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Touring Tips From Indie Rockers Air Traffic Controller

Here Air Traffic Controller, an indie pop band hailing from Boston who have seen considerable success of late, share their tips and advice for surviving life on tour.

Guest Post on 10/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Albany, Animals as Leaders, Austin, Autonomous car, Boosie Badazz, Boston, Boston Music Awards, Google, New York, Rize, Texas

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2017 Nominees Include Joan Baez, Pearl Jam, Tupac, Jane’s Addiction plus Some Surprises

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame announced its 2017 nominees this morning live of SiriusXM's new VOLUME music talk channel, and they're a mix of the obvious and overdue. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/18/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Animals as Leaders, Blue Öyster Cult, Boosie Badazz, Bruce Springsteen, Cleveland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Google, New York, Northeast Ohio, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

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Alt-Rockers Placebo Fight, Walk Off Stage After 2 Songs At Sold Out Concert

The show must go on, apparently unless you are "uncomfortable" and fighting with your bandmates. UK alt-rockers Placebo left the stage after an internal argument in the band on Thursday. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/17/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50s progression, Albany, Alternative rock, Animals as Leaders, Bitter Sweet Symphony, Boosie Badazz, Brian Molko, Compact disc, Google, New York, Placebo (band)

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This Week In Music Commentary

Music commentators this week shared their thoughts and opinions on how old school talent can transition to a modern music economy, the RIAA gets confused, and we hear a brief. Continue reading

admin on 10/16/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Animals as Leaders, Apple Inc., Audio and video interfaces and connectors, Boosie Badazz, Google, headphones, IPhone, MacBook Pro, New York, Phone connector (audio)

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Shazam Adds Music Videos Via Vadio Partnership

[UPDATED] Shazam is adding music videos in a partnership with Portland based startup Vadio. When a user taps on the Shazam icon to identify a song, a thumbnail of the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aesop Rock, Albany, Andrea Bocelli, Google, iTunes, music industry, music video, New York, Oregon, Portland, Spotify, YouTube

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Concert Promoter AEG Sets Aggressive Environmental Goals

A concert promoter with a Senior Director of Energy and Environment? It's true and AEG's announced at SXSW Eco on Tuesday that the global concert promoter was adopting a new, science-based. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2016 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, American Canyon, Animals as Leaders, Asiana Airlines, BC Hydro, California, Climate change, Google, Greenhouse gas, Jerry Brown, New York

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Bandflyr: Free App For Electronic, Printed Gig Flyers

Creating custom concert flyers is a easy with the free Bandflyr app. Work within a variety of themes and layouts to compose a flyer design. You can personalize each flyer. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/10/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: .htaccess, Albany, Bagel, Bahamas Cruises, Bathroom, BB&T, Black Legion (film), Boosie Badazz, Compact disc, Google, New York

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Mosh Pit Mash-Up • Writing A Hook • Promote Your Music To Bloggers • More

Recently on MusicThinkTank, we examined how to stay safe in a mosh pit, some indicators that you might be ruining your band's chance at success, how you can promote your music to bloggers, and more.

admin on 10/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aiden, Albany, All of the Lights, Atlanta, Google, Jonah Hill, Kanye West, Moshing, New York, Saint Pablo Tour, Vic Mensa

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ole Acquires Compact Media

ole has acquired Compact Media in the latest deal in the hot publishing and rights management sector. Even as investors have become more conservative about music tech, funds have flowed into publishing,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Alexander Russo, ARIA Charts, Britain's Got Talent, Compact disc, Daisy Goodwin, Google, ITV (TV network), New York, PBS, United Kingdom

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Spotify On Track To Pay Music Industry More Than $1.6 Billion In 2016

Spotify announced that its total payments to artists, labels, publishers and other rightholders now tops $5 billion.That's up $2 billion from June 2015, when the music streamer shared that it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bagel, Bahamas Cruises, Bassinet, Bathroom, BB&T, Black Legion (film), Cambria (company), Casa Monica Hotel, Frank Ocean, Google, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, New York, Pandora Radio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, The Times

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