Month: July 2012

Apple Revamping iTunes

July 3, 2012
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Via Bloomberg/Allindstrom Apple Inc. (AAPL) plans an overhaul of iTunes that would mark one of the largest changes to the world’s biggest music store since its 2003 debut, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Apple will unveil the changes by year’s end, said the people, who asked not to be identified because…

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Childish Gambino Calls YN On EVR

July 3, 2012
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Actor turned MC, Donald Glover dialed up Keep It Thoro this past Friday to speak on gaining respect on the mic, working with Bun B and RZA, and finalizing his Royalty mixtape which drops in two days. Peep playlist and whole show here. –Rap Radar

James Blake Working with Lil Wayne

July 3, 2012
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Via Fact/Allindstrom In a forthcoming FACT TV interview, Trim, whose debut album is due for release through Rinse Recordings later this year, talks about Blakes’ forthcoming Harmonimix release, which centres around a Trim acapella: “At first I felt weirdly about it”, Trim explains. “I was like ‘wow, what’s this?’, because he’s got his own way…

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Behind The Scenes: Snoop Dogg “Knocc ‘Em Down”

July 3, 2012
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ASAP Rocky on the Morning Riot

July 2, 2012
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ASAP Rocky stopped by WGCI’s Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot. While there he discussed defending LEP with their recent ban by the CPD, the hypocrisy of hip hop, Chief Keef, the misconceptions of himself and more.

Peter S. Shukat: entertainment law firm

July 2, 2012
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In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Peter S. Shukat is a founder and Partner with the New York-based entertainment law firm Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman, L.L.P. He personally oversees the business affairs of some of music’s biggest names, including Yoko Ono and the estate of Miles Davis.

Alex Jones (Hypercolour) Music Production Masterclass – Ableton Live

July 2, 2012
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http://www.pointblanklondon.com/ – We were very excited to welcome head honcho of London record label Hypercolour, Alex Jones, who stopped by the Point Blank studios recently. On top of sharing his knowledge an experiences of running a successful underground record label, Alex provided an analysis of his tech house bumper ‘Disappointing Dancefloors’ which was released in…

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Rdio, EMI, Adele, Dotcom, Grooveshark, Cinram, Fontana

July 2, 2012
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Sure you want that Spotify spotlight, Rdio?  All it took was a comical bit of unanticipated marketing overreach, and the rest was an avalanche of Reddit upvotes.  Image below; here’s the raucous debate. We’re hearing some very mixed signals coming out of EMI Music Publishing, especially as its purchase by Sony et. al. gets cemented.  The…

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Research Says Young Listeners May Embrace CD Quality Audio. Habit Says It Won’t Be on CD

July 2, 2012
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The music industry wishes young listeners would abandon low-bit-rate compressed digital music for harder-to-pirate and more profitable CDs. There is new evidence their dream of abandonment may come true, but not necessarily with the desired outcome. Physical media is in widespread decline. Billboard reported that CD sales sank 6% in 2011 while digital album downloads…

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With Nexus 7, Google Finally Gets Android Tablets Right

July 2, 2012
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This, Android fans, is the tablet you’ve been waiting for. Google’s Nexus 7 finally nails it for Android tablets. It has an inviting design, excellent software, and the right components inside to keep it all running. Even better, it has the right price: $199, and that’s even before the $25 in downloadable media you get…

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