Music Business

Küba <3 - Sinan Sümertaş

Yaz gelsin artık:) - drzileli

aynen öyle, yaz enerjisini tam anlamıyla yansıtan ender parçalardan biri (: - erenbilveran

"In honor of Evan Dando and his band The Lemonheads being at the Prophet Bar tonight, I thought I might share with the readers of DC9 some of the pitfalls of being a music writer. Sure, there are tons of positives: free shows and CDs and access to cool people (some of whom you may actually admire). But for every moment of fun, there have been some serious headaches, the biggest of which is the interview process. Almost 99% of interviews are done over the phone. And that's where the trouble can begin. Bad cell phone connections, background noise and a host of issues can quickly derail any interview. The thing that ruins most Q&As is the testy or unresponsive interviewee. With that in mind, here is my list of the five best and five worst musicians I have had the pleasure (or pain) of speaking with. The Worst 5. Aaron Lewis of Staind This dude rambled on about Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. Need I say more? Plus, his country album sucks. 4. Scott Ian of Anthrax This guy got pissed because I... more... - Spidra Webster from Bookmarklet

interesting - SteVe C

I "friended" Roger McGuinn on Pownce when it was still around, and I was struck by the way he actually responded personally and in realime to comments made on his posts. For a folk-rock legend, he's very down to earth. - Mark J from Android

ben bunu nasıl kaçırmışım :P derhal araklıyorum he he he :) - makber16

#Ahulifestyle - Ahu Kaya

zıpla! :P - makber16

hoş,güzel ve dinlenir - makber16

:)) evett çok güzel denk geldi - absent

+ - koleksiyoner

bir sürü like like like like :) ilk görsele de ölürüm :) - Özge Çatal ☮

<3 <3 :d - Pagine Rosse

güzel :) - Jade Lady X

beceriksiz hehehe :P neyse inanmadım ama hadi dediğin gibi olsun :) - hazal

+ - Ali Yolcu

pek bi sevdim thenk yu :) - Renk(one)Ahenk

"The Grammy Awards telecast prides itself on creating unexpected or historic collaborations among performers, a tradition that’s led to some of the most memorable moments in Grammy night history (Eminem and Elton John singing “Stan” in 2001) and some we’re happy to forget (Paul McCartney, Jay-Z and Linkin Park on “Yesterday/Numb/Encore” in 2006). This year’s show continues that practice with the Beach Boys' 50th anniversary reunion performance, during which the venerable sun and surf outfit will team up with the relative whippersnappers in Foster the People and Maroon 5. Elsewhere on the show, country-pop singer and guitarist Glen Campbell will be joined by the Band Perry and Blake Shelton for a segment celebrating the Lifetime Achievement Award being given to Campbell, who has seen an outpouring of affection and support from fans since he announced last year that he is living with Alzheimer’s disease and has embarked on a series of live shows that is being billed as his farewell... more... - Spidra Webster from Bookmarklet

"The 54th Grammy Awards will rock L.A.'s Staples Center this Sunday, and a handful of senior New Yorkers shared their opinions on some of 2012's nominees. The Huffington Post invited five New York grandmothers - Rosemary, Catherine, Merle, Julia and Mibs - from Manhattan's Hudson Guild Community Center to vote for their favorite Best Album of the Year and Best Record of the Year nomineees in "Grammies on the Grammys." Described as "smart, opinionated women with a self-professed love of music," the ladies opened their ears, minds and dance moves to the voices and beats of Adele, Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Bon Iver, Mumford & Sons and Katy Perry. They had much to say about this year's featured artists. "How comes he sounds like a woman?" asks Catherine of Bruno Mars. Merle says of Foo Fighters, "I'm shocked. I thought I was gonna hear wild things, but this is nice." The grammies enjoyed the British folk sound of Mumford & Sons, calling it "soothing." And the winners,... more... - Spidra Webster from Bookmarklet

Grammies are tomorrow? Wonder if they'll be able to pull together a proper tribute in time. - Stephen Mack from iPhone

"Thomas Edison came up with a way to play back recorded sound in 1878. But 20 years before the inventor patented the phonograph, French scientist Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was fiddling around in his laboratory trying to come up with a way to record sound. His invention, the phonautogram, enabled him to create a visual representation of his voice. Scott de Martinville wasn't able to listen back to his recordings, though. The science of acoustics was in its infancy. He could only see lines etched in soot. His achievements were long-forgotten until a group of historians, audio engineers and scientists searched for his work. The First Sounds Collaborative found it in the archives of the French Academy of Sciences in 2008. "His machine would capture the vibrations out of the air and write them on to a moving piece of paper," said David Giovannoni, one of the founders of First Sounds. "When you look at the writing that this machine made, it looks exactly like a sound wave would look... more... - Spidra Webster from Bookmarklet

There's a player to listen to the podcast and you can hear the sounds they're referring to. - Spidra Webster

Haunting. - Brent from iPhone

"So first there's the problem we see. Everything starts with musicians, but with all the money around music they're the last to see any. All the musicians we know work so hard just to keep their heads above water. The whole Internet thing was supposed to make things egalitarian, but it didn't. It's mostly startups with big money and major labels making weird deals and everyone else still working so hard and keeping their heads above water. Entire companies are being built around the idea that if they can finally make the Internet work for musicians then they can get rich. Some are making things better. Some are making things worse. But they're all doing it backed by millions of dollars on the promise that they'll deliver billions later — and in their world it's consumers (fans) and product (music, more specifically music copyrights.) So what we did was build a whole lot of things that musicians can use, do it in the open where it's all totally free, and do it as a Nonprofit so Sony... more... - Spidra Webster from Bookmarklet

They are doing very well. $5000 already. I think once they are a full non-profit they need to hire a grant writer or PR person. Things are not very well written and they will need that going forward. But they have a lot of professional support in addition to the artists and I think they will get there without a problem. - Rachel Lea Fox

Güzelmiş.Kaptım :)))) - Antİstİzm

tekrar - Derya Özbey

Bu da iki :) - Antİstİzm

:) - Derya Özbey

tekrar - Derya Özbey

"2nd Update (Thurs., 7am PCT) : Rhapsody has confirmed the removal, expressing 'shock' to GeekWire over the removal. Content is not on MOG, though we did not have a 'before' snapshot; Rdio is expected to pull the content shortly. On Wednesday, Spotify responded and noted that Paul McCartney and Wings content was actually first removed in 2010. As noted earlier, there is still some McCartney content remaining, but Spotify says those tracks are licensed through other compilations. Separately, the removal order leaked to Digital Music News from Universal Music Group and Concord clearly designates that 'all streaming services' are now being asked to remove McCartney and Wings content. More as it develops. The updated article follows. Paul McCartney is now pulling both solo and Wings content from 'all streaming services,' according to takedown orders shared by sources Tuesday evening. That of course encompasses Spotify, though a representative emailed Digital Music News on Wednesday... more... - Spidra Webster from Bookmarklet

I'll never notice. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed