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Album Review: Candlebox - "Disappearing in Airports" (7/10)
Candlebox serves up an album that’s equal parts nostalgic and aspirational. The band is rooted in their ‘90s heyday, yet also informed by a host of new influences. Hard rocking, ... -
Executive Profile: Mike McCready - Co-Founder/CEO Music Xray
Co-Founder/CEO of Music Xray Mike McCready Passes Along Industry Advice BACKGROUND Music Xray connects artists and songs with labels, supervisors and others seeking music, helping facilitate, according to the company, ... -
Exec Profile: Claude Kelly
BACKGROUND As a songwriter, Claude Kelly has penned hits for Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and Whitney Houston. Despite this, he yearned for new creative horizons. Along with writing partner Chuck ... -
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 ...
