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Bob Lefsetz :: Turntable.fm

rollogrady — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:00:34 +0000

This is the hottest thing going.

Right now.

Most Websites are a fad. Will Turntable.fm be such?

We’ll find out!

But Turntable.fm has got one thing that Pandora does not. Sociability. You’re not listening alone, you’re listening with your buds.

And please watch this video to the point where you learn how to earn points and win new avatars. THIS is what the mainstream music business does not understand. Music is a club. And Lyor and Irving and Doug and so many just aren’t a member of it. They still believe it’s about being above and talking down. But we’ve had a revolution, and now we’re all in it together. Which is why premium packages and so many of the music industry shenanigans stink. They’re contrary to the ethos of today.

But despite the deafening word of mouth on Turntable.fm, most people have no idea how it truly works. (And they’re doing it so right making it invitation only at first…how come the mainstream music business can’t figure this out either?) But Richard Greenfield of BTIG Research unearthed the following YouTube clip which explains it from soup to nuts.

Stop what you’re doing right now and watch this:”

http://youtu.be/Nq1NgohicaI

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Phish // Virginia Is For Lovers

rollogrady — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:03:34 +0000

According to the New York Times Phish is back together for several shows in Virginia. Check out the video announcement on Phish.com.

“Get your Hacky Sack and Frisbee out of the closet, fill the tank of your Volkswagen van and put your senior thesis aside: Phish is reuniting. The Vermont jam band, made up of Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman, will play its first shows in more than four years in 2009 in Hampton, Va., according to the band’s Web site, phish.com. The hirsute quartet’s three-night stand at the Hampton Coliseum, scheduled for March 6-8, will be its first gigs since a farewell festival in Coventry, Vt., on Aug. 14 and 15, 2004. Tickets for Phish’s Hampton Coliseum shows go on sale to the public Oct. 18, and more reunion dates are expected to be announced shortly”.

Rollo & Grady News // Dirty Pretty Things Split Up

rollogrady — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:19:26 +0000

Former Libertines member Carl Barat’s band Dirty Pretty Things have called it quits. DPT formed in 2005 after The Libertines split-up. Barat insists that The Libertines are not part of his future plans.

There is a ton $$$ waiting for Barat if makes peace with Pete Doherty. I hope it happens.

Download:
Dirty Pretty Things – Waterloo to Anywhere (iTunes)
The Libertines – Up the Bracket (iTunes)

NSFW // Not Safe For Work

rollogrady — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:10:07 +0000

I’m not a fan of the abbreviation NSFW. I don’t plan on typing it again after this post.
But I also don’t want to get anyone fired.

I will use the word “Caution” before unsuitable content. Almost every hip-hop song and comedy post have several f-bombs, the “N” word, Bitches & Ho’s and other various
“R” rated material. So you may want to keep the volume level low and enjoy.

In addition, I will not be using LOL, OMG, OMFG or any of the following abbreviations.