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January 01, 1990 - January 14, 2013 + On the Beat
Marian Anderson

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Last Sunday, in anticipation of the Presidential Inauguration, an All Star Concert was held in Barack Obama’s honor, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial....
Game Changers

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Recently an unexpected artist moved to the top of the sales charts: Ludwig Van Beethoven, two centuries past his prime. Beethoven is finally getting the...
Classical Music Overview

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On one Friday, like most Fridays, the crowded subway platform of our
nation’s capital was in full swing at L'Enfant Plaza. Only this
particular Friday, a journalist...
Raging against the Machine

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Don't you find it alarming that music is used as a psychological warfare weapon against tens of thousands of suspected terrorists in facilities like Guantánamo...
The Song Remains the Same

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The big end-of-the-year news report on the record business is the song
remains the same. The RIAA, or Recording Industry of America, has
finally agreed to abandon...
Grammy Nods

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We live in a time where anyone with a computer can have unprecedented
access to all the music they want. We can scour the Northern and
Southern...
In the Center Ring: Satriani vs. Coldplay

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Last Thursday, guitarist Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit against the rock band Coldplay for copyright infringement. Satriani claimed the band's song, "Viva La Vida" was...
Meeting the Market

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America's economic belt-tightening is nothing new to the record
industry. We've seen revenues consistently recede for the last ten
years. So, it was a little stunning to...
Raise Your Flag

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When you create your own online page, on MySpace, Facebook or any other user generated site, a personal flag is planted in the ground. The...
Grant Park, Chicago

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Today, I'm a very proud American. Last night, our country stood up and
sent a clear message that a change is going to come. The whole...
Big Boxes

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Last Tuesday, legendary heavy metal band, AC/DC, released their latest album in eight years, an exclusive with mega retailers WalMart and Sam's Clubs. In the...
Marillion

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Prince, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have each shown the music industry how they can take business back into their own hands, record institutions be...
Counting Your Audience

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The economic livelihood of a commercial radio station is largely driven
by one single factor. Ratings. Ratings are the estimate of the number
of people listening to...
Keeping the Dream Alive: The Daniel Pearl Music Days

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The measure of a life well lived is the wealth of friendship and love that is left behind. In 2002, South Asia's Wall Street Journal...
Time Sharing

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While the financial crisis hangs over us like a dull ache, music is one of the last things Americans want to think about. But the...