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The Daily Swarm Interview: Steve Lillywhite on U2, Eno, Lanois, Dave Matthews, Phish, Rick Rubin, MGMT and more... 'I Am Very Good at Getting the Best Out of Musicians'...
Steve Lillywhite is the man responsible for producing the debut albums by U2 and Dave Matthews Band as well as many of their subsequent million-selling releases. While Bono and Dave have both consistently trusted Steve to fit their visions between the speakers, so have artists as diverse as The Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Johnny Thunders, Ultravox, Guster […]
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Philip Sherburne on The Year In Techno...
This year, techno may have surprised me even less than house, but it often moved me more. Part of that may be accountable simply to my mood: pessimistic, a little antisocial, given to Romantic-style reveries. Techno hit all these notes in 2009. For dark, steely, ominous, sky-splitting, velvety doom, you couldn’t do better than Manchester’s Modern […]
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Elvis Costello and the Roots to do 'High Fidelity' and 'Chelsea' on Fallon tonight...
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Spotify Stuck in the Mucky Muck of Tiptoeing Labels... It Knows You're Sad...
Financial Times: Spotify’s hopes of launching its online music service in the US are being held up by record labels’ concerns about its ability to convert users of its free service to paying subscribers, according to music industry sources. The company, which has attracted glowing press and strong interest from venture capitalists in Europe, said […]
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20 Tracks Every Broken Beat Fan Should Know...
The beat changed one day. Four-to-the-floor’s steady dominant drum march fractured, as chaotic new patterns emerged in the ranks of uniformity. Once the familiar heartbeat of disco, house, and techno skipped, the boundaries tumbled down. The tempo rule book was thrown out, sounds warped, and strange new dance moves emerged. It was a jungle of rhythms, drums, […]
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Susan Boyle Finally Learns the Word 'Monetization'...
Digital Music News: Susan Boyle just got an extension on her fifteen minutes of fame, and this time, she’s cashing in. Instead of ad-free, non-monetized YouTube views, Boyle is now positioning herself for a serious windfall. And, another record-setting extravaganza. Ahead of the critical holiday shopping season, Boyle is now preparing her debut album, […]
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Make A Bid On Slick Rick's Diamond Encrusted Camouflage Eye Patch...
Slick Rick’s Eye Patch: Phillips de Pury’s Music Auction: Phillips de Pury is an esteemed auction house dating back to 1796. Its clientele includes Marie Antoinette, Beau Brummell and Napoleon. A different ilk of bidders, however, will be raising their paddles this Saturday as the firm holds its inaugural Music sale. The auction’s 231 lots are a […]
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Don't Get that Update! Apple Bullies Palm, Palm Removes iTunes Sync...
mocoNews: Palm (NSDQ: PALM) has pushed out a new version of its operating system to both Pre and Pixi devices, and unlike with updates in the past, the company is no longer supporting the ability to sync seamlessly with iTunes. Previously, each time Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) disabled the feature via an iTunes update, Palm would push out an update of its own to allo […]
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DeRogatis on Pixies' 'Doolittle' tour: 'a cynical corporation cashing in on blatant nostalgia... a hipper version of Creedence Clearwater Revisited or Journey'
When a group of revered and influential rockers come back together after a decade of acrimonious separation and/or inactivity, all but the most hard-hearted punks can grant them one lap around the reunion circuit playing the old should-have-been-hits, if only to collect the accolades and the cash that probably eluded them the first time. Boston’s proto […]
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The Ones and Zeroes of Jay-Z's Setlist...
Digital Music News: Digital Music News, using data from BigChampagne, attempted to answer that question using the example of Jay-Z, a relevant, touring artist with a massive catalog. Jay-Z has played lots of gigs, and has the best sense for what crowds want to hear. But online channels also offer some guidance, especially when multiple platforms are consider […]
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The Daily Swarm Interview: Steve Lillywhite on U2, Eno, Lanois, Dave Matthews, Phish, Rick Rubin, MGMT and more... 'I Am Very Good at Getting the Best Out of Musicians'...
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