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Angel Vivaldi Blasts Kirk Hammett for Being 'a Reason Why Guitar Solos Are Dying'
Hammett previously claimed that 'non-musicians . . . are not going to remember guitar solos.'
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BRUCE DICKINSON Explains Why There Is A Lack Of New Rock And Metal Bands Who Are Able To Ascend To Arena-Level Status
...IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson spoke about the lack of rock and metal bands who are able to ascend to an arena-level status to take the place of METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST upon their retirement.
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JAY WEINBERG Breaks His Silence On Getting Fired From SLIPKNOT
"I was heartbroken and blindsided to receive the phone call."
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PAUL McCARTNEY On Playing "Live And Let Die" Live - "Oh, Sh*t, We’re Gonna Kill Her"
Sir Paul McCartney was petrified he was going to “kill” an elderly person with his "Live And Let Die" performance... The Beatles legend introduced flames and pyrotechnics to his live shows...
This is pretty ridiculous. I have exactly 2 tracks on #Spotify, with approximately zero plays (though actually I have no way of knowing), and whatever royalties they generate go to the performers, who may then send me a cut if they choose to. So this doesn’t immediately affect me in any real way—but still.
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ATREYU Releases 'Forevermore' Music Video
The song is taken from the final installment of the band's three-part EP series, "A Torch In The Dark"...
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YouTube's New AI Tool Will Let Users Sing Like Their Favorite Artists, But Record Labels Are Hesitant
A sign of the challenges that lie ahead for the music industry.
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ACE FREHLEY: My New Album Is Gonna 'Make PAUL STANLEY Look Like An Imbecile'
...original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for his next studio LP. He said, "My album is done and it's...
Courtney Love's essay about how the music industry degrades and fleeces artists seems just as relevant now, with the recent malarkey at #BandCamp;
"Today I want to talk about piracy and music. What is piracy? Piracy is the act of stealing an artist's work without any intention of paying for it. I'm not talking about Napster-type software.
I'm talking about major label recording contracts."
Major labels get more profit, smaller indie labels and unsigned artists get less.
"A new threshold of minimum annual streams that a track must meet before it starts to generate royalties. The threshold, according to MBW, will de-monetize tracks that had previously received 0.5% of Spotify’s royalty pool."
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STEVE MILLER On Songwriting - "Things That Feel Spontaneous Have A Much Longer Life Than Things That Have Got A Lot Of Brain Tissue To Make Them Perfect" (Video)