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Undertsanding How The RCRD LBL Deal Works

Posted on May 12, 2008
Filed Under Blogoholica |

What exactly is the RCRD LBL? (and yes, the vowel keys on my computer still work, it’s just their clever name.)

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Pearl Jam - Binaural - Light Years

Posted on May 9, 2008
Filed Under Pearl Jam |

In 2002 Pearl Jam released the album Binaural. The title of the album refers to the recording style they used to produce a unique sound, replicating the way a human takes in sound through our two ears.

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Did Pearl Jam De-construct Their Own Fame?

Posted on May 5, 2008
Filed Under Pearl Jam |

One of the things often mentioned about Pearl Jam is the time the band has spent de-constructing their own success. By the mid-90’s, Pearl Jam was pretty much the biggest rock band around, and from what I’ve heard, they were not too happy with it.

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Judas Priest Single “Nostradamus” Blows up with ReverbNation

Posted on May 5, 2008
Filed Under Music Industry Analysis |

Pre-Release from New Album Streamed Every Two Seconds on First Day

Judas Priest, on the verge of releasing their first new album in 3 years, pre-released the title track to “Nostradamus” via the ReverbNation TuneWidget on April 21st to a throng of hungry fans. The TuneWidget was initially placed on only four websites but allowed fans to grab it and embed it on their MySpace pages and blogs, leading to over 200,000 impressions on launch day alone.

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The Orchard’s Scott Cohen Discusses Building A Community

Posted on May 3, 2008
Filed Under Online Branding |

While catching up on my blog reader I noticed an a post from Andrew Dubber of New Music Strategies about a recent Futuresonic event he attended.

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STP VS Velvet Revolver: Which Brand, ahem, Band, Will Win?

Posted on May 3, 2008
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Pearl Jam - Baba O’Reily (Teenage Wasteland)

Posted on May 2, 2008
Filed Under Pearl Jam |

Pearl Jam have been known to supply us with classic rock covers over the years, adding songs from greats such as Neil Young and The Who many times to their roaring set lists. Here’s a popular one from the Who, “Baba O’Reily” (known famously as “Teenage Wasteland”)

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Pearl Jam Rocks the Month of May!

Posted on May 1, 2008
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Taking One Step Back To Take Two Steps Forward

Posted on April 30, 2008
Filed Under Life |

You’ve heard the saying before, and it’s one that I believe in. Sometimes in order to get to the next level, you have to make a sacrifice in order to make it happen.