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Leonard Cohen – Talk about intelligent cocktail conversation
Ozzy Osbourne – Is it really a party without Ozzy?
Ziggy Marley – Somebody has to bring the….
Ray Lamontagne – I just want to try to make this guy smile
Dr. John – To add a little New Orleans spice to the party gumbo
Willie Nelson – Because he’s so dang cool
Prince – To get the dancing started
Ringo Star – Every rock party should have a Beatle and Ringo seems like a lot more fun than Paul
Robert Plant – Just so I can find out if Zep is really gonna tour or not
Polyphonic Spree – …read more

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A bunch of our pals around the b5 Music Channel are also getting into this “Bring A Musician To Your Holiday Party“ thing in a big way. Check ‘em out…

Crooner Culture explains why the Rat Pack should be at every holiday party
52 Bands gives us a list of bands that would ’shake things up a bit’. I’m afraid to ask.
Topping the list at Metal Martyr of who he wouldn’t invite is Lars Ulrich
Industrial Addiction invites Ministry to the list…for the political discussion element
Hippie Sounds – what’s a party without some Hippies? (and what they might bring to the party…)
Australian …read more

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Music industry layoffs continued this week at Columbia and RealNetworks. Here is a roundup of other recent music business job cuts. This is not good news for your favorite artists who may get less support for the releases
Year’s after it first went through, the European Union could still deny the merger of major label group Sony BMG
A Nokia sponsored study looks at the future of entertainment and music with some interesting results
Hypebot grabbed another exclusive 4QFor (4 Questions For) interview, this time with New Music Strategy’s Andrew Dubber
Voting ends Wednesday for Hypebot’s Music Blog Awards. Vote for your …read more

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Lucky Soul – Lips Are Unhappy, Lonely This Christmas  In an effort to bring do-it-yourself culture to the indie charts this Christmas, Lucky Soul are in a bid to make it to number one on at least the UK Christmas Charts this year. Their single ‘Lips Are Unhappy,’ is backed with their cover of festive favourite ‘Lonely This Christmas
Kotki Dwa -  This single demonstrates quite well what Kotki Dwa are about, whilst not really giving too much away either. The A-side, Robin’s Clogs, shows off their more upbeat side – a 4 minute pop frolic with some beautifully dreamy electronics …read more

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ITUNES BEST-SELLING ALBUMS OF 2007
1. Maroon 5 It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
2. Amy Winehouse Back To Black
3. Kanye West Graduation
4. Daughtry Daughtry
5. Colbie Caillat Coco
6. Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight
7. Various Artists …read more

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Vote for your favorite music blogs in Hypebot.com’s Music Blog Awards. The categories are:

Best Music News Blog
Best Music Discovery Blog
Best Niche Music Blog

Four of my fellow b5media music blogs have been nominated: 52 Bands, BritMusicScene, Metal Martyr and Earsucker. Please give them special consideration.  They deserve it.
Cast your votes here.

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They like telling us that music isn’t selling – after all we’re all trading it illegally on the net or so they say.  But somehow, a whole bunch of releases managed to sell enough to get a Gold (500,000 units) or Platinum (1 million units) certification from the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).  Included in the list are a some great classic acts finally getting their due and a couple of names I’ve never even heard of.
QUESTION: Which album do you think should have gone gold but didn’t?
BONUS READING: How albums get certified …read more

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Songza is a music search engine that acts as a free internet jukebox. It locates songs posted on the net and lets you listen to them in their entirety and add them to playlists or blogs.
To try it out, visit songza.com, choose the song or artist you wish and Songza will search for your request and play it. Its all presented via a clean, clutter-free design and transparent remote control ( play, share, rate and add to playlist) The rating system lets users vote up or down on a song, which results in the whittling up or down …read more

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