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R.I.P. Kings, Story-Tellers and Pirates.

Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

A tough week for the music industry. A quick Death Toll:

THE KING

With Michael, an era is gone. The ‘golden’ era of Super-Stars who can (could) move millions of hearts and dollars…

Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age has an entire chapter dedicated to Thriller, the album that saved record labels from crashing, back in 1982, when sales were drying out in the post-disco age.

The dialogue that follows is between the then-chairman of  CBS Records (then morphed into the now Sony Music Entertainment) and Michael Jackson.

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Artists & Fans: Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) interview at #140conf with Chris Sacca (@sacca)

Posted on 21. Jun, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

Some good points on how to use Twitter to promote your music, engage and reward your fans.
Enjoy the full interview, very entertaining!

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TRVSDJAM Mixtape And The Fan-Casting Era

Posted on 06. Jun, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

Last week, TRVSDJAM, the combined force of Travis Barker and DJ-AM, released their newest mixtape via Twitter, offering a free download of their newest mixtape in exchange for a tweet.

By tweeting “Download the new #trvsdjam mixtape ‘Fix Your Face Vol. 2 – Coachella 09′ in exchange for one tweet! http://twitter.trvsdjam.com/”, tweeters receive a free download via an application built by Culture Jam Labs.

As you can see in the pre-populated tweet, a special hashtag – #trvsdjam – is included in the twit, with the goal of making it a top trending topic on Twitter.

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Artists Against…

Posted on 18. May, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

A BLANK CD

Producer Danger Mouse and rocker Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse have decided to go against EMI legal threats and release their new CD, Dark Night of the Souls, as a blank CD  reading, “For Legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will.” The CD comes with a book of photos provided by film-maker David Lynch.

The album, which has been one of the most hotly anticipated albums of 2009, features Iggy Pop, Black Francis (of the Pixies), the Flaming Lips, Jason Lytle, James Mercer (of the Shins), and Julian Casablancas (of the Strokes) and others all contributing original material.

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