The new Fiona Apple record is finally hitting the streets after six years! As we’ve discussed here before, it probably wouldn’t even have seen the light of day without significant support from her audience, even though many of the parties…
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Would you like to be fired next?
Remember when Trump kept telling the project manager on last week’s Apprentice not to bring a certain person into the boardroom? And he said it again and again? And the dude brings that guy back anyway, so Trump fires him…
CBGB’s Loses Its Lease
The inevitable happened. Now, what will I use as my example of the world’s worst club bathroom in my live seminar?
Sharks circling in Orlando?
An indie artist’s manager makes some interesting allegations in this press release that a prominent Orlando radio program director guaranteed airplay on his station in exchange for points on a record’s major label re-release, plus $15,000 in advance. The manager’s…
GarageSpin Interview with GarageBand Exec
Garagespin talks with Patrick Koppula, COO of GarageBand about some new production and distribution tools for their artists. [ tx, Digital Music Weblog ]
Bob Moog Passes Away
Bob Moog lost his tragic battle with a brain tumor over the weekend. When we first posted the story of his illness, it was wonderful to see the outpouring of support on his family’s weblog. Truly wonderful that he was…
Heavy Metal Hasn’t Gone Anywhere
Slate discovers that metal has been been hiding just under the radar, like our friends in Music Hates You.
Marc Cohn Shooting – First Hand
Shane Fontayne provides a first hand account of the attempted carjacking that almost took Marc Cohn’s life. Long time spinme.com readers know the rant I’m about to go on here…
That’s so interesting…
You work for a huge label? And you get to go on lavish trips with radio folks so they’ll play your songs? Tell me more! Do you mind if I get my notebook? The girls at the office will just…
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Sony Agrees to Stop Payola Payments to Radio Stations
“WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET AUDIOSLAVE ON WKSS THIS WEEK?!!?” That’s one of the e-mails that New York State’s Attorney General cited in his agreement with Sony/BMG to end the practice of radio “flyaways” and other indirect…
Watch those contracts, part deux
I keep yammering on about the importance of band agreements — not just for what can happen to you if you don’t have one, but what can happen if you don’t honor one. Two former members of the Doors found…