Category: Media
MUSICIANS + IMMIGRATION: BY THE TIME I GET TO ARIZONA
On Friday, April 23, Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed SB 1070, a bill concerned citizens are calling anti-immigrant and unconstitutional.
Continue Reading...TIBET EARTHQUAKE RELIEF – RECOMMENDED ORGS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
At approximately 7:40am, Wednesday, April 14th a 6.9 magnitude earthquake followed by several powerful aftershocks struck in eastern Tibet.
Continue Reading...CHINA DENIES BOB DYLAN PERMISSION TO PERFORM
China has denied Dylan permission to perform in Beijing and Shanghai. As a result, Dylan has canceled his Asian tour stops including Hong Kong and South Korea.
Continue Reading...LILITH FAIR: VETTING BENEFICIARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR TICKET SURCHARGE
Lilith Fair will be donating a $1 from every ticket to a local charity in each city the festival stops in
Continue Reading...MUSICIANS RESPOND TO HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL
Paste magazine published a series of musician responses to the recent Health Care Reform Bill. Some artists we have worked with are quoted in the article.
Continue Reading...HAITI UPDATE: TWO MONTHS LATER & HOW YOU CAN HELP
An informative editorial in today’s New York Times outlines the current status of the relief efforts and the major players.
Continue Reading...DAMIAN KULASH’S OP-ED FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Check out this great op-ed by OK Go’s Damian Kulash re: frustrations with their label (EMI) and their policy to not allow OK Go’s fans, video viewers, bloggers etc. to embed their music videos.
Continue Reading...WHITE HOUSE HONORS MUSIC FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Calling the civil rights movement, “a movement sustained by music,” President Obama, along with legislators and musicians, honored both the music and the movement on Tuesday night.
Continue Reading...ARTIST & MANAGER MEMO: HOW CITIZENS UNITED SUPREME COURT RULING AFFECTS YOU
The recent Supreme Court ruling (a.k.a. “Citizens United”) greatly changed election law and regulations and, because most bands are incorporated, these changes greatly impact musicians.
Continue Reading...REVERB LAUNCHES THE GREEN MUSIC GROUP
Reverb recently announced their latest project, Green Music Group, a coalition of musicians, industry leaders and music fans working for environmental change within the music industry and around the globe.
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