February 2010
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The Best Way to Share Your Music on Twitter
So there’s a handful of services out there that let you tweet about music; Twt.fm, Songtwit, Song.ly, etc. However, after some thorough testing, it’s become clear that for musicians, Twiturm is the way to go. Here’s the deal:
1) Log into Twiturm with your Twitter info to create your account.
2) Upload your track and include a brief message.
3) Tweet that shit out!
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Walter Schreifels - Arthur Lee's Lullaby
“Arthur Lee’s Lullaby” is the first single from the new Walter Schreifels album, An Open Letter to the Scene. While I’m no stranger Walter’s past works, none ever sounded as barebones and nerdy as this. I mean nerdy in a good way, like in a Ben Folds-with-an-acoustic-guitar kind of way. Or maybe like a Blake Schwarzenbach-playing-Jets-to-Brazil-songs-unplugged kind...
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Delay in Game!
I spent this past weekend hanging out and playing shows with House of Fools, who are some of the very best dudes around and an incredible band. Since I was traveling all weekend, I’ve got to delay my weekly Music Monday while I catch up on everything. This means more music posts, more mp3s, and more music industry tips and commentary. Thanks for your patience!
(Oh yeah and that pic up...
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Product Review: LiveMusicMachine
LiveMusicMachine touts itself as the future of booking; yet another widgified concept, aimed at assisting artists. The concept is simple, LiveMusicMachine creates an embeddable widget based on your band’s specific requirements, and allows anyone to make a booking offer. When the transaction is completed, LiveMusicMachine takes $10 from you and $10 from the promoter. However, I’m left...
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RADIOHEAD - Lotus Flowers
NEW MUSIC MONDAY
RADIOHEAD - Lotus Flowers
This was recorded at the band’s Haiti benefit last week. It’s a new Radiohead song. What could you possibly want me to say about it?
Revivl is linking to this site, which contains a full download of the band’s set from that night. Enjoy!
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A Few Words About The Oscars
The Oscars are one of the few awards programs I actually look forward to. They regularly honor films that I actually think deserve it. Sure there’s politics involved, but it’s in no way as embarrassing as some fraud program like The Grammys. So let’s look at the highlights real quick:
Avatar is up for 9 major awards, as predicted. And why shouldn’t it be? Sure the plot...
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LCD Soundsystem "Making Of..." Video
The new LCD Soundsystem record is looming on the horizon! While us listeners teem with excitement, James Murphy continues to tease us with little bits and pieces. The mansion in this video looks like Rick Rubin’s Mansion, which is really a magnificent place and has played home to many a storied recording session. Check it out:
clip 1 from lcd soundsystem on Vimeo.
Who else is...
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NEW MUSIC MONDAYS
FRONTIER RUCKUS - Mount Marcy
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