January 2011
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“Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
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WatchAn impressive video of 4 minutes in HIP HOP history narrated in Beatbox by talented french beatboxer EKLIPS!
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“In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in...”
– Hannah Arendt
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Spotify May Finally Be Coming to the States →
According to the New York Post, “two music-industry sources” report that Spotify is very close to signing a deal with Sony Music and has also linked up with another label, which the Post does not name.
Spotify is not a straight-up subscription service. Users are privy to all-you-can-eat music for free, if they don’t mind dealing with ads (you can pay to nix the advertisements) — and, let’s face...
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The Art of Writing Great Lyrics →
For those of you new to song writing or seasoned song writers looking for a splash of inspiration check out Pamela Philips Oland’s new book The art of writing great lyrics. A lot veteran song writers will say, You cannot teach someone to write good song lyrics.
But can it be taught?
Check out the column in Music industry Newswire written by Scott G - The G-Man.
He explains why at...
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“The secret of success in life, is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when...”
– Disraeli
“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One...”
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—John F. Kennedy