EventsDuff McKagan on Alice In Chains
Duff McKagan on Alice In Chains - “the premier rock band on this planet”
Steve Van Zandt Warns on State of Rock
Springsteen’s Guitarist Steve Van Zandt Warns on State of Rock. I just about had an aneurism when I read this interview.
Michelle Obama on Hip Hop
First Lady invites spoken word and hip hop music to the White House. Now that’s some progress!
Seth Godin: Social Influence
With the power of influence beyond the scope of Billboard’s Top 40, where does it go from here? To us?
Trent Reznor Thoughts on Ticket Re-Sellers / Scalping
Trent Reznor recently posted about ticket scalping the ways he’s fighting it on the NIN forum. It’s definitely worth a read.
Say It Aint So - Muzak Is Dead
Guess who officially filed for bankruptcy? - Muzak… you know, the company that pumps out the garbage which populates the speakers of elevators and department stores everywhere.
Review of In My Element
The editors at Uptown Sound wrote a great review of Robert Glasper’s sophomore album, In My Element (2007).
Ticketmaster Trying for a Monopoly?
Ticketmaster and Live Nation may merge to form the ultimate nemesis of concert-goers everywhere
Rock fans head to Iowa to recall day music died
This was certainly a sad day for rock ‘n’ roll in the 50’s. I hope that our readers know more about this than what you likely learned from watching La Bamba (1987), quite possibly in Spanish class.
95% of Music Downloads are Illegal: IFPI
I think the IFPI forgot to do another independent survey to assess how many people lie in surveys…
