Archive for November, 2009

Hip Hop Museum: Chuck D & KRS-One to Host Red-Carpet Fundraiser

Music Culture, Music History| 2 Comments »

by Duke
From Look to the Stars:
The National Museum of Hip-Hop (NMoH) will host an exclusive celebrity fundraiser to benefit the development of the “first ever” true Hip-Hop Museum. This Red Carpet affair will take place on Feb 9, 2010 at the M2 Ultra Lounge, 530 West 28th Street, NYC.
Hosted by Chuck D and KRS [...]

ASCAP, BMI & SESAC Defense For Screwing Over Artists: “Get More Famous”

Music Business| 5 Comments »

Duke’s Note: Just read this post on Techdirt and it really pissed me off. I should know better…
It just gets under my skin knowing these organizations are going to continue getting away with this kind of crap as long as artists, consumers and broadcasters continue to empower them.
by Mike Masnick
We keep hearing from [...]

BandCamp’s Free “Email Capture Thingy”

Music Business, Music Promotion| 6 Comments »

by Duke
Like Topspin and others, Bandcamp has a way for you ditch the iTunes problem of not having any further contact with your fans.
For the moment they’re offering the technology as a free download at Bandcamp.com, so you better get on it before they change their minds.
This is not to say you should ditch iTunes. [...]

Chamillionaire Bucks Universal

Music Business, Music Promotion| 2 Comments »

by Duke
For all the Tom Petty fans reading this, disregard the obvious blasphemy.
About a week ago Chamillionaire streamed his “Good Morning” video on Facebook and Ustream, inevitably pissing off Universal Music.
It reminds me of how legislative progress has historically occurred in the USA. After hurdling the federal stumbling blocks, citizens make their own rules [...]

Fiery Visual of Sine Waves

Oddities| 8 Comments »

Ever wonder what sound waves would look like if they were on fire? I know I have.
Thanks to Maggie at Boing Boing for finding this one:

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