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bob72
Joined: January 15, 2016 at 02:58 PM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter March 03, 2016 at 08:55 PM UTC #
what I find amusing is how the media panicked about it

Our president could have been assassinated yesterday and the Foo breakup would have been bigger news
beetsnotbeats
Joined: April 26, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5756
Re: Musicological banter March 10, 2016 at 02:23 AM UTC #
Website called Hypebot lives up to its name:

Yesterday Was Most Important Single Day For Direct To Fan Music Since Launches Of CDBaby, Tunecore

I've written about the effects and promise of the digital revolution on musicians and the music industry for almost a decade. But yesterday, separate announcements from Pandora, PledgeMusic and Bandsintown combined to make it the most memorable day in independent music since the launches of CD Baby and Tunecore.

Everything changed for indie musicians the day that Derek Sivers launched CDBaby and empowered them to easily sell music on the web. A similar seismic shift happened when Tunecore launched, eliminating the gatekeepers and enabling quick, easy and affordable digital distribution for any artist on digital music services around the world.

Yesterday felt that important. All on one day:

? Pandora announced AMPcast, a mobile app that allows artists to send free audio messages to their fans among Pandora's 80 million active listeners as they listen. (more)

? Bandsintown added the ability for artists to send free custom messages to their fans amoung the 23 million concertgoers who use the Bandsintown app (more)

? PledgeMusic, already a go-to fan monetization tool for tens of thousands of artists and labels,  acquired Noisetrade, the single most effective fan acquisition tool I've ever tested, and Set.fm, a promising startup that enables easy recording and instant monetization of live shows.

WWWOOOOoooooooooooooozzzzzz….
sweetcell
Joined: July 18, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 22608
Re: Musicological banter March 16, 2016 at 03:16 AM UTC #
bob72 wrote:
Did this get posted yet? Dr. Know go fund me https://www.gofundme.com/drknowbadbrains

to unfortunately pile on:

Health Fund for HR (Paul Hudson)
https://www.gofundme.com/r4ua4wng

sucks.
beetsnotbeats
Joined: April 26, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5756
Re: Musicological banter March 19, 2016 at 12:15 AM UTC #
Space wrote:
This Washington Post writer doesn't know who PJ Harvey or Fugazi are.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/i-gave-a-famous-rock-star-a-windshield-tour-of-dc–and-didnt-know-who-she-was/2016/03/18/8124ab28-e488-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_pgharvey-1030am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory




And that's okay. He doesn't claim to have any extended or special knowledge about music of any kind.
grateful
Joined: October 15, 2008 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 11564
Re: Musicological banter March 19, 2016 at 01:50 PM UTC #
Huh. When I was  growing up, most of the adults in my life either worked or volunteered at the Community of Hope as it was just getting off the ground.
bob72
Joined: January 15, 2016 at 02:58 PM UTC
Posts: 478
Re: Musicological banter March 20, 2016 at 12:03 AM UTC #
Will someone please explain the appeal of Kanye West? I don't get it.
killsaly
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Re: Musicological banter March 22, 2016 at 05:36 PM UTC #
The Art of Organized Noize debuts on Netflix today.
https://www.facebook.com/OrganizedNoizeDF/videos/1185234591487078/

Pioneers of Atlanta's music movement and the producers of phenomenal hits for Outkast, Goodie Mob, TLC, En Vogue, Curtis Mayfield, Eric Clapton and more this documentary tells the story of Organized Noize.
Space Freely
Joined: December 13, 2014 at 07:28 PM UTC
Posts: 11019
Re: Musicological banter March 24, 2016 at 09:42 PM UTC #
Axl Rose to front ACDC?
Unsanity
Joined: December 03, 2008 at 05:09 AM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter March 25, 2016 at 10:14 AM UTC #
Space wrote:
Axl Rose to front ACDC?


hahaha gross!

So, Jim Ward has been fired (or quit) At The Drive-In just ahead of the reunion tour and was replaced by Keeley Davis from Jim Ward's other band Sparta. Sheesh.
beetsnotbeats
Joined: April 26, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5756
Re: Musicological banter March 27, 2016 at 02:56 PM UTC #
Buzzfeed quiz: What Percent Music Snob Are You?

Warning: the questions seem to go on forever….
bob72
Joined: January 15, 2016 at 02:58 PM UTC
Posts: 478
Re: Musicological banter March 27, 2016 at 03:24 PM UTC #
ßèétſ wrote:
Buzzfeed quiz: What Percent Music Snob Are You?

Warning: the questions seem to go on forever….
apparently I know very little about music
killsaly
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Re: Musicological banter March 27, 2016 at 08:49 PM UTC #
70% snob
hutch
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Re: Musicological banter March 27, 2016 at 09:38 PM UTC #
wow..I got 70% too….

I was sure I'd do "better"
Space Freely
Joined: December 13, 2014 at 07:28 PM UTC
Posts: 11019
Re: Musicological banter March 27, 2016 at 09:42 PM UTC #
You Got: 10% Music SnobYou know very little about music.
chancegardener
Joined: August 13, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 311
Re: Musicological banter March 27, 2016 at 11:19 PM UTC #
70%. "Music snob by most standards but thankfully you're not a total dick"  Sounds about right.
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