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Coldplay Give Viola Beach Posthumous Glasto Headliner Spot
31st July 2016 • No commentsYou may recall earlier in the year up and coming band Viola Beach eagerly embarked on their first ever global tour and were subsequently killed in a car accident in Sweden on February 14. All band members; Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin, and the band’s manager Craig Tarry were killed when their […]
Read MoreRIAA Execs Explain New Formula for Gold & Platinum Albums
3rd February 2016 • No comments
In a rather controversial and much debated move, RIAA announced Tuesday that 1,500 streams on Apple Music, Google, YouTube, Spotify, etc. will now count as one album sale. Some think the new formula takes into consideration how many consumers stream music rather than purchase it in traditional retail or digital retail outlets, while others believe […]
Read MoreJohnny Marr~ The Messenger
26th March 2013 • No commentsIt’s common knowledge (amongst those bored enough to pay attention to such things) that Johnny is my favourite Smith. As in, Johnny Marr is my favourite member of The Smiths. He has all of the brilliance and none of the arrogance. You may or may not know he recently released a record, which was, rather […]
Read MoreAmerica; a nation of musical xenophobes?
18th June 2012 • 2 commentsMy latest article, from Think Like a Label. http://www.thinklikealabel.com/a-breakdown-of-international-vs-domestic-music-appreciation/#more-1739
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