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  • Selling Your Music on Facebook With OneRPM

    Aug 2

    Over the past few months i’ve been mega busy researching the best tools & services to include in the epic deal that launches on September 1st. Back in June, I had a conversation with Emmanuel Zunz, who is the founder of a website called OneRPM – a hybrid music distribution / direct-to-fan marketing platform. After hearing Emmanuel’s vision for the site and having a play around, I decided it was something worth sharing here on The Musician’s Guide. Compared to five years ago, there are so...

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  • When One Door Closes, Another Opens

    Aug 1

    That certainly is true for Spencer Krug aka Moonface, frontman for both Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown, who recently re-connected with Siinai, Finnish instrumental band and former members of Joensuu 1685.

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  • Video: Charli XCX: "You're the One" (The Internet Remix ft. Mike G)

    Aug 2

    Last month, Charli XCX released a video for "You're the One". Shortly after, she shared a remix by Odd Future's the Internet with a guest verse from Mike G. Today, that remix got its own video. Check out the trippy clip below, via Charli's Twitter.

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  • Download Domo Genesis and the Alchemist's New Album No Idols

    Aug 1

    Domo Genesis and the Alchemist: "Elimination Chamber" [ft. Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, and Action Bronson] Odd Future's resident stoner Domo Genesis and prolific producer the Alchemist just released their collaborative album No Idols. It features guest spots from Tyler, the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Spaceghostpurrp, Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson, Prodigy, Smoke DZA, and Vince Staples. Grab it here, via Domo's Twitter account. Below the tracklist, watch Domo in the video for...

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  • Listen to A$AP Rocky's Cover of "Pumped Up Kicks"

    Aug 1

    Photo by Ysa Pérez Today in A$AP Rocky Jumps the Shark: During a session at BBC Radio 1's Maida Vale studios in London for Zane Lowe's show, that pretty mother fucker did a cover of Foster the People's mega-hit "Pumped Up Kicks". He butchered it-- he's not a singer-- but it's hilarious and worth a listen nonetheless. Listen to the whole show at the BBC site, or listen to just the cover over at Fake Walls.  Watch Rocky perform "Pretty Flacko" at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival:

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  • The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 10: Wild Card of Inspiration!

    Aug 1

    Over the past couple months, we’ve been highlighting music-related people and organizations who are worth following on Twitter, all grouped together by category– music law, songwriting, promotion, news, and so forth. For the concluding installment, we thought we’d throw categories out the window and recommend a handful of fun and whacky Twitter personalities who have nothing at all to do with music. Follow them when you need some inspiration. Oops, I just invented a category, didn’t I? 10...

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  • Bill Doss Memorial Set for Saturday in Athens

    Aug 1

    Photo by Leigh Ann Hines A public memorial has been set for Bill Doss of the Olivia Tremor Control, who passed away yesterday at 43 of currently unknown causes. The memorial will take place this Saturday, August 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. A press release noted: In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make donations to Nuci's Space, a local musician support & resource center. Click here to donate. We ask that you please respect the privacy of the...

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  • R.I.P. Tony Sly of No Use for a Name

    Aug 1

    Tony Sly, vocalist and lead guitarist for melodic punk band No Use for a Name, has passed away, the Fat Wreck Chords website has announced. The cause of death has not been announced. He was 41. No Use for a Name formed in the late 1980s out of the punk scene in San Jose, California. As the band's career progressed, they move towards a melodic hardcore and skate punk sound, releasing material with NOFX frontman Fat Mike's label, Fat Wreck Chords. Their most recent record was 2008's The Feel...

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  • Final Details Announced for Next Week's Basilica Music Fest, Presented in Association with Pitchfork

    Aug 1

    Marina Abramović image courtesy OMA This summer marks the official launch of music programming at Basilica Hudson, a waterfront arts and performance space located inside a reclaimed 19th-century factory in Hudson, New York. The artist-owned venue, which offers views of the Catskill Mountains, is run by creative directors Melissa Auf der Maur (formerly of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins) and filmmaker Tony Stone. Presented in association with Pitchfork, the Basilica Music Festival is a two-day...

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  • Watch Animal Collective Perform "Today's Supernatural" at Last Year's Pitchfork Music Festival

    Aug 1

    Earlier this week, Animal Collective shared their new song "Today's Supernatural" from their forthcoming record Centipede Hz, via their new Sunday evening radio program. And now, Pitchfork.tv has shared a performance of the track from Animal Collective's set at last year's Pitchfork Music Festival. Check out the performance below, and read our "Update" interview with Avey Tare about the making of Centipede Hz.

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