Music

The Free Music Archive Lives On

Narrowly averting a shutdown, the Free Music Archive gets new life with a new owner.
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Unsilent Nights: where to find one; what to do

The holiday season approaches, and as has been the case since 1992, revelers will soon gather in a host of…
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Alice’s Restaurant Maintains Spot on Thanksgiving Radio Dial in 2018

For many, tuning in to hear Arlo Guthrie's epic tune Alice's Restaurant on the radio is an annual Thanksgiving ritual.…
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Rough notes: the case for radio deejays talking over music

thisnext.com Full disclosure: once upon a time I was a radio deejay. In the 1980s I…
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Radio News Round-Up: Dallas station to air tapes from JFK assassination, Iggy Pop holiday broadcasts

Here’s a quick radio news roundup to round-out your Thursday afternoon: Nielsen just released its annual Music 360 study that…
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CASH Music supports musicians with open source technology & events

Lately I’ve been thinking about the important relationship between independent musicians and independent radio. This was sparked by attending TechFest…
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RadioSearchEngine delivers instant gratification, but not yet the Google of radio

RadioSearchEngine.comOnline radio entrepreneur Michael Robertson has unveiled yet another station portal, this one called, simply enough,…
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FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel champions radio and LPFM to the Future of Music Summit

FCC Commissioner Jessica RosenworcelIn her Tuesday keynote address to the Future of Music Summit, FCC Commissioner…
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Radio should pay & no consensus on Spotify: Impressions from day 1 of the Future of Music Summit

Fighting off as-yet-undiagnosed intermittent internet issues I still managed to watch a good portion of several Monday sessions from the…
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Lou Reed, composer of fine-fine-fine-fine music, is dead at 71

Lou Reed. Source: Danny Norton Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed has died. I cannot do his…
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Indie stations and indie musicians working together? An immodest proposal

This piece originally appeared in our free weekly email newsletter, the Radio Survivor Bulletin. Sign up now to get a…
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Final schedule for Future of Music Summit released, features discussions important for radio

The final schedule has been released for the Future of Music Summit, happening next Monday and Tuesday, October 28 -…
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Bill would create royalty market for broadcaster payments to musicians

Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC)North Carolina Representative Mel Watt introduced a new bill to tackle music performance…
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Mediocre, but by design — an iTunes Radio review

iTunes Radio is not innovative, nor is it a great app. However, I think it stands a chance of doing…
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iTunes Radio: What’s the big deal?

Apple’s first foray into online radio shipped last Wednesday as part of the latest version 7 of its iOS mobile…
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College Radio Day Launches Campaign to Fund Album

With 24 days left to go in its Indiegogo campaign, College Radio Day is hoping to raise a total of…
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