Cheap Trick is taking legal action over the 2011 Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse that put their lives in jeopardy. The band was just 20 minutes into their set at the Canadian festival when they were hit with a wind gust of more than 70-miles-per-hour, forcing them to flee the stage just seconds before it went…
Gucci Mane (@Gucci1017) Announces New Distribution Deal
Following his mid-2000s three-album deal with Big Cat/Tommy Boy Records, Gucci Mane officially became a major label star when he inked a contract with the Warner Music Group. Between 2007’s Trap House and 2010’s The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted, the Atlanta, Georgia-based emcee released five albums within the label conglomerate. These releases were handled by…
Michael Jackson ‘Frightened Me,’ Says Director of His Comeback Shows
Kenny Ortega, the director of Michael Jackson‘s planned comeback shows, broke down in tears while describing the pop star’s faltering condition during the singer’s ongoing wrongful death trial, the BBC reports. Just days before Jackson’s death in June 2009, Ortega recalled that his appearance was “very, very troubling,” adding, “I saw a Michael that frightened…
5 Prep Tips Before Recording
Many musicians who have a lot of experience gigging never cut it in the studio. That’s because they don’t realize that the mentality of the studio is different. Where a gig is fairly loose and usually low pressure, the studio is more job-like and serious. Where on a gig every note you play is gone…
Macklemore Talks Homophobia, Dissing R. Kelly, & Being a White Rapper
Macklemore (sans Ryan Lewis) paid a visit to Peter Rosenberg and Angie Martinez on Hot 97 on the same day that his single “Same Love” went platinum. The Seattle rapper, who has “hella gay uncles” and a gay godfather, spoke out about homophobia in hip-hop, being a white rapper, and his R. Kelly diss on…
Apple Found Guilty of Conspiring with Publishers to Raise E-Book Prices
Apple Inc. broke antitrust laws and conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing “compelling evidence” from the words of the late Steve Jobs. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said Apple knew that no publisher could risk acting alone to try to eliminate Amazon.com’s $9.99 price for the most…
@TooShort in Shop Talk w/ @IAmJeffSledge
Allindstrom.com has officially partnered with legendary A&R man Jeff Sledge to bring you Shop Talk. In this series, Sledge chops it up with old friends of the industry and talks about the past. His next guest is Too Short. Short tells stories of moving from LA to Oakland, how real it was during the East…
Big Sean Unsure Where Eminem Collaboration Will End Up
ccording to Big Sean, his new album Hall of Fame impressed Eminem. In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, the Detroit emcee shared Eminem’s words of advice before admitting that he does not know where their collaboration will end up. “I ended up playing my whole album, front-to-back, straight through, and [Eminem] said, ‘I…
Q&A: Michael Nesmith on His Recommitment to the Monkees
People have a lot of misconceptions about Michael Nesmith. They think he resents being known as the Monkee in the green wool hat. They think he’s a recluse. They think he had some sort of feud with Davy Jones, and they think he retired from music a long, long time ago. Some of these misconceptions…
SoundExchange Paid Out Record $149 Million in Q2
Signaling the strength of Internet and satellite radio, SoundExchange paid out a record $149 million to record labels and artists in the second quarter of 2013, 55% increase over the same period in 2012. SoundExchange is the non-profit organization that collects performance royalties from digital music services and distributes them to record labels, performing artists…
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