' Campaign
May 22Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix has seen the road plenty from his tour bus, but recently he’s been getting a closer look as a long distance runner. The singer just completed his first marathon as part of the ‘Run It Forward’ campaign, which raises funds for health care access, after school fitness programs and dental care. In a new video posted about his recent run, the singer is shown heading [...]
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