Tag: The Beatles

10 Thankful Songs For Your Thanksgiving Playlist

"Alice's Restaurant" – Arlo Guthrie "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" – Sly & The Family Stone "Thank You" – Dido "The Thanksgiving Song" – Adam Sandler

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Alice's Restaurant, Apatosaurus, Arlo Guthrie, Bruno Mars, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles

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Yes, You Can Hire A Fake Crowd

Thanks to the service of companies like Crowds On Demand, having genuine popularity is no longer required in order to obtain a large and enthusiastic audience for your upcoming show.

Guest Post on 11/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Auction, Beatlemania, Billboard Hot 100, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, United States

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Publishers Respond To Defense Of Beatles Covers Albums

Robert Hutton, Executive Directer of the Canadian Music Publishers Association, responds to Michael Geist's article regarding Stargrove Entertainment's legal action against those allegedly working to disrupt their sale of public. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/16/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andy Warhol, Black Sabbath, Daily News (New York), Keith Richards, Metallica, Rock music, Rolling Stone, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones

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Are The Beatles About To Join The Streaming Music Revolution?

There are only a handful of major artists that have kept there music entirely off the streaming music services [full list here.] The Beatles lead that list, but now their. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: A Hard Day's Night (film), Apple Boutique, Apple Corps, Apple Inc., Apple Records, iTunes, Paul McCartney, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, YouTube

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts: Apple Music Reviews • Kudos For CD Baby • Networking • More

Apple Music dominated this week's news. There were good reviews and bad, but all of it is worth knowing about given Apple's game changing potential. Our friends at CD Baby got. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bob Seger, Deezer, Garth Brooks, Google, Google Play, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, The Beatles

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UPDATE: AC/DC Embraces Streaming – 6 Major Artists Who Still Don’t

UPDATE: AC/DC began showing up on Spotify and Deezer late yesterday. Apple Music may be poised to add 100 million paid streaming subscribers, but there are still a number of major artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: AC/DC, ACDC, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Disc jockey, Euro, IOS, IPhone, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The Beatles

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#JEALOUS: This 17 Year Old Owns His Own Vinyl Record Label

17 year old high school junior Jarrett Koral founded Jett Plastic Recordings as a vinyl only label. This year for Record Store Day, he released a seven-inch by actor Macaulay Culkin’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, I Saw Her Standing There, London, music industry, New York City, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Tokyo, YouTube

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The Death Of One-Hit Wonders

For almost a hundred years Billboard has been producing music charts, and artists that have a single hit then drop into oblivion have always played a major part in them. These "1. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/22/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 4Music, Adult Contemporary (chart), Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Bitcoin, Hypebot, Pop music, The Beatles, United States, YouTube

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I Think Jay Z Destroyed My SoundCloud Account

A tale of artistic freedom, copyright infringement, hypocrisy, and the music business: "Over the past several years, I’ve uploaded 50 tracks to my SoundCloud account -18 of which are hip-hop remixes. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Abbey Road Studios, Beyoncé Knowles, Disc jockey, DJ Skee, Jay-Z, List of online music databases, London, Pink Floyd, Streaming media, The Beatles

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The 58 Instruments Used To Create Rolling Stones Top 100 Songs Of All Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

A great song is a great song, but it takes vocals and instruments to bring the song to life. But which instruments help make a hit? After the predictable guitar,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, 8664, Address space, Americana Music Association, Another Brick in the Wall, AT&T, Be My Baby, Billboard 200, Brian Wilson, John Cusack, Paul Dano, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

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