Edward Snowden’s New Job: Electronic Music Vocalist

French composer Jean Michel Jarre and whistleblower Edward Snowden, two enigmatic figures for starkly contrasting reasons, have collaborated on “Exit,” a track off the electronic music pioneer’s upcoming new LP Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise. For th…

Streaming is more than a wave – it’s now the sea in which the music biz swims

It’s now essential to embrace streaming services worldwide, says TuneGo’s John Kohl

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Just Found a Practical Use for Virtual Reality: Concert Ticketing

Concerts are always a love/hate affair: you love the show and the energy that comes with it, but hate the traffic, parking, $12 beers, and endless ticketing surcharges.  Actually, you probably also hate the entire ticket-buying process, though that could start to change. Enter New York-based Rukkus, a secondary ticketing company that just combined virtual reality […]

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Hear Chris Cornell’s Rousing ‘Stay With Me Baby’ Cover for ‘Vinyl’

HBO’s Vinyl season one comes to a close on Sunday and the Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger-helmed sex, drugs and rock & roll biz television show seems to be going out on a high note, at least as far as some characters’ drug-addled minds are concerned and musically as well. Case…

Lauryn Hill and TIDAL Throw a Surprise Charity Festival This Week in Brooklyn

Lauryn Hill recently announced a three-day charity festival presented in association with TIDAL X, Pitchfork reports. Diaspora Calling! began last night (the day it was announced) and continues through Friday (April 15), when Lauryn Hill plays at Brook…