Month: June 2012

Mary J. Blige Interview for ROCK OF AGES

June 5, 2012
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The Queen of R&B, Mary J. Blige, sits down with Jamaal Finkley to discuss her role in the upcoming musical of the century, Rock of Ages. In this interview, Mary discusses challenges posed in covering Journey’s Anyway you Want it, We also briefly discuss the controversy surrounding a commercial she decided to be a part…

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Music Industry Profile: Recording Engineer Steve Bishir

June 5, 2012
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In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Recording engineer Steve Bishir shares his unique perspective on the state of the music industry, how to record drums well, and what it takes to be successful in the modern music age.

Raffertie (Ninja Tune) Point Blank Interview

June 5, 2012
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http://www.pointblanklondon.com/full-music-production-and-sound-engineering-c… For our latest interview we caught up with DJ, producer, remixer, songwriter and Point Blank tutor Ben Stefanski better known as Raffertie as he road-tested his new live show for the very first time. Ben signed to Ninja Tune in April 2011 and has a debut album lined up for late 2012. Not one…

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Facebook Will Disappear by 2020, Says Analyst

June 5, 2012
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Facebook‘s sliding stock price has at least one hedge fund manager predicting a dismal decade ahead for the social network. “In five to eight years they are going to disappear in the way that Yahoo has disappeared,” Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson told the CNBC show Squawk on the Street on Monday. “Yahoo is still…

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Pensado’s Place #66 – Producer/Mixer/Engineer Ross Hogarth

June 5, 2012
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In the 66th episode of Pensado’s Place, Dave and Herb are joined by 2-Time GRAMMY Award winning Engineer/Mixer/Produce Ross Hogarth! Ross has worked with such artists as Van Halen, Roger Waters, The Black Crowes, Shawn Colvin, John Mellencamp, R.E.M. and many, many more

Justin Bieber’s Entire Tour Sells Out in an Hour

June 5, 2012
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Bieber Fever is alive and well in the Americas. The 18-year-old pop star, whose new album, Believe, is due out on June 19, sold out his entire U.S. and North American tour within one hour, according to his label, Island Def Jam. In addition, tickets for Justin Bieber’s two Madison Square Garden shows (capacity: 20,000),…

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Paul McCartney to Close London Olympics Opening Ceremony

June 5, 2012
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Paul McCartney has confirmed an Olympic-sized rumor, saying he’ll be the closing act at the London 2012 opening ceremony. Earlier this year the former Beatle disclosed that he was in talks to play a role in the celebrations. On Monday, he confirmed: “I’ve been booked.” He told BBC radio station 5 Live that he would…

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Rock The Bells Adds DMX, Eve, And Jadakiss to 2012 Lineup, “Wu-Block” Album To Be Performed For 1st Time

June 5, 2012
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With last week’s festival announcement including names like Nas, Slick Rick, Immortal Technique, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and a heap of others, Guerrilla Union and Rock the Bells have loaded this year’s roster by adding DMX, Eve, Jadakiss, Future, and Pusha T to the 2012 lineup. According to a press release, “Four-time Platinum selling artist DMX will play…

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Yung Berg Stops by the Morning Riot

June 5, 2012
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Yung Berg stopped by WGCI’s Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot to talk about his new mixtape Chicago Redemption, smashing Ciara, his songwriting/production catalog and how his various chain mishaps were not his fault, but Cap 1’s.

Nas Brings Out Lauryn Hill @ Summer Jam 2012

June 5, 2012
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As a result of Nicki Minaj refusing to perform at Hot 97′s Summer Jam 2012 over the weekend due to comments made by HOt 97′s Peter Rosenberg prior to her set, Nas, who was only scheduled to perform one song, attempted to fill the vacancy left by Minaj by bringing out the legendary Lauryn Hill….

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