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- Writers Drop Demand and a Picket Plan
- Sault Ste. Marie Arts and Entertainment Pages on SooToday.com
- 1015 Folsom edges toward the live rock market
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MTV.com – Jan 23, 2008
fm has some big news: n Wednesday the site started offering free streams of full-length tracks and full albums. The site also announced that it will pay artists directly for music it streams. fm claims it got the blessing of the four major labels and now has the biggest collection of music that can be played online for free — legally of course… Here’s a blast from the past: Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode and Erasure note has ganged up again with Alison Moyet to perform the first shows by their long-dormant electro-pop group Yaz — or Yazoo as they are known in the States — in 25 years. In Your Room a box set with three CDs and one DVD will drop in May.
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Inside INdiana Business – Inside INdiana Business (press release) – Jan 23, 2008
– Sweetwater the fourth-largest music instrument and pro audio retailer in the world according to Music Trades magazine has completed the last components of its new $35 million campus on the western edge of Fort Wayne Indiana. Customer and employee amenities now include a full service restaurant The Downbeat Caf?a health club and racquetball court a free game and recreation area including a video golf simulator and full-time concierge service. Additional features include a full-service print shop guitar evaluation and maintenance shop professional services office hair salon ATM and a DVD lending library. “When I was conducting Sweetwater business out of the back of a VW microbus back in the ’80s little did I know that one day such a result was possible” notes Sweetwater founder and president Chuck Surack. “It’s truly a dream come true to be able to make such an investment in the future of this company its customers and its loyal employees… “But the LEED certification of our new facility as a ‘green’ building will demonstrate our commitment to protecting the environment and enhancing our company’s relationship with its natural surroundings. It’s a huge benefit in so many ways both for us and for Fort Wayne. “About Sweetwater SoundSweetwater began business 28 years ago in Fort Wayne Indiana and is the country’s most respected dealer in high-technology equipment for musicians recording studios and broadcasters from microphones and digital recording systems to electric guitars to electronic keyboards and electronic drums. Sweetwater customers range from beginners to rock stars. The company’s equipment can be found in Los Angeles New York and Nashville recording studios TV and radio stations all across the country as well as in tens of thousands of home recording studios nationwide. Sweetwater is built on a commitment to the highest level of customer service in the music technology industry. For further information visit www.
Writers Drop Demand and a Picket Plan
New York Times – Jan 23, 2008
10 though it is unclear whether writers will be allowed to work for the show. The decision set off a collective sigh of relief from the beleaguered music industry which had feared that picket lines would deter artists from performing on or attending this year’s Grammies a crucial promotional platform for record labels and artists and for CBS. The writers’ vote follows a fierce — and public — campaign by Neil Portnow the chief executive of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences which organizes the awards to allow the show to proceed unimpeded. “This really creates a comfortable environment for everybody to come” Mr. Though the writers guild had not reached a separate interim agreement that would allow its writers to work on the Grammy telecast Mr… Verrone current president of the West Coast guild had been a staunch advocate of the demand for reality and animation jurisdiction. But production companies argued that they were powerless to grant it in part because many writers in that area are already covered by other unions. At Paramount Pictures’ lot on Melrose Avenue an all-day writers’ march on Tuesday sought to associate the guild’s fight with the Rev.
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SooToday.com – Jan 23, 2008
comWednesday January 23 2008. announced that Zune will be available in Canada in Spring 2008. Highly anticipated by the Canadian market music lovers will be able to experience a richer more connected entertainment experience with Zune. The Canadian offering in 2008 will first include Zune players Zune software and the Zune Social an online music community before launching the Zune Marketplace online store later this year. “We are excited to offer Canadians an alternative music experience with Zune” said Craig Tullett Group Manager Zune Canada… announced that Zune will be available in Canada in Spring 2008. Highly anticipated by the Canadian market music lovers will be able to experience a richer more connected entertainment experience with Zune. The Canadian offering in 2008 will first include Zune players Zune software and the Zune Social an online music community before launching the Zune Marketplace online store later this year. “We are excited to offer Canadians an alternative music experience with Zune” said Craig Tullett Group Manager Zune Canada. “With wireless capabilities and a unique social experience Canadians can continue to discover and share music in new ways. “Creating a Personal Entertainment ExperienceWith three Zune models and options for customization at Zuneriginals.
1015 Folsom edges toward the live rock market
SF Weekly – Jan 23, 2008
He is well known in San Francisco’s nightlife scene having opened a cool little sliver of a dance club called Liquid in the Mission back before the dot-com bust (he still owns the space on 16th Street near Capp which is now called Pink). He also opened Mighty and Club Six before selling those venues to their current owners. f his goals at 1015 Glikshtern says “We’re working to be more of a live-music-oriented venue bringing in bands — rock ‘n’ roll rap and electronic acts trying to make a real concerted push in that area. ” (ne prominent upcoming example: Too $hort performs at 1015 on Feb. ) The ultimate goal is for the space to become a viable outlet for big-name live acts the same talent that packs ‘em in at places like Great American Music Hall Bimbo’s the Independent and Mezzanine. Asked if his vision means a decline in 1015′s DJ bookings Glikshtern says “That depends on how much success we have and how quickly.