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Exercising with music is a great way to find motivation and distraction during a workout.
Just don’t get too carried away with your iPod karaoke.
JILL BARKER, The Gazette
Published: Tuesday, April 29
Is it just me, or is everyone plugged in these days?
“Nine out of 10 people workout with an iPod or MP3 player,” said Melanie Shernofsky, group […]
Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits is set for release on May 6th including the new single “She’s A Hottie.” This two disc set is packed with 34 of his greatest hits. In support of the release I have a viral video tool to share with your friends and assets below. I also have copies of […]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7329323.stm
MySpace in online music project
Networking site MySpace is to launch an online music service in partnership with three major music companies.
The new service MySpace Music is being launched with Universal Music, Sony BMG Music and Warner Music.
Users of the new service will be able to listen to music and watch music videos free […]
Artists pleased alleged music bootlegger shut down
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/03/07/artists-raid.html
Last Updated: Friday, March 7, 2008 | 11:18 AM ET
CBC News
Canadian musicians and songwriters are applauding an RCMP raid on a company accused of being a modern-day pirate operation and one of the biggest music bootleggers in Canadian history.
RCMP investigators raided the Winnipeg-based shop […]
Check out this track from Barry Adamson, former member of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds and Magazine. It’s called “Spend A Little Time,” it’s from his new record Back To The Cat, and it’s great!
MP3 - www.centralcontrol.co.uk/media/audio/Spend A Little Time.mp3
Barry Adamson
Back to the Cat
(Central Control, April 22)
“Delivered with a bravura that makes it work a treat”
The […]
Tags: Blues, Country, Jazz|
Posted By: ashley | Feb 21st
Good news for music lovers of all types
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7250594.stm
Music ‘can aid stroke recovery’
Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient’s recovery, research suggests.
The researchers compared patients who listened to music for a couple of hours a day, with those who listened only to audio books, or […]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7244928.stm
Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under planned changes to music rights proposed by the European Commission.
The Commission wants to extend the copyright period for music performers from 50 years to 95 years.
British stars like Cliff Richard and Roger Daltrey have been pushing for such a move, […]
Call it Southern Rock, Alt-country, Cow-punk, but what really matters is that these guys are a great rock and roll band. The Drive-By Truckers have consistently been on best-of lists and yet they seem to struggle for recognition. Their sound is definitely reminiscent of Southern rock bands of old like Lynyrd Skynyrd, but its hardly […]
Sigh…It just gets worse and worse for those who want to make a living in the music business.
EMI Confirms Up To 2,000 Job Cuts
January 15, 2008, 10:15 AM ET
Andre Paine, London
EMI confirmed today (Jan. 15) that it will cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in its Recorded Music division as part of a major restructuring […]
Writers strike? No problem for Conan, he just straps on a guitar and leads his own house band in a coutryfied rockabilly song called “Blue Moon of Kentucky”. I always knew he could play guitar, but never thought he could pull of vocals like he does, watch this: