Despite some procedural speedbumps on the state assembly, The Flaming Lip’s most ad-friendly tune, “Do You Realize” has been named the official Oklamoma State Rock Song, having received over 50% of the general vote. Here’s hoping this new politicized Lips won’t temper Wayne Coynes when he thinks someone is a “prick.”
SellaBand.com is an unique social network. Unlike Myspace, which focus on finding and buying the albums of indie and popular artists, SellaBand uses a different model that goes a step further. It focuses on truly investing in the bands making of the album with 50,000 being the cap. Each fan invests any amount they want. In return, they receive a copy of the album and share in it’s revenues. According to Sellaband.com, “29 Artists from 12 different countries have raised the full $50,000 and over $2,200,000 has been invested in unsigned artists”.
In Today’s climate, every company needs a backing, a spokesperson if you will, to help spread their message to the masses. Sellaband has chosen Public Enemy’s Chuck D as their Ambassador. Chuck D believes:
“SellaBand’s business model takes music to a …
T-Pain has undoubtedly put Auto-Tune on the map of modern hip-hop, inspiring other artists like Weezy and Yeezy to experiment with the same sound. And it only seems as if the Auto-Tune hype will continue as T-Pain and music software developer Antares, the company who developed the Auto-Tune product, plan to release an app for the iPhone that allows users to add pitch-shifted vocals over T-Pain’s beats. While the first release of the software is incapable of integration with actual phone calls, the app will allow users to pitch-shift their vocals and try their hand at the sound that granted T-Pain his fame. At this point a release date has not been determined.
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Kilo is a contemporary sportswear label with a focus on illustrating a “New-Americana”. Forward in concept and execution, Kilo draws inspiration from the vibrant Miami attitude to the sleek construction of the art deco Manhattan skyline. With a fine attention to detail they blend luxury, sport, pop and politics to convey their message. There is no doubt, that Kilo Goods has been setting itself apart from the rest of the industry right from the start …
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