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Courtney Barnett on Writing Style and Being an Indie Artist
Australia’s Courtney Barnett, 28, has carved a unique niche for herself with her deadpan vocal delivery and infectious beats. In 2013, Barnett earned international acclaim with the release of her ... -
Live Review: Peter Prince & the Trama Unit at Thunder Road in Somerville
Material: Original tunes rooted in blues, rock and soul form the meat of this Muscle Shoals-influenced jam band. Whether making noise about nursing a grudge or unrequited love, every guitar ... -
Executive Profile: Lauren Harman
BACKGROUND Lip Sync Music has been representing artists and labels for licensing since August 2009. Servicing all forms of media, including advertising, movies, TV, video games and more, their roster ... -
Blogpost: Don’t Silence Yourself
There are enormous hurdles facing artists these days, chief among them the quest to monetize albums despite piracy, the pathetically low quality of digital files and achieving fairness in royalties. ... -
Live Review: Los Goutos at Toad in Cambridge, MA
Material: Americana takes an uncommon turn with this six-piece ensemble that incorporates elements of folk, rock, country, Latin rhythms, Cajun swamp grooves and more into a panoptic bouillabaisse. As funny ... -
Executive Profile: Herb Trawick
BACKGROUND I came to Los Angeles in the late ‘70s and temped with various record companies. That morphed into running a management company and then I did promotion and A&R ... -
Signing Story: Eliot Sumner
At just 18, Eliot Sumner signed her first deal without so much as a demo. She’d been jamming with friends once a month at a barbershop in North London until the wee ... -
Album Review: Cage the Elephant - "Tell Me I'm Pretty" (6/10)
Formerly incorporating genres like funk, blues and punk into their garage-centric mélange, the fourth studio effort from Bowling Green, KY’s alternative radio standouts features a surf-punk flavor as their newly adopted musical calling. Cleverly hiring ... -
Exec Profile: Dina LaPolt
BACKGROUND Named one of the industry’s top music lawyers by Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, Dina LaPolt ran the concert committee at her college and managed acts for KISS drummer ... -
Live Review: The Devil's Twins at O'Brien's Pub in Allston, MA
Material: A brother and sister duo invites smash-bang drums into their fold, blending rockabilly writing with punk rock arrangements and metal attitude. If Johnny Cash and Amy Winehouse had a ...
