G. Love’s Publicist Continues To Earn Pay “Having conquered (and maybe single-handedly resurrected) JC Dobbs already this week, the pride of Old Pine, G. Love, will be on Conan O’Brien’s webcam thing at 3:30PM today. It’s all in the service of his new record, Fixin’ To Die, and, well, it worked on us at least: We took in the track “Milk & Honey” and were surprised to find that it sounds like… Hoots & Hellmouth! Or is that the other way around? Figure it out for yourself after the jump.” (philebrity.com)
Conspiracies Abound Regarding LCD Soundsystem Ticket Issues “After the tickets for LCD Soundsystem’s finale in New York City’s Madison Square Garden disappeared from Ticketmaster within seconds, only to reappear on resale site TicketsNow, James Murphy got very, very angry. But maybe he was mistaken. Then again, maybe he wasn’t. Let’s explore both sides, starting with Ticketmaster.” (pastemagazine.com)
Quality vs. Convenience: Apple May Upgrade Sound Quality – But Will Enough Users Care? – hypebot “For a second time, Apple may pursue upgrading the quality of the song files they sell. The goal is to offer downloads that more accurately reflect their original recordings, perhaps at a higher price. It’s a long road ahead of them, but executives like Jimmy Iovine, known for his criticism of the sound quality of song files and involvement in the Beats Audio line of headphones, is helping to push the initiative along. He believes that the war on music piracy and the degradation of sound quality hold the same level of importance. Of course, not every excutive agrees with Iovine.” (Hypebot.com)
Cash for Covers: 3 Easy Ways to Make Money from Cover Songs on Digital Stores “It’s no secret Justin Bieber’s ascension to pop superstardom started with a cover song (a version of Ne-Yo’s “So Sick”). Could he have achieved an “underdog to celebrity” rise without one? Maybe, but Bieber performed a new spin on a decades-old formula readily available to any recording artist looking to acquire new fans and make additional money from their recordings.” (musicthinktank.com)
Weird Al announces U.S. tour dates, playing the Keswick “The perennial spoof-songwriter has announced 2011 U.S. tour dates in May, as well as a couple of dates in September. Weird Al Yankovic will tour Australia in March before kicking off a short U.S. tour on May 19th in New Jersey. The next night, Weird Al will stop in Glenside for a show at the Keswick Theatre. Ticket info is yet to be announced, so stay tuned.” (theswollenfox.com)
