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Life After Print: URB Magazine 2.0

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media


Raymond Leon Roker

While many have quickly lamented URB's print hiatus or reminisced about our long legacy, there is also an unfortunate feeding frenzy on even the hint of print's presumed, imminent demise.

An Interview with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

Last Herb and Lani re-emerged, hitting the road for a series of low-key shows which were recorded for the newly-released Anything Goes -- the first time they've ever collaborated musically.

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Naysaying the Naysayers: The Beatles' CDs by the Numbers

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

The Beatles have only put out one single-disc greatest hits CD, the aptly-titled 1. So why do the Beatles get such a bad rap for supposedly abusing their legacy?

DLC: The New Black! The Second Coming of Expansion Packs

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media


Theodore Bergquist

There's been a lot of talk about downloadable content for video games recently. There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a significant, fast growing trend here.

Dispatch From Tokyo: The Economy, Music Biz & Google

Mark Joseph | Posted 07.15.2009 | World


Mark Joseph

Japan is still an odd hybrid of the past and the future. They've skipped the personal computer and gone straight to the cell phone, where much of e-traffic occurs.

HuffPost Review: Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.01.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

In the world of box sets, it would be impossible to find something better than Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972).

WalMart Won't Carry the Best Record of the Year: Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown

Howie Klein | Posted 06.26.2009 | Entertainment


Howie Klein

Green Day won't self-censor their songs, which WalMart demands of artists, even platinum-selling ones. So they're not carrying 21st Century Breakdown, the band's brand new album.

11 Years After His Death, "New" Music From Frank Sinatra

Tony Sachs | Posted 06.14.2009 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

Three new releases, Live At The Meadowlands, My Way, and Classic Sinatra II should please hardcore fans and newbies alike.

A Review of Rob Thomas' New Single: "Her Diamonds"

Mike McCready | Posted 05.23.2009 | Entertainment


Mike McCready

He's got a good voice and a good presence but it's really his songwriting that is noteworthy.

The Future of the Music Industry - Part II

Mike McCready | Posted 05.04.2009 | Entertainment


Mike McCready

Artists and their managers have the most to gain in today's business models and they get to keep a lot more of their rights and income than ever before.

On My Mind: The State of the Music Business

John Mellencamp | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment


John Mellencamp

Had the music industry not been decimated by a lack of vision caused by corporate bean counters obsessed with the bottom line, musicians could still create music rather than having to market it as well.

The Top Five Boneheaded Music Industry Moves Of 2008

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.03.2009 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

In a business where, for the last decade or so, every move made by a major record label or established artist is almost guaranteed to be a dumb one, it's hard to pick a mere five as the créme de la créme of stupidity.

Assumption Presumption: Predicting the Financial Future

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living


Michael Sigman

If "Dow, 30,000 by 2008: Why It's Different This Time" wasn't optimistic enough, there was David Elias' "Dow 40,000: Strategies for Profiting from the Greatest Bull Market in History."

Frank Sinatra on CD: Nothing But Nothing But The Best

Tony Sachs | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

No less than nine new Sinatra CDs have been issued in the last twelve months. The only problem is, seven of them are the the compilation Nothing But The Best.

Small Music Company Changing How Americans View World Music

Gabriel Beltrone | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


Gabriel Beltrone

In an office nestled among garment, jewelry and perfume wholesalers a few blocks south of Herald Square in NYC, a small music production and publishing company is making waves as far away as Tehran, Iran and Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Goodnight, CDs, Goodnight: the Return of Vinyl

Marissa Moss | Posted 08.01.2008 | Media


Marissa Moss

The once antiquated method of listening to music has been making a welcome comeback among both young and old music fans, especially in the indie-music realm. So why now?

Madonna's Missed Opportunity

Andrew Kronfeld | Posted 06.06.2008 | Entertainment


Andrew Kronfeld

Frankly Madonna missed a massive opportunity to truly change the business on behalf of so many artists. She seems to me to miss the point of being a free agent.