Random Music News for Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Anyone famous die today? Please let the answer be “no.” RIP Carrie Fisher. And now, in other music news… Eddie Vedder played Santa Claus–for real. Look what he did for this struggling mom.
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Arctic Monkeys’ Manager Says Resellers Trying to Collude on Increasing Ticket Prices
Maybe some of us have suspected it, to some extent, but the manager of the Arctic Monkeys is saying it’s true: Ticket resellers are trying to work with artists to increase the cost
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Brits Battle for Better Ticketing Practices
It’s not just music fans and concertgoers in North America looking to save themselves from unfair ticketing practices this summer. Launched a few weeks ago, the FanFair Alliance seeks to eliminate unethical ticket
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What Were the Top Selling Vinyl Albums in Canada in 2015?
All the sales numbers and various statistics from 2015 are coming in from the Canadian music industry (I have more links below), including who sold what in terms of vinyl. Here’s the Top 20
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 730: Deconstructing the Arctic Monkeys
The Arctic Monkeys are one of the few truly superstar acts to emerge from the alternative scene over the last decade. They may also have been the first alt-rock band to break out
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Catch The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Skrillex & More For a Whole $98 at 48th Edition of Le Festival d’été
By: Juliette Jagger With the summer festival season now in full swing, it can be difficult at times to decide which events to attend and where to spend all those sweaty, hard earned
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, July 4, 2015
Remember when there weren’t fears about a terrorist plot on July 4? A good list: 10 songs that were stolen. Check out this instructive article on how musicians create sound effects. Attention, Alice
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And the Biggest Selling Record on Vinyl In America So Far This Year Is…
…Taylor Swift? Yep. Her 1989 album sold 34,000 copies on vinyl, more than any other release current or gold. Here’s the full list via Billboard. 1. Taylor Swift, 1989 (34,000) 2. Sufjan Stevens,
Read MoreAs We Approach Record Store Day on Saturday, Here Are Some Vinyl Stats Out of the UK
VVN Music has published some sales rankings of vinyl in the UK. Here are the Top 10 selling vinyl singles since 2010: Life on Mars – David Bowie Love Me Do – Beatles Telephone – Lady
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Bands That Headline Too Many Festivals [INFOGRAPHIC]
Another fine bit of work by Cam at CompletelyIgnored.com
Read MoreRandom Music News for Wednesday, October 7, 2014
Still at the Sunset Marquis in Hollywood. I haven’t seen any rock stars yet. Stream the new OK Go album, Hungry Ghosts. What kind of videos do they have in store for us
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