Nine percent of the Western Hemisphere’s mammals—and up to 40 percent in some regions—may not be able to outpace climate change. “I think it’s important to point out that in the past when climates have changed—between glacial and interglacial periods when species ranges contracted and expanded—the landscape wasn’t covered with agricultural fields, four-lane highways and parking lots, so species could move much more freely across the landscape,” says Joshua Lawler, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences at University of…
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Talisker Skye
Kings of A&R16 May 2012 | 12:31 pmBuzz Track: Away Talisker Skye fresh on the scene features Sean, the singer of the Tickle Me Pink (former Wind-Up Records) who joined forces with some of Colorado’s best musicians including Buck Dubbs and Kira Lynn Sands. Talisker went into the Blasting Room Studio with Bill Stevenson (the Descendants, Rise Against) to record their first record. Talisker Skye’s debut album, is slated to release on June 30th of 2012. Contact: danielrfriedman@mac.com -
Southern Rapper Tom.G Does It Again With New Single And Video “Kill It”
INDIEMUSICNEWS.COM - INDEPENDENT NEWS NETWORK16 May 2012 | 12:26 pmSteadily building on his faithful fan base, Tom.G aka Tommy Gunz keeps the hits coming with back-to-back singles, mixtapes and forthcoming album Street PreachaRead More -
Guy Gerber Tapped for Fabric 64
XLR8R News and Features16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmTel Aviv tech-house whiz Guy Gerber has mixed the 64th installment of the Fabric mix series. read more -
Skrillex, as Reviewed By Very Young Children
Create Digital Music15 May 2012 | 10:20 amThis may already be the image you have in your mind of Skrillex’s fan base, but let’s get real: these are actual kids, and they really are getting introduced to electronic dance music through Skrillex for the first time. “What is dubstep?” Darned if I know any more, kid. What have we learned? 1. All kids sound cooler when they have English accents. (It’s unreal. They can be throwing a temper tantrum and still sound oddly sophisticated, or at least charmingly in-character. CDM’s sizable readership of English people may wonder what the heck I’m talking…
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Holy Kaw!
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Mammals may not get to cool climates in time
16 May 2012 | 12:09 pmNine percent of the Western Hemisphere’s mammals—and up to 40 percent in some regions—may not be able to outpace climate change. “I think it’s important to point out that in the past when climates have changed—between glacial and interglacial periods when species ranges contracted and expanded—the landscape wasn’t covered with agricultural fields, four-lane highways and parking lots, so species could move much more freely across the landscape,” says Joshua Lawler, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences at University of… -
Time of year matters for vitamin D risk
16 May 2012 | 12:08 pmWhen considering a patient’s blood vitamin D levels, it may be best to consider a lower threshold for concern, as well as the time of year. "In evaluating health risk," the University of Washington researchers conclude, "season-specific targets for Vitamin D blood concentration may be more appropriate than a static target when evaluating patients health risk." Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
The (not so correct) anatomy of sea life
16 May 2012 | 11:52 amMarine biology, scharine schiology. Pleated Jeans skips scientific facts for its series of sea life diagrams. Via Pleated Jeans. (H/T @laughingsquid) Laughing is good for you. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
The mechanics of eclipses [infographic]
16 May 2012 | 9:11 amWhen the moon passes in front of sun, as viewed from Earth, the eclipse that occurs is visible from a narrow path on Earth that corresponds to the location of the moon's shadow. During a total solar eclipse, this path is known as the path of totality. WARNING: Never look directly at the sun during an eclipse with a telescope or your unaided eye. Severe eye damage can result and scientists use special filters to safely view the sun. Via Space. The view from space. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Clean air improves heart health, Olympics show
16 May 2012 | 8:39 amUsing the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a lab, researchers found evidence that even short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves a person’s cardiovascular health. “Beijing is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Chinese government had proposed to reduce pollution levels to be comparable to other Olympic host cities,” says USC Professor Junfeng (Jim) Zhang. “We wanted to take advantage of such a huge intervention and look at what happens to people biologically.” Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Permalink |…
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Talisker Skye
16 May 2012 | 12:31 pmBuzz Track: Away Talisker Skye fresh on the scene features Sean, the singer of the Tickle Me Pink (former Wind-Up Records) who joined forces with some of Colorado’s best musicians including Buck Dubbs and Kira Lynn Sands. Talisker went into the Blasting Room Studio with Bill Stevenson (the Descendants, Rise Against) to record their first record. Talisker Skye’s debut album, is slated to release on June 30th of 2012. Contact: danielrfriedman@mac.com -
Bright Matter
15 May 2012 | 8:06 amBuzz Track: Never Know Bright Matter has become a Kings favorite after getting turned on to his latest track Never Know. The video for “Never Know” is currently on Fuse TV On Demand as part of their unsigned artist series in May. His latest EP was self produced and released in March. For fans of Foster The People, etc. Contact: brightmattermusic@gmail.com -
Vikunja
14 May 2012 | 8:07 amBuzz Track: Strangers Kings favorite Vikunja, a young Swedish rock/pop band signed to BMG Chrysalis in Sweden are generating some good buzz and attention. They just completed recordings with producer Mats Valentin (Kelly Clarkson, Carpark North) and are set to support Donkeyboy on upcoming shows later this summer. For fans of Coldplay, The Verve, Oasis, etc. Contact: magnus@catapult-music.com -
Mikey Wax
11 May 2012 | 11:09 amUpdate/News: Mikey will be direct support Jon McLaughlin on 7 east coast dates this June, including a NYC gig at Gramercy Theatre on June 21st. Buzz Track: Counting On You His self released song ‘Counting On You is currently #46 on the HOT AC chart which quickly garnered 100,000 YouTube views and 30,000 Twitter followers. KSL who listed Mikey as one of the top 5 artists ready to make it big says this “Mikey has some very genuine and organic music that is a fresh take on a tired pop music genre.” -
Danielle Barbe
10 May 2012 | 8:46 amUpdate/News: Danielle Barbe was selected as the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands winner out of over 23,000 bands nationwide and will perform Vans Warped Tour this summer. She will perform June 18th at Arlene’s Grocery in NYC. She will be working on a new record with producer Matt Squire (The Used, Panic at the Disco!) Key Track: Wango Tango Pop/Rock artist Danielle Barbe quickly became a Kings favorite after her latest video release of her new single “Wango Tango”. Her latest release which was produced by Luke Ebbin (Bon Jovi, The All-American Rejects, Plain White T’s)…
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Southern Rapper Tom.G Does It Again With New Single And Video “Kill It”
16 May 2012 | 12:26 pmSteadily building on his faithful fan base, Tom.G aka Tommy Gunz keeps the hits coming with back-to-back singles, mixtapes and forthcoming album Street PreachaRead More -
I Let My 4 Year Old Wear Makeup- Parental Blasphemy?
13 May 2012 | 10:31 amHowever when ABC news interviewed the girl and her mother, it became clear just how over reactive the public had become. Read More -
Drug Shortages Killing People Already Fighting to Survive
6 May 2012 | 11:39 amUnfortunately the government is spending time on nuisance legislation and never on the really important things like cancer drug supplies; what a sad day in American history. Read More -
Compassion Or Clinical Evaluation Should Employees on Planes Undergo Routine Psychological Screening?
29 Apr 2012 | 10:00 amEven more frightening, this time for the flying public, is what these 2 incidents revealed about airline hiring and employee retention policies;Read More -
Tea Time with Emilie Autumn
28 Apr 2012 | 12:29 pmBest known by Emilie Autumn - Emilie Autumn Liddel is a California local and tonight she is back home setting her domain at the infamous El Rey TheaterRead More
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Guy Gerber Tapped for Fabric 64
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmTel Aviv tech-house whiz Guy Gerber has mixed the 64th installment of the Fabric mix series. read more -
Fatima Al Qadiri "Corpcore (Kingdom Remix)"
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amFatima Al Qadiri's 2011 EP Genre-Specific Xperience impressed us with its ability to draw from a diverse pile of genres and sounds with coherence and ease. Now, it appears that the EP is getting a similarly impressive remix treatment. The star-studded GSX Remixes drops on UNO next week, featuring reworks by Kingdom, Girl Unit, Ikonika, DJ Rashad, Nguzunguzu, Dubbel Dutch, and Dutch E Germ. LA's Kingdom takes on Xperience closer "Corpcore" here, clearing up the original mix and adding in an array of physical bass rumbles and quick percussive flares. Nevertheless, the idiosyncratic electro… -
Sam Tiba Drops Third Jersey Club Mixtape
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amLast fall, Club Cheval member Sam Tiba began a series of mixtapes devoted to the infectiously hyperactive Jersey club scene. The first two chapters were both impressive documents, especially considering that they were created by a DJ in France, but it's fair to say that Tiba's third volume, conceived in collaboration with Belgium's Pelican Fly label and released today, takes things to another level entirely. read more -
Yakine "Rise (feat. James Teej)"
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amRising Parisian producer Yakine took a circuitous route to his current terminus in the world of techno and house, first unleashing his musical passions as a guitarist in a metal band before his love of hip-hop steered him in the direction of the dancefloor. Eventually introduced to the sounds of underground house and techno through his older brother, Yakine has since released a string of four-on-the-floor-driven singles and EPs on various European labels dating back to 2009. Next week, Yakine will be dropping his first EP for Ghostly sister label Spectral Sound, a four-song effort called… -
Review: Sony MDR-V55 DJ Headphones
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amMSRP: $99.99, Sony For any self-respecting audiophile, finding a winning pair of headphones that suits each and every one of your needs to a tee feels next to impossible. You want high-quality, honest sound in the form of balanced drivers, a wide frequency range, and strong impedance to power your time spent both in the studio and on the street. Sony's new MDR-V55 DJ Headphones offer a variety of interesting takes on the traditional swivel earcup DJ model, bringing in features that cherry pick from both the worlds of the four-channel mixing maestro and the casual commuter looking for…
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Create Digital Music
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Skrillex, as Reviewed By Very Young Children
15 May 2012 | 10:20 amThis may already be the image you have in your mind of Skrillex’s fan base, but let’s get real: these are actual kids, and they really are getting introduced to electronic dance music through Skrillex for the first time. “What is dubstep?” Darned if I know any more, kid. What have we learned? 1. All kids sound cooler when they have English accents. (It’s unreal. They can be throwing a temper tantrum and still sound oddly sophisticated, or at least charmingly in-character. CDM’s sizable readership of English people may wonder what the heck I’m talking… -
I Dream of Wires Documentary: Carl Craig, Canada, and Modular’s Beauty and Agony [Video]
15 May 2012 | 8:21 amLike the modulars themselves, an upcoming documentary on these analog synth beasts has been lurking behind closed doors. But that won’t be the case for long. “I Dream of Wires,” the crowd-funded documentary that probes artists’ fascination with making music by connecting patch cords, will see a public showcase at Montreal’s MUTEK Festival. This and an upcoming film release, atop a big get-together in New York, could make this a proper summer of modular. In anticipation of their showcase, MUTEK has released two significant excerpts from the film. One talks to Carl… -
Music for Plants, Music by Plants, in Two Eco-Themed Album Releases [Listen, Galleries]
14 May 2012 | 11:27 amThese green things, for once, are the stars, in Data Garden Quartet. From the installation version in Philadelphia. All Data Garden photos courtesy the artists. “On lead synthesizer, a philodendron …” (And the crowd goes wild…) Vegetation may not be the first association you have when thinking of electronic music. But two new albums, each released via Bandcamp, celebrate biological life of the green, leafy variety. One is a benefit compilation, with proceeds going to help trees and music inspired by that green goodness. The other uses plants as… -
Modular Lovers to Gather in NYC, Celebrate Legacy of Buchla, CV
14 May 2012 | 7:53 amA look at a Buchla, up close, from Messe in March. Some of the most innovative modules – and certainly some of the strangest parameter and module labels – have come from this designer. And for lovers of all things Control Voltage, a coming event in New York seems a don’t-miss. You could almost call it Buchlafest. Led by Manhattan electronic music hub Harvestworks, fans of modular synthesis, composition and performance with patch cords, and Don Buchla’s modular synths are set to gather in New York this summer. In the video below, they introduce not only their event… -
Remembering Adam Yauch, and the Videos You Probably Haven’t Seen That Should Make You Smile
11 May 2012 | 5:54 amBy popular reader demand, CDM remembers Adam Yauch this week, teaming up with our friends at Network Awesome, who dig deep into the archives for some video gems. Peace, Adam, indeed. Try http://networkawesome.com/2012-5-11 if the video above isn’t loading for you. It’s not hard to understand the impact of the loss of Adam Yauch, aka MCA, founding Beastie Boy. With the passing of music idols comes a sense of the passage of time, all the more so when they’re barely into middle age. But MCA, to a swath of music fans, is more than a distant idol. He, and the band he helped…
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Donald 'Duck' Dunn, 1941 - 2012
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Win T. Rex's Electric Warrior Box Set
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EXCLUSIVE: The Cornshed Sisters Cover The Beach Boys' Good Vibrations
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The Beach Boys' Greatest Flicks
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Swoonalonga Beach House!
24 Apr 2012 | 10:21 amBaltimore duo head misty, spangled invasion of Stateside dream poppers. MOJO rounds 'em up.
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Listen: Me & This Army’s new single 'You' // AltSounds Exclusive
16 May 2012 | 8:43 amThe newest single from the Alternative upstarts, Me and This Army, 'You' is a heart racing honorarium to the broken hearted. Front woman, Courtney Hargrove’s voice evokes raw emotion on this follow up to the trio’s debut EP ‘Souls’ which they released independently in 2010. Full of power and passion, the new single is sure to recruit some new fans to Me and This Army’s ranks. http://soundcloud.com/the-legion-media-group/me-and-this-army-you For more information, check out Me & This Army Lisa Bougart Attached Thumbnails -
Ray Wylie Hubbard touring in support of 'Grifter's Hymnal' CD
16 May 2012 | 8:38 amTexas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard will begin his Spring/Summer tour in support of his new album, The Grifter’s Hymnal, currently at #2 on the Americana Music Association’s radio chart, on May 31st in Seattle. Whether you’re short on time due to an impending apocalypse or simply need a tidy introduction to bring you up to speed on Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard, the opening track on The Grifter’s Hymnal, “Coricidin Bottle,” tells you everything you need to know in just under two minutes. And what it tells you about Ray Wylie Hubbard — who will shortly head out on the road… -
Watch: White Light Parade video for 'Want You to Know'
16 May 2012 | 8:34 amBradford’s finest White Light Parade return after a two year absence with a blistering new single ‘Want You To Know’ on July 2nd through Split Records. The last couple of years have been a bit of a rollercoaster for White Light Parade. Previous singles, ‘Wait For The Weekend’ and ‘Turning All The Lights Down’ won support from XFM and Radio 1’s Huw Stephens. They toured with Kasabian, Fightstar, Reverend And The Makers, and The Subways, received great praise for their debut album ‘House Of Commons’ and to cap it all their Mick Jones-channeling ‘Riot In The City’ was… -
Spotifried Issue #3 - My Morning Journey #1
16 May 2012 | 8:14 am* Artwork is one of my originals, inspired by one of the songs on today's playlist, 'Sharks and Danger' by Alexisonfire. Playlists are everywhere at the moment. Everyone is putting together a collection of songs to play to somebody else. I decided to then take that a slightly different way and use the playlist as a means of documenting what music I am listening to, most specifically on my way to the office in the morning. As I move from train to train and walk the streets of New York City, these are the jams that are keeping me company. My musical taste is eclectic so expect a bit of… -
Watch Lauden Swain's 'Eskimo' new Video
16 May 2012 | 7:58 amLouden Swain makes music best described as a combo platter of classic rock, indie pop, and alternative. That makes for a sound both loud and approachable, one that can blow your hair back even as it touches your heart. Fronted by lead singer and actor Rob Benedict, Louden Swain also includes bassist Mike Borja, guitarist Billy Moran and drummer Stephen Norton. The band released its fourth full-length recording – Eskimo, in January 2012 on their own 3 Car Wreckords label. Shot in several well known locations across Southern California in early April, the video tells the story of finding…
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Tour maps for bands mentioned in this article
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Death: tour map of concerts
16 May 2012 | 1:41 pmawesome tour map - map of Death upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 20 times on http://music.alltop.com, has myspace fans -
WIZ KHALIFA: tour map of concerts
16 May 2012 | 1:37 pmcheck out this map of WIZ KHALIFA upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 16 times on http://music.alltop.com, has myspace fans -
COMMON: tour map of concerts
16 May 2012 | 1:34 pmawesome tour map - map of COMMON upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 12 times on http://music.alltop.com, has myspace fans -
James: tour map of concerts
16 May 2012 | 1:31 pmvery useful: map of James upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 12 times on http://music.alltop.com, has myspace fans -
Chicago: tour map of concerts
16 May 2012 | 1:27 pmvery useful: map of Chicago upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 12 times on http://music.alltop.com, has myspace fans
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46% Of U.S. Thinks Facebook Is A Fad [SURVEY]
16 May 2012 | 9:50 amDon't stop updating your Facebook page yet, but almost half of the 1,000 people polled by the AP and CNBC believe that Facebook is just a passing fad. 51% have a favorable impression of the company, while 23% have an unfavorable opinion. And not that the average American is a financial analyst, but half of those polled also believe the initial stock asking price (which has gone up since the poll) is is too high. THE CHARTS: -
String Cheese Incident Scalps $20,000 Of Own Tickets In Battle With Ticketmaster
16 May 2012 | 8:58 amContinuing their ongoing battle with Ticketmaster, jam rockers String Cheese Incident sent 50 fans to the box office of LA's Greek theater armed with $20,000 in cash from the band. Each was on a mission to buy eight tickets for $49.95 plus any services charges for the group’s show there in July. Then the 400 tickets were sent back to String Cheese's Boulder HQ and put back on sale on the band's web site for the very same $49.95, sans most charges. “We’re scalping our own tickets at no service charge,” Mike Luba, one of the group’s managers, told the New York Times. "I would argue… -
Monetizing Music Videos & Live Shows With Evinar & Gyroskope
16 May 2012 | 8:53 amBoth Evinar and Gyroskope are services that musicians can use to monetize streaming video. Evinar focuses on livestreaming via Facebook while Gyroskope features videos for which customers pay to stream as often as they like. Neither service is exclusive to musicians but both seem potentially useful to musicians attempting to diversity their revenue streams. Please let us know what you think about these options in the comments. And please consider answering this question, what are you looking for as a musician seeking to monetize video on the web? Evinar - Monetize Live Concerts on Facebook… -
How To Book A Tour: Unconventional Advice
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amWhen booking a tour, there are various challenges that can come up. On Music Think Tank, Simon Tam posts about potential pitfalls in booking. What problems have you faced when booking a tour or shows? “It’s always a good idea to know what kind of situation you’re booking into: Will they have an adequate stage? Will they have a sound system and engineer?” (Read On) -
U. S. Approval Of Universal EMI Purchase A Toss-Up, Say Anti-Trust Experts
16 May 2012 | 7:43 amU.S. approval of Universal's EMI purchase is a toss-up, according to a Reuters survey of anti-trust experts: "Eight antitrust experts interviewed about the issue were divided about the chances for approval, largely because the music landscape has changed so much in recent years that it is not clear that a deal that would concentrate 40% of the recorded music industry in one company would harm competition." "Ten years ago, the labels had power. Today they don't have any power. If they (the U.S. Federal Trade Commission) block it, it's just because they don't understand the market," Daniel…
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DJ TATT2 - Throwback Love Pt. 3
15 May 2012 | 4:46 pmMIXTAPE TRACKS LIST BELOW: 01. Callin' - Silk 02. Love Is The Shh - Sftp 03. Full Of Smoke - Christon 04. Butta Love - Next 05. Pillow - Tony Toni Tone 06. Soon As I Get Home 07. Through The Rain - Tanya Blount 08. They Like It Slow - H-Town 09. Keep It Right There - Changing Fa 10. Nobody - Keith Sweat 11. Love Scene - Joe 12. Bring It On - Keith Washington 13. Suga Suga - Monifah 14. Homie,lover,friend(Rmx) - R.Kelly 15. Everything - Dru Hill 16. Lifetime - Prophet Jones 17. -
DMX - The Weigh In
15 May 2012 | 11:36 amMIXTAPE TRACKS LIST BELOW: 01. DMX - The Weigh In Intro 02. DMX - Where I Wanna Be (Feat. Big Stan) 03. DMX - Shit Don't Change (Feat. Snoop Dogg) 04. DMX - Last Hope Skit 05. DMX - Last Hope 06. DMX - Lil Wayne InterLude 07. DMX - Where My Dogs At 08. DMX - Tyrese Interlude 09. DMX - That's My Baby (Feat. Tyrese) 10. DMX - Dj Envy Interlude 11. DMX - Wright Or Wrong -
DJ Diggz, DJ O.P. - The #UN Runs Harlem (Cam'ron & Vado)
11 May 2012 | 9:09 amMIXTAPE TRACKS LIST BELOW: 01. Cam'ron - Murder 1 02. A-Mafia & Cam'ron - Til My Enemies Crumble 03. Cam'ron & T.I. - In The Jungle 04. Cam'ron - My Side Of Town 05. Cam'ron & Vado - Panasonic 06. Cam'ron & Vado - Where Da Mall At 07. Vado - One Time 08. Cam'ron Feat. Sen City & Vado - Titty Attack 09. Vado - Where My Slimes 10. Cam'ron Feat. Vado & Sen City - Ohh Baby 11. Cam'ron &… -
Greg Street - Yo Gotti - Road To Riches Tour
10 May 2012 | 6:12 pmMIXTAPE TRACKS LIST BELOW: 01. Yo Gotti - Intro 02. Yo Gotti - Cocaine Muzik (Feat. Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & The Clipse) 03. Yo Gotti - They Be On (Feat. Wanye) 04. Yo Gotti - Bang Bang 05. Yo Gotti - Color Blind 06. Yo Gotti - Women Lie (Remix) 07. Yo Gotti - Harder 08. Yo Gotti - I Ride (Feat. Young L.A. & J Money) 09. Yo Gotti - Sacked Up 10. Yo Gotti - Four (Feat. Alley Boy & Young Jeezy) 11. Yo Gotti - Trunk Full (Feat. Gucci… -
DJ Hood, DJ Grady, DJ Flatline - Concrete Jungle 2 (Maybach Music Edition)
9 May 2012 | 12:37 pmMIXTAPE TRACKS LIST BELOW: 01. Maybach Music Group - Intro 02. Meek Mill Feat. Big Sean - Burn [Prod. By Jahlil Beats] 03. Wale Feat. Jadakiss, Styles P & French Montana - Paper Tags [Prod. By Jahlil Beats] 04. Meek Mill Feat. Waka Flocka Flame - Let Dem Guns Blam [Prod. By Southside] 05. Stalley Feat. Rick Ross - Hell's Angels (American Heathens) [Prod. By Block Beattaz] 06. French Montana Feat. Cheeze, Charlie Rock & Chinx Drugz - 9000 Watts [Prod. By Lex Luger] 07. Meek Mill…
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The Musicians Guide To World Domination
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Signed & Unsigned Musicians are the David & Goliath of the Music Industry
13 May 2012 | 5:27 pmLast week I wrote a blog post on Reverbnation’s blog about how signed and unsigned musicians are the music industry’s equivalent of David and Goliath. My point is that if musicians get creative and work hard, they become more powerful than any money-backed signed artist. If you missed it, here it is… What is it that holds unsigned artists back from achieving the widespread recognition that’s all too often reserved for the signed artist? Is it the advances poured from the pockets of record labels? Is it the connections that labels facilitate? The reality is that whatever it… -
What are the Best Wireless Guitar Systems?
1 May 2012 | 12:16 amTired of tripping over cables and being limited to the confined area of the stage? Sounds like it’s time to get kitted out with a wireless guitar system and rid the hassle of having to mess around with guitar cables! First things first, if you’re looking to buy a new wireless guitar system, you’re going to want to pay at least £250 for a high quality system. While there are plenty of options on Amazon for less than £100, it’s likely that you’ll wish you had spent a little bit more if you do decide to go with one of those options. Before we get on to reviewing various wireless… -
Enter to Win $1,000 Worth of Music Promotion and DIY Musician Goodies!
27 Apr 2012 | 6:12 pmIt’s been forever since I’ve run a competition here on The Musician’s Guide, so I decided it was about time to change that. Thanks to the awesome team at Ditto Music I’ve managed to put together a great set of prizes (worth over $1,000). Entry is completely free and takes less than 30 seconds, all you need to do is click this link and tell us why you love being a musician. The Prizes We’ve got over $1,000 worth of awesome prizes lined up for the lucky winner. Including: A $300 Ditto Song Release Package The guys at Ditto Music have given us one $300 music release package to give… -
What Do You See When You Hear and Play Music?
27 Apr 2012 | 4:31 pmYesterday afternoon my girlfriend asked me “What do you see when you play music?” in response to me spending hours playing my guitar the night before. It got me thinking about just how contrasting my motivations for playing and listening to music are. I decided to start running an experiment which seems to suggest I may not be the only one. My first digeridoo lesson in Cairns, Australia When I listen to great music my mind disconnects from its normal thought processes and becomes abnormally receptive to vivid imagery. Those vivid images are often lived ones that I see with my own… -
Everything You Need to Know About Radio Promotion and Paid Airplay
19 Apr 2012 | 11:16 pmIf you haven’t heard already, the radio industry is largely corrupt with payola, under the table deals, and various other dodgy activities that keeps the stations in business. I’m not saying every radio station works like this, but with more and more music fans flocking to music solutions like Spotify and Pandora, it’s becoming increasingly harder for traditional stations to attract advertisers, resulting in more desperate measures being taken to keep the station’s cash flowing. I guess it was this trend that led to the birth of companies such as Jango Airplay, iPluggers, and…
