Patti Smith on Singing For The Pope
"I like Pope Francis and I’m happy to sing for him. Anyone who would confine me to a line from 20 years ago is...
Billboard & Soundscan Add Streams To Album Chart
From FYI Music News:
Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan will start adding streams and track downloads to the formula behind the Billboard 200, starting 11/30. A...
Rock stars ditch Jack Daniels for quinoa
From Bloomberg:
The chef with the job of keeping everyone well fed this time is Sam Letteri, who has previously worked with Take That, Elton...
You’ll Never Love Snow As Much As This Toronto Zoo Panda Loves Snow
During today's snowfall, the Toronto Zoo's cameras caught giant panda Da Mao 'bear-bogganing' in his outdoor exhibit. Perhaps he's discovered a new winter sport?
http://youtu.be/yBJ2KCoKGSM
You Can Now Have Your DNA Buried On The Moon
From CNBC:
A British company has launched a £600,000 ($1 million) Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to get to moon and drill into its surface, with punters...
DJ Shadow Soundtracks A Chevy Ad
When you obsess over perfection, elevate form and reinvent a category, you attract a lot of attention. That's why Chevrolet is the most awarded...
Grandmas Smoking Weed for the First Time
Cut Video found three grandmas who had never smoked pot and gave them an opportunity to try it for the first time. Then they...
1% of recording artists earn 77% of recorded music revenue
From The Atlantic:
Because the most-popular songs now stay on the charts for months, the relative value of a hit has exploded. The top 1...
How music education influenced Google CEO Larry Page
From Fortune:
As Google CEO Larry Page looks backward, he’s realizing how much his musical education inspired critical elements of Google—especially his impatience and obsession...
Twitter now lets you search for any tweet in history
From Wired:
This morning, Twitter began rolling out a search service that lets you search for any tweet in its archive.
Outside services have long offered...
Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Leif Garrett On This Thing Called “Punk”
Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Cliff Richard, Peter Gabriel, Paul Cook, John Lydon, Meatloaf, and ummm...Leif Garrett putting in their two cents on...
Questlove gives some of the best advice for bands you’ll ever hear
Wait until the 40 second mark for some great advice for bands from Questlove.
http://youtu.be/85tyZNiSyTk
Infographic: Make your next Facebook contest explode
One of the best way to gain new fans is through a Facebook contest, as long as you narrow down the true fans, rather...
Barry Manilow announces he’ll hit the road One Last Time
Barry Manilow announced today that he is going to “hit the road” and perform concerts across North America ONE LAST TIME! The music legend...
Canada’s Country Music Stars come together for the CCMA Holiday Special
The Canadian Country Music Association is pleased to present the CCMA Holiday Special, airing on CBC-TV on Monday, December 15 at 9 p.m./9:30 p.m....
Famed Celtic Fiddlers Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Present “A Celtic Family Christmas”
With decades of musical experience, tremendously successful solo careers recognized around the world and over 10 years of marriage and six beautiful children, Natalie...
