Digital Killed the Record Store

Ian McGlynn: Digital Killed the Record Store

Whatever damage video inflicted on the radio star, it hardly compares to what digital has done to the record store. Ian's not complaining exactly—after all, he loves his blogs and mp3s as much as the next band—but he does very much miss the days of congregating at the record store and searching through its bins. And this is his wistful spin on remembering and looking ahead to celebrating Record Store Day!


Digital Killed the Record Store by Ian McGlynn

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Amazon Beats Apple And Google To Cloud-Based Music Storage/Streaming

Well, the rumors were true. Not only is Amazon entering the “music locker” space, they’re doing it before both Google and Apple — as their “Cloud Drive” and “Cloud Player” have just gone live...

Read more courtesy of techcrunch

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William Bell May 12 New York City at the Beacon Theatre.

The newly formed Warren Haynes Band announces its inaugural tour beginning with an April gig at Florida’s Wanee Festival and wrapping in July at the Cahors Blues Festival in France. The Gov’t Mule / Allman Brothers Band guitarist’s latest project is an R&B-infused group featuring bassist Ron Johnson, Terence Higgins on drums, keyboardist Nigel Hall and Ruthie Foster on backing vocals. For the band’s May 12 New York City debut at the Beacon Theatre, Haynes & company will be joined by Stax Records legend William Bell. The singer is known for his trademark gravel-and-honey voice on hits like “Trying To Love Two” and his duet with Judy Clay called “Private Number” as well as co-writing “Born Under A Bad Sign” with Booker T. Jones.

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William Bell / Warren Haynes Band, May 12 New York City at the Beacon Theatre.

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Stonehoney :: SxSW 2011 Schedule w/ Free Song

Stonehoney plays SxSW 2011. Click here for the full schedule and pick up a free track while your there!

1320 Records Sale and Free Sampler at Amazon MP3

Download the 1320 Records Volume II sampler with 14 tracks featuring music from Virtual Boy, FuzZ, STS9, John Hughes and more available free at Amazon MP3. While your there, all 1320 titles are now on sale for a limited time only! Click here and go to 1320 on Amazon now...

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Get Sirius with Stonehoney in Nashville

Enter to win and attend an exclusive show taping with Stonehoney at the Sirius XM Studios in Nashville. You'll also go to Sin City's Cosmic American Roadshow on 2/11 featuring Keith Gattis, Stonehoney & Bobby Keys at The Mercy Lounge. Click now and head over to Stonehoney's Facebook page for more details.

A Glimpse At Future Livestreaming Services @MIDEM 2011 | Billboard.biz

By Antony Bruno - Billboard.biz

CANNES, France -- Shows like MIDEM are full of companies looking to strike deals and make partnerships, but not yet ready to discuss on the record the details of their products. So we wind up having many meetings on background with companies planning to take their wares live in the coming months.

Once such meeting here was with a firm preparing a unique multiplatform live music platform designed to let artists stream their performances to multiple connected devices--mobile phones, the iPad, game consoles, connected TVs and so on.

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A Glimpse At Future Livestreaming Services @MIDEM 2011 | Billboard.biz