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Columns | May 13, 2008
New so-called “360 deals” on major labels want a piece of everything the artist makes. They get their name because they take revenue from all sides of the pie—sales, touring, licensing, publishing, acting, modeling, merchandise—you name it. Read more
Music Features | May 13, 2008
Music News | May 13, 2008
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Music Features | May 12, 2008
Tonight in Santa Fe, it is frigid and damp. A storm passed through earlier and snowclouds are forming to the west. Outside the Lensic Theatre, located in the maze of downtown streets among khaki-colored adobe buildings, stand well-dressed and anxious concertgoers in line for tickets. The half-full lobby smells like leather and perfume. The band inside is a group of turbaned, robed Saharans called Tinariwen. Read more
Music News | May 12, 2008
Columns | May 12, 2008
Music Features | May 12, 2008
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The queen of revitalized old school soul music has a busy tour schedule this summer. Sharon Jones and her cohorts, The Dap Kings , visit some early summer tours stateside at Bonnaroo in Tennessee, and the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Then its off to Europe for a ring around France, Sweeden, Denmark, England, and Greece. Once they’re back in the states, the funk collective rounds off the US festival circuit with Lollapalooza in Chicago, Summerstage in New York, and Austin City Limits in Texas. 
Hopefully, by the time you read this, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike will be over and television will be back to the business of making new, scripted programs. As I’m writing this, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has already secured a deal with the producers, and the writers are headed back to the negotiating table. Really, I don’t see how much longer we can go with “American Gladiators” being one of the only “new” shows on television. 
Chicago’s Dianogah have spent the last twelve years crafting unique compositions primarily from their two basses and drums, incorporating minimal guitar or keyboards when the situation called for it. On their first album in six years (still untitled at press time), bassists Jay Ryan and Jason Harvey and drummer Kip McCabe branch into new territory, using their bass-centric background in exciting new ways.