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Did someone really murder Chris Cornell? Or do some people just refuse to admit that he would commit suicide? Shortly after midnight on May 18th, Detroit officers found Chris Cornell lying unconscious on a bathroom floor. Coroners ultimately ruled the singer’s death suicide by hanging. That hasn’t stopped the rumors that someone covered-up his murder, […]
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1. IKEA The secret is to go for a lounge chair, not a bed. Just pick a really big, fluffy one (preferably in a quieter corner or low-traffic location). That way, it totally looks like a complete accident. If (or, when) someone wakes you up, act completely shocked that you actually fell asleep while shopping! […]
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Despite the owner’s initial warning, Extratorrent’s clone site remains increasingly popular. On May 17th, popular pirating site ExtraTorrent shut down for good. Almost immediately, clones of the original site sprung up. One of those clones has not only survived, it’s been thriving. ExtraTorrent.cd has claimed over 9 million visits in the past twenty-eight days. This […]
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It’s an entire underground economy that nobody likes to talk about. Especially the people making billions off of it. Delve into the music industry’s sordid past, and you’ll find tawdry details of mobbed-up labels and Soprano-style venues. Indeed, crooners like Frank Sinatra were notoriously implicated with organized crime. But the way he explains it, there […]
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Thanks to piracy, Def Leppard has gained a new wave of young fans. Several months ago, and much to the chagrin of music executives, Ed Sheeran made a stunning confession. He admitted that he owes his success as a mainstream artist to rampant piracy. Now, in a recent interview, Def Leppard’s guitarist made a similar […]
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“No one ever said it was too soon to make a joke about the dead. I’m a huge KoRn fan, so…” It was first applauded as a tribute to the late Chester Bennington. Upon closer inspection, however, the mural references a controversial accusation that Bennington was a coward. + Chris Cornell Suicide Photos + Autopsy Released […]
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Want to create a hit song that will get you on the Billboard Top 10? Make sure to hire four writers and at least six publishers. According to a new study, the number of writers and publishers on hit songs has increased substantially. In the 1960s, an average hit song on the Billboard Top 10 […]
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This year’s Istanbul Jazz Festival took place without any problems at all. In 2016, a failed political coup almost put an end to the Istanbul Jazz Festival. This year, more than 20,000 people attended the event. Last year, the 23rd Annual Istanbul Jazz Festival coincided with a bloody political coup. The festival ran from June […]
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If you’re just finding out about Arcade Fire’s fidget spinner album, it’s already too late. But did they really exist? Streaming music platforms like Spotify are exploding, though most artists are getting left out in the cold. Streaming simply doesn’t pay enough, even for mega-artists with millions of plays. So what’s a band to do? […]
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Digital downloads are way, way down at Sony Music Entertainment. For the first quarter of 2017, Sony Music has reported an impressive 18.8% revenue gain year-over-year to ¥168.8 billion ($1.53 billion). However, total downloads saw a steep decline. Earlier today, Sony Corporation announced the financial results for the first quarter of the 2017 fiscal year […]
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