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• Outside Lands Festival 2010

  During the famous gold rush days of San Francisco, The Golden Gate Park was referred to as the Outside Lands. On the maps of the 1860s the park area was desolate and uninhabitable, but as ...

• Tips for a Successful Gig

  Any gig is a very important event for a musician, as it offers exposure, and for many it is even their livelihood. At any given time something can go wrong, especially when there is crowd of ...

• Musicians: Art for Profits!

  Writers have publishers, painters have exhibitions, and actors have agents, but none of them have the industrial involvement of music. Music is a global profit making enterprise. Is this good or bad?

• Pixie Lott’s First Tour

  Pixie Lott is a very talented performer from the United Kingdom, who has established herself as a successful song writer, dancer, singer and an actress. Her songs have climbed the UK Album ...

• South By Southwest 2010

  The South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, which is held in Austin, Texas, is an event like no other, as it combines music, film and innovative technology. The festival runs from the 12th of ...

• David Byrne to Tour Europe

  Music legend David Byrne is set to tour Europe early next year. The tour will start March 9, 2009, and will be entitled “David Byrne, Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno.” The tour will ...

• MTV Asia Awards a Real Blast

  The MTV Asia Awards were held in Malaysia on Saturday and a large number of amazing Asian musicians were honored for their work and role in the industry. The winners showcased a wide ...

• Coldplay Viva La Vida Tour

  Coldplay really needs little introduction. With millions of fans around the globe, this incredibly popular music group is already well known and well liked. Getting tickets for their ...

• Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV

  Ghosts I-IV, the sixth studio album from Nine Inch Nails, was released on 2 March 2008 via their website. The 36 track album, which was recorded over a ten week period in the latter part of ...

• Musical Training Increases Cognitive Abilities

  When two scientists at the University of Auckland carried out research on whether musicians use the same brain areas to process both music and language, they discovered some interesting ...

• Bloc Party to Embark on Tour in January

  English indie rock band Bloc Party are set to rock the UK in January when they embark on a tour following the release of their new album ‘Intimacy’. Though relatively brief, the tour will no ...

• The Role of Live Sound Engineers

  A live sound engineer is responsible for the set up and operation of sound amplification systems at theatres, sports arenas, music concerts and other live events. Live sound engineers play a ...