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Black Keys Sue Pizza Hut, Home Depot
A little while back, we posted a Pizza Hut commercial that was soundtracked by what seemed to be a knockoff of Black Keys’ “Gold On The Ceiling.” To the Black Keys — and …
June 25, 2012
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Olympics bosses try to avoid paying bands
By Martin Kielty, Classic Rock
Organisers of the London Olympics are trying to make professional musicians perform for free – using the tired old excuse they should “do it for the exposure.”
Management committee Locog are already a laughing …
June 25, 2012
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Questions Linger After Radiohead Stage Collapse
As Canadian investigators sift through the remains of last Saturday’s Radiohead concert in Toronto, looking for clues as to why the stage collapsed before the show and killed the band’s drum technician, veteran concert
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June 24, 2012
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Jane’s Addiction To Receive Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
There’s no doubt that Jane’s Addiction star has risen in the city of Hollywood, and for the second time in as many years the band will receive an honor in the city.
The group, who …
June 24, 2012
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The Show Must Go On
Diffusing the chain reaction bomb
by Gene Baker, editor, Music Insider Magazine
The thought process leading up to this article has somewhat pained my mind to say the least, almost dreading the idea of putting words into text.
Band drama …
June 13, 2012
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Lorelei McBroom: Women in Rock
We could accomplish anything in the world…that included outer space
By Stephen Stern, Executive Editor, Music Insider Magazine
Dr. Marcus McBroom got into the heads of many Hollywood celebrities. But it was his daughters’ voices that he kept locked inside …
June 13, 2012
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Eva Gardner: Women in Rock
Fender gives birth
by Stephen Stern, Executive Editor, Music Insider Magazine
Eva Gardner was born with a silver spoon shaped as a bass guitar. Not out of privilege, but by right of musical passage. By second grade, the pig-tailed, green-eyed …
June 13, 2012
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Lori Otelsberg: Still Groovin’ to the Music She Helped Provide
by Stephen Stern, Executive Editor, Music Insider Magazine
Lori Otelsberg didn’t know Diddley squat about the entertainment business when she began negotiating deals, but she did know Bo. More important, the industry knew her father, Marty — the agent turned …
June 13, 2012
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The Musicians Guide to Google +
by Ariel Publicity
A few months ago, Google introduced their own social networking platform with the intention of entering the ring to contend for the social media crown against the likes of Facebook and Twitter. This platform, simply dubbed Google …
June 12, 2012