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March 4th, 2008

Leonard Cohen Tour To Be Announced March 11th

Just got word that the lord of song’s first tour in too many years will be announced March 11th online here. It includes jaunts through the US and Europe. The touring band includes:

Roscoe Beck - bass & vocal (Musical Director)
Neil Larsen - keyboard, accordion, brass instruments
Bob Metzger - guitar, steel guitar & vocal
Javier Mas […]

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February 22nd, 2008

Black Crowes Prime March 4th Release With Internet Blitz

The Black Crowes are releasing “Warpaint” their first new album in 7 years on March 4th and heading out on tour. To get their fans juiced up they’re blitzing the net with new content on their pages on Myspace, Facebook, video on YouTube, a new single “Goodbye Daughters Of The Revolution,” a widget […]

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February 15th, 2008

Use Your Citi Credit Card To Get Best Concert Tickets

Are you one of the 150 million people who have a credit card issued by Citi Bank in your wallet?  If so, you may be able to get first pick of some hot concert tickets.
The largest concert promoter in the US Live Nation and Citi have created an
an alliance that gives Citi customers benefits through […]

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February 13th, 2008

Radiohead Tour Dates Announced

2008 North American tour - Part 1
May 5 - West Palm Beach, FL
May 6 - Tampa
May 8 - Atlanta
May 9 - Charlotte, NC
May 11 - Bristow, VA
May 14 - St. Louis
May 17 - Houston
May 18 - Dallas
Part 2 Cities -
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February 4th, 2008

Grateful Dead Reunites Tonight For Obama. See Concert Free On Net.

Members of the Grateful Dead will host a get out the vote concert in support of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama tonight Monday, February 4th at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco. Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir, joined by Jackie Greene, John Molo, and Steve Molitz, will play a show together in support […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Leonard Cohen To Tour For First Time Since 1993

The administrator of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen posted this on his official fan forum last week:
The following advance notice is posted with Leonard’s permission.
Leonard Cohen will be touring with his band in
Canada and US in May and in Europe in the summer.
More details will be announced in February.
Many critics consider Cohen to be among our […]

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January 20th, 2008

Invest In Great New Bands. Start A Record Label For Pennies.

Did you ever wish you could discover and help promote a great new band?  Or just help support some of the great new music that’s created but just doesn’t have the connections or desire to sign with one of those big failing record labels? Now thanks to SliceThePie.com you can.
Can you hear a track and […]

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January 9th, 2008

Best Places To Get Your Music News

Do you want to know everything…and I mean everything….that’s going on with your favorite acts and the music industry in general?   Here are some great online sources of music news:

AOL Music - Latest headlines and what’s being discussed around the blogosphere
ArtistDirect.com - The latest music headlines including new releases to tour news
BBC Music News - […]

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December 30th, 2007

Top 10 Digital Music Stories Of 2007

Music sales dropped 15% or more over 2006.  Sales were down 21% in the week before Christmas alone. But 2007 was the year that fans regained control of the music.

Three of the four top label groups (EMI, Universal, and and last week WMG) stopped adding restrictive software to their downloads. This means 80% […]

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December 14th, 2007

5 More Indie Bands You Need To Know About With A Christmas Twist

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 […]

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