This is the presentation given by Dr. Adam Klein, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and Founder/CEO of Media Leader LLC regarding the music industry’s decline, and the possible metastasizing of that decline to other cultural industries. The presentation was for a symposium of sorts named Cross Media NYC. Download the PDF here Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.

DOWNLOAD Pryse is a UK based Nigerian female rapper who is all set to storm the naija music industry. Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as Princess Esindu, she started rapping at the tender age of ten with her older brother (now popular producer, Big H). She was encouraged down the path of music by her

With an aptness that's almost too good to be true, Damon Albarn's virtual band Goriilaz have topped the inaugural official midweek album charts. As reported by Spinner, the midweek charts are finally being made available to the public after remaining the preserve of industry insiders. The chart was revealed on Greg James' BBC Radio 1 show on Wednesday (March 10). Gorillaz -- whose n...

DJ and BBC radio presenter Steve Lamacq has criticised the recent decision by the corporations director-general, Mark Thompson, to close digital radio station 6 Music, warning of dire consequences for the industry. Lamacq wrote on his own blog, "On a personal level, I believe that shutting 6 Music would be disastrous for the British music scene -- and alternative music from further a field too. Th...

If you’ve been with us for over a year you might remember Oh! from his previous release, Spectacular Ever After. Oh!’s back again just to let you know that rap is just a game. The project features some industry beats, with Oh! rocking over favorite like It Ain’t Hard to Tell. Check the tracklisting & grab

Much of the impact of "The Cove," which collected the documentary feature Oscar on Sunday night, comes from underwater footage that could not have been captured without help from Lucasfilm spinoff Kerner Optical. Kerner runs a hush-hush "skunk works" that solves high-tech problems for private industry, government contractors and the occasional three-letter agency. Since Kerner's expertise is ...

The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitrious Jazz Alley presents for one night only the Sixth Annual Sister City Female Jazz Vocalist Audition. Doors open at 5:30pm, auditions start at 6:30pm and the evening will end around 9:30pm. The 6th Annual Sister City Female Vocalist Jazz Audition at Jazz Alley is right around the corner so mark your calendars! The Seattle Kobe Sister City Association (SKSCA) i...

Impose Magazine: Ever wonder why some artists get universal adoration from press outlets while others seem doomed to obscurity? Let us introduce you to the PR industry. Read and comment. From imposemagazine.com.

The ex-Hole bassist on the band reuniting without her, what she has learned from the industry and why Ozzy Osbourne is feminine Your new album, Out Of Our Minds, is also a comic book, a film, a live performance and a gallery. Can you tell us a bit more about it? M: It started as a song but expanded into something I always wanted to do – unite visual and conceptual art with music. Something a...

The race for the top of the singles and albums charts will today (March 10) take an added dimension when BBC Radio 1 starts broadcasting the midweek chart updates. Up until now, the midweek charts have been made available only to industry insiders. Compiled by the Official Charts Company each Wednesday morning, the midweek results will go out on Greg James' show between 3.30-4pm GMT. The Offi...