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Tag: music

Rock and Roll All Nite Lyric Flow Chart

Rock and Roll All Nite Lyric Flow Chart by me. Click the image for a PDF. Released with a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Attribution: Created by Rob Blatt
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Open letter to Justin at Muxtape

Hey Justin,
You don’t know me, but I’m a believer in what you have done to date with Muxtape. I’m also a believer in Creative Commons, and I feel like you might be as well. PodShow’s podsafe music kinda sucks and that’s recognized by a lot of people. I’m not sure what the future holds for Muxtape, but if you have a moment to listen to the ramblings of a crazy content producer, I’d like to give you an idea.

Buy Locally – Bella Noir’s ‘Premonitions’

“Buy Locally” is a new feature on the site. I’ll be reviewing independent artists’ albums, and this is the first.
If you want the short version of the review, go buy a copy of Bella Noir’s first release Premonitions.
I’ve heard and been a part of my fare share of independant bands that put out meager [...]

The Presidents of the United States of America – These Are the Good Times People

Bullshit: Universal Music Group

Alternatively, Augusto testified that “a common way to dispose of them” is to give unsold promotional CD away, or he may throw them away. Both are unauthorized distributions.
That’s a real quote from a federal court filing from the Universal Music Group. I’m sure that you’ve seen CDs before either in used CD stores or maybe [...]