Digests

24.02.17-23 Digest

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The $2.7 billion sector has a real job to do if it is to woo the next generation of punters - and not all players will succeed.


KWKT - TX

I bet you didn’t know that Waco has it’s own jazz scene. Well, it does! A talented group of people will be putting on quite the show this weekend, and it’s all for a good cause. The Waco Jazz Orchestra is made up of men and women …


BASHAW STAR

By Carson Ellis For the Stettler Independent Solon McDade says that growing up he and his siblings traveled all across Alberta as the McDade Family Band playing a variety of events and festivals with their parents. They played old country tunes, as well as …


CHICAGO READER

Jhariah has become one of the freshest-sounding artists in indie rock by pairing their imaginative ear for pop with their ability to reflect the music industry back on itself. Their music resists tidy categorization but leans heavily on pop punk, funk, …


MUSIC BUSINESS WORDWIDE

“You cannot go wrong with a whistle hook.” The words of Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe, who featured catchy anthem Home, by Good Neighbours, as his “World First” record on January 17. Since that moment, things have gone pretty bananas for UK duo Good Neighbours ...


CANBERRA CITYNEWS

Cellist Ilse De Ziah… clearly loves performing and sharing her music. Photo: Peter Hislop Music / Living The Tradition, Ilse De Ziah, cello and Ian Date, guitarist. At the National Film and Sound Archive, February 21. Reviewed by LEN POWER. For an …


BILLBOARD

Pittsburgh‘s long running indie punk, emo and hardcore Four Chord Music Festival is celebrating its 10th birthday at a new venue this year, the 140-year-old historical landmark of Pittsburgh’s Carrie Furnace on the banks of the Monongahela River in the …


THE EAST BY EXPRESS - CA

The first Noise Pop Festival was a one-night stand that took place at the Kennel Club—now The Independent—on Divisadero Street in 1993. It featured five bands and cost five dollars. Thirty-one years later, it’s become an internationally known destination …


MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE

EngineEars, the music/tech startup that bills itself as “a vertical software platform for artists, engineers, producers and record labels,” has expanded its services to include instant booking of studios and announced it has raised USD $7.5 million in …


LITTLE VILLAGE MAGAZINE -  IA

Byron’s (112 S Main St, Pomeroy) is located inside a 131-year-old building that is “at minimum, in need of major rehabilitation,” according to an inspector’s report. — Brian Morelli/Little Village Byron’s Bar is one of those places where the tale of …


BAYTODAY

Potential award nominees have until March 15, 2024, to submit their bid for the consideration of an independent jury, which comprises Canadian music, film, and television industry executives, practitioners, and representatives Cultural Industries Ontario …


FLAGPOLE

With Gregory Frederick behind the camera, Athens GA Live Music seeks to document local and touring bands gracing stages across the Classic City. Explore the whole archive and subscribe to the channel here. Get up to speed with recent performances below, …


BLABBERMOUTH

In a new interview with the "Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument" podcast, former DOKKEN and current FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson spoke about the importance of streaming in supporting music industry revenues. He said (as transcribed …


DENVER POST

James McClain is drumming up a new music venue in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. McClain is turning the 18,000-square-foot warehouse at 730 N. Umatilla St. into an independent music venue. 


GUITAR WORLD

Dubbed ‘Dublin’s next no-fucks-given guitar heroes’ by NME, Sprints join the ranks of notable acts coming out of Ireland right now – from Pillow Queens to post-punk staples Fontaines D.C – who are dragging the scene out of ramshackle Temple Bars and onto …


I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

There are no overt samples or references to other works in William Brittelle’s Alive in the Electric Snow Dream, but there is a feverish sense of familiarity just at the edge of conscious observation. The unwritten narrative behind this kaleidoscopic piece …


LOUDER THAN WAR

The Complete Edition by David Elliott (Korm Plastics, 2023) With Neumusik: The Complete Edition, David Elliott preserves a critical zine that brought the sounds of electronic and experimental music to UK readers, and he creates a brief window …


LOUDER THAN WAR

Analogue anarchists with magnetic tape hiss instead of Molotov cocktails. Riot-inciting working stiffs with equipment and rave-via-punk (or punk-via-rave) …


LOUDER THAN WAR

Analogue anarchists with magnetic tape hiss instead of Molotov cocktails. Riot-inciting working stiffs with equipment and rave-via-punk (or punk-via-rave) …


LOUDER THAN WAR

Analogue anarchists with magnetic tape hiss instead of Molotov cocktails. Riot-inciting working stiffs with equipment and rave-via-punk (or punk-via-rave) …


LOUDER THAN WAR

Scuzz-trash garage rock trio The Sleazoids return with their new stripped-down proto-punk album. Will it be death from above or death by stereo? That’s just what …


LOUDER THAN WAR

A sharply dressed Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes charm the Camden Roundhouse with new album tracks, while also rewarding loyal fans with …


INDEPENDENT

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Pioneering singer Eddy Grant has said that the British government brought over the Windrush Generation like “ …


CHCAGO READER

Sidaka Credit: Sonia Balzak Earlier this month, Chicago rapper, producer, and songwriter Sidaka dropped his debut album, Resurgence of the Bliss (Creative Mansion), where he raps with stubborn poise atop warm, clattering instrumentals. He’ll celebrate its …


ABC

So far, “American Idol” has crowned 21 talented singers as seasonal winners of the singing competition, helping launch their careers in the music industry and beyond. But unless you’re one of the loyal fans whose "Idol" worship burns as bright as …