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OCTOBER'S LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
posted: October 1, 2009
Your Big Break Throughout the course of the year I speak on music panels all over the country. I do it mainly for two reasons; the first is to connect with friends in the business”for…
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Q&A WITH MARC ALLAN
posted: September 22, 2009
Knowing that a manager handles the day-to-day business of a band while working towards the big picture, acquiring management is the one goal most emerging artists work towards. Nevertheless, many musicians never find the opportunity…
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Q&A … AND GENERAL CONVERSATION… WITH ?UESTLOVE
posted: September 1, 2009
Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson, drummer extraordinaire and co-founder of the hardest working hip hop band, The Roots, talks with OurStage during a break from taping the Jimmy Fallon Show. Beside touring all over the world, The…
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SEPTEMBER LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
posted: September 1, 2009
Yesterday, I took a one day vacation and decided to climb a mountain. It was a perfect day for being alone, so I made a pledge to not read email, talk on the phone or…
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THE LOW ANTHEM KNOW WHO BUTTERS THEIR BREAD
posted: August 18, 2009
Ask any musician and they’ll tell you that all they want is to be able to quit their day job and have their music support them. For the artist already at that benchmark, they know…
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JAY SWEET'S Q&A WITH BEN KWELLER DURING FOLK FESTIVAL 50
posted: August 5, 2009
Fifty years ago the Newport Folk Festival founder George Wein set out to create a festival that embraced both commercial and noncommercial artists representing the totality of the folk world. In 1959, the festival showcased…
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