C’mon, Baby, Make It Hurt So Good Feeling achy? Crank up your iPod. According to CNN.com, recent studies show that music not only soothes a broken heart, but can also help ease neck and back pains, boost the immune system, treat insomnia
and high blood pressure, and improve the quality of life for those with cancer.
Are You The Next Internet Idol? The total absence of any musical talent hasn’t stopped the likes of Paris Hilton from recording an album. Now anyone with an internet connection can follow suit. According to “Wired” magazine,
sites such Jamglue, Splice and SingShot provide innovative tools that allow “even the least musical of souls” to create, share and remix each other's songs inside a web browser.
Express Yourself Vs. Expose Yourself Will Britney Spears recover from her latest public shaming? Feminist author and culture critic Camille Paglia recently shared her opinion on the subject. “Madonna was able to flash her breasts and play peek-a-boo because she is an authentic, creative artist who churns out song after song, project after project… but Britney seems like she’s lost and the career track is obliterated.”
It’s A Slightly Shorter Way To The Top
(If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll) The internet continues to level the playing field for musical acts. In Britain, recent changes to the singles chart mean that no physical version of a record is required for a track to qualify. An unsigned punk-rock trio named Koopa were the
first to reap the benefits. Thanks to a grass-roots internet campaign, the band recently charted at No. 31 in the charts with “Blag, Steal And Borrow,” a song that’s currently available as a download only.
Shock The Money As major labels continue to lose their hold on the reins of music distribution and marketing, more and more recording artists are venturing out on their own. Peter Gabriel is the latest superstar to release his own album. He reportedly stands to pocket up to twice as much as he might under a traditional deal.
The Hottest Brand In The Land Gets Sketchy As Gene “God Of Thunder” Simmons once noted, Kiss is a brand, not a band. And the brand’s latest enterprise is the formation of a comic-book publishing company. Never ones to think small, Simmons and company’s first title is “Kiss 4K,” the so-called “largest comic book ever published.” The punchline? The book measures three-feet tall and retails for $50. Seriously.
Commercial Breaks Nowadays, you’re more likely to discover a favorite new band via a TV commercial rather than the ever-tighter playlists of ever-shrinking terrestrial radio. Still wondering who’s soundtracking your favorite car commercial? Adtunes.com counts down the best ad
music of last year.
Wave Your Freak Flag High
And Other Lessons In Rock ’N’ Roll Branding
C’mon, Baby, Make It
Hurt So Good
Feeling achy? Crank up your iPod. According to CNN.com, recent studies show that music not only soothes a broken heart, but...
