Archive for the ‘Music Industry Update’ Category
Apple’s jump into social networking not a slam-dunk (Reuters)
Reuters – For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it’s also a pretty good follower.
Jaripeo tour brings music, rodeo to arenas (Reuters)
Reuters – At a time when economic woes and immigration crackdowns are hurting the Latin music touring business, big, showy productions would seem to be a thing of the past.
Veteran group Banda el Recodo still going strong (Reuters)
Reuters – After more than seven decades in the business, seminal act Banda el Recodo remains one of the top-selling groups in the genre of brass-based Mexican music. Founded in 1938 by Cruz Lizarraga, the band has continued to thrive through the years thanks to Lizarraga’s two sons, Joel and Alfonso, who have adapted the traditional banda format to multiple musical styles and contemporary arrangements.
KT Tunstall finds new musical edge on "Tiger Suit" (Reuters)
Reuters – At a recent media showcase in London, KT Tunstall offered an unusual description of the songs from her forthcoming third album: “Like Eddie Cochran working with Leftfield,” she told the assembled press.