NUTTIN NYCE – FROGGY STYLE
Bloody hell, now this is taking it back!!
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AN INTERESTING READ
Music stars ’still need labels’
Record labels have put the case for why they are still essential in the digital age. Global music industry body the IFPI said it wanted to counter the “myth” that artists can make it on their own. In a report, it said virtually no new artists had broken through without the backing of a record label.Major labels invest $1m (£670,000) in each new act, who could not afford to make records and videos and go on tour without that backing, the IFPI said.
Record labels around the world spend a total of $5bn (£3.3bn) a year on developing and promoting new and established artists. IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) chief executive John Kennedy said attempting to forge a career online, competing with millions of other acts on MySpace, was like “screaming in space”. “There’s not really any evidence of anybody succeeding having gone direct,” he said. “Even artists who are typically described as having broken from the internet like Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen or Sandi Thom all ended up combining with a conventional record label.” Those artists all garnered early attention on the internet but did not achieve mainstream success until they signed record deals. Others, such as Radiohead, Dizzee Rascal and Simply Red, have all struck out on their own – but only after building up their careers with labels. Taken from news.bbc.co.uk 09/03/10
These days a lot of artists seem to be making it alone, who knows if it is manageable 10 years down the line?
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SOUL IN 1 LAUNCH
A night of soulful drum n bass, rolling beats for the clientele who like good music. Come down to the launch night free your soul and become one vibe on the night.
Catch VNT passing through!
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RINSE FM, DJ ALLBURY – PODCAST 27/02/10
Click the link and listen to the podcast which features “Look Shook”
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BAM BAM SOUND PODCAST #1
Click the link and listen to the podcast which features “Look Shook”
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DEATH AT A FUNERAL
Not too sure about this movie (although a good line up) but the comment at the end of the trailer by Chris Rock is a killer!!
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HIP HOP KARAOKE
I checked out this event last night. It wasn’t bad at all. I was very impressed with my friends rendition of ODB’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”
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BLACKBERRY SLIDER PHOTOS EMERGE
WooHOO!! More photos of the BlackBerry Slider have emerged. These new photos posted by BBLeaks are much clearer now than the original ones that popped up in the CrackBerry forums last night. Take a look. The unit has a dead battery and won’t power up so there’s not too much to be told about the experience just yet. They note that the battery is a new design, FX-1, and apparently is only 1050mAh, which is quite small for a BlackBerry. Taken from crackberry.com (05/03/10)
Looks crap to me!
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DIRK BULLARD OR JIMMY KUYT
Wow, the similarities are uncanny!! (For those who don’t know, the first guy is Dirk Kuyt and the second is Jimmy Bullard)
Add comment March 3rd, 2010