In 1984, the Grateful Dead officially made room for the bootleggers that had been recording their shows since their first performances in the mid-1960s by giving them their own space, the aptly named “tapers’ section.”
Instead of outlawing microphones or simply looking the other way, the band embraced the growing Read more...
Summer’s over, back to business. There’s a looooong list of records en route from studios and labels around the country due to drop over the next couple months. Here’s our quick-hit list of anticipated releases with as many production details as we could muster.
September
Australian grunge band, Violent Soho Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: We’re all over the local and musical map in this month’s epic Session Buzz, as we trace recordings by the likes of Yoko Ono, Talib Kweli, John Zorn, MGMT, Wale, Hole, Okkervil River, The Joy Formidable and more back to their studio sessions. Find out where several Read more...
NYC-based Imagem Music USA – the pop music division of Imagem Music Group – and Brooklyn record label Cantora Records (MGMT, Bear Hands) have launched a new publishing joint venture.
Under the new venture, Imagem will provide publishing services to Cantora’s signed songwriters and artists, and in collaboration with Cantora, Read more...
Gillian Rivers is everything a classical violinist could want to be: She’s young, she’s beautiful, and she makes a reasonable living playing and arranging music for critically acclaimed contemporary composers. The only catch is that most of these composers turned out to be the songwriters in rock bands like MGMT, Read more...
