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The Beatles Ultimate Album by Album iPad App

Posted by markdowning in Industry News, Music News

The app, "The Beatles Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide," was just released on the iPad and will feature all 13 of the group's albums. Once selecting a song, a user will be given a testimonial and bio on the song as well as many audio clips, and pictures. These features are exclusive to the iPad. The new app is a tablet friendly guide to the Beatles entire music catalog. Rolling Stone developed the app using vjoon K4 and an integrated Adobe Digital...

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Dec at 4:36 PM

Tony Clayton-Lea – 101 Records You Must Hear Before You Die

Posted by markdowning in Blog, Irish Music News, Music News

Twenty years of music writing have exposed Tony Clayton-Lea to more Irish albums than most people would hear in a lifetime. With five books already under his belt, all those album reviews have lead Tony to a new pinnacle in his writing career: 101 Irish Records (You Must Hear Before You Die). "My year zero was 1977 which was a pivotal year for a lot of people. For me, bands like the Sex Pistols, the Clash, Buzzcocks, the Jam,...

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7,

Dec at 4:23 PM

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Sting may Ditch Albums for Apps

Posted by markdowning in Industry News, Music News

Sting has said he may never release another album, preferring the "new model" of iOS apps. As the singer celebrates his 60th birthday, he has hailed the possibilities of his new Sting 25 app. "People are going to stop buying CDs," Sting told Billboard. "People are going to stop selling and making them, so I am looking for different ways to get music to people, and the at the moment seems to be the favourite … The app...

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7,

Dec at 3:59 PM

Bob Lefsetz Speaks Out

Posted by markdowning in Industry News, Music News

Blog Post from http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/ "So (the big music chain's strategy was) not about trying to excite the customer. To extract value from the labels seemed to be the pursuit. In essence, there was a lot of value available because not very much of that value (from the product being sold) was flowing to the artists. (Retailers and labels) would be sitting there on a $10 wholesale (CD) item, and it was basically $9 available to...

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7,

Dec at 9:03 AM

Music Week – Instant market transformation. “Google it”

Posted by markdowning in Industry News, Music News

Blog Post from Musicweek.com Between Facebook’s first real music move, Spotify ramping up its US presence and Apple introducing iCloud (not to mention the industry-baiting iTunes Match), the big boys had begun to blot every inch of opportunity in the space. Consolidation was in the air, and something had to give. The eventual victor in the streaming music world, as pointed out by UK Deezer boss Mark Foster, would come from just a handful of...

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7,

Dec at 9:00 AM

The Great Escape Festival 2012

Posted by elainemccann in Blog, Industry News, Music Industry, Music News

THE GREAT ESCAPE 2012 ANNOUNCE ITS LEAD INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUT RAMON LLULL TO PRESENT CATALAN SOUNDS. The Great Escape is delighted to announce the Institut Ramon Llull as its lead international partner for the 2012 festival in Brighton, presenting Catalan Sounds – music from Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. From Barcelona to the Mediterranean islands, Catalan territories are a hot-bed of new music, both live and recorded. Previous international partners at the festival, such...

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Dec at 2:29 PM

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