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Interview and story by Kevin Brown Enter: Bronze Radio Return, a new age blast from the retro era. Turn up your hi-fi stereos for the return of that great vintage sound experience that has been absent from the new music scene for far too long.  Bronze Radio Return started long before the members coalesced into the Mumford & Sons-caliber act listeners enjoy today. Frontman Chris Henderson

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Go to landsendcanvas.com/backstage - Tune in, Vote and Enter to Win $250 Concert Cash Daily! Music transcends the test of time and is rooted in authenticity much like the timeless style of Lands’ End Canvas. To find the band that best represents the look, feel and sound of the classic apparel line with a modern twist, Lands End Canvas customers have the chance to go “backstage” at

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For years I have felt that Myspace squandered the one thing it has always done well, music. I have scratched my head as I watched the platform go from an acquisition valued at over 500M to a near ghost town of a social network, at least as it pertains to mind-share.Today, Digital Music News posted a blog that posed the question "Can Myspace break bands?". Reading the post brought me back to

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Photo: Dan Schlatter We're thrilled to announce here first that Dave Dederer, best-known as a founding member of the multi-platinum, twice GRAMMY-nominated band The Presidents of the United States of America has joined the Audiosocket advisory board. In recent years, Dave has made a mark as an executive as Seattle digital media company Melodeo. Melodeo’s nuTsie music apps are the #1 paid music

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I don't know about you, but when I work out I need some rockin' tunes blasting in my headphones to keep me motivated. Now imagine if you had a LIVE band playing for you while you work out! Well that's the deal at the Seattle Rock N' Roll Marathon happening this Saturday, June 26th....local bands and cheer squads are set up throughout a full or half marathon course that goes from Tukwila, along

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Memorial Day Weekend is here and if you live in the beautiful northwestern United States you know that this weekend is the kickoff of the summer festival season. Woo hoo! The big indie-rock fest Sasquatch is starting this Saturday and has a stellar lineup as usual. Highlights for me would be: Shabazz Palaces - Seattle's latest hip-hop sensation featuring Butterfly of Digable Planets, opening

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I've written about this new M.I.A. album on here in the past and its release is coming up here in June. So far, I'm totally blown away by the marketing around this record. Her style is so striking and edgy.I saw her a couple years ago at Sasquatch and was amazed watching her control thousands of people playing such grimy, political, funky music. it just felt like the most CURRENT thing

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I read on my Facebook today that Tacoma garage-rock legends (and one of the first punk bands this blogger had the pleasure of experiencing back in the 80's) Girl Trouble are being sued by Gorilla Productions, a Ohio-based production company who is represented here in the Northwest by the infamously shady Big Time Entertainment, for $25,000 plus damages. Why are they being sued? For speaking out

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Since I was a kid I've been obsessed with old-time carnivals and circuses. It's been prevalent in my music and art for as long as I can remember and I've always been drawn to artists that conjure up images of those times....those that can somehow bring a full color, breathing reality to complement the sepia-toned images that I've pined over in musty smelling books. My friend Curtis Eller is one

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     K'Naan, Damian Marley and Nas at Irving Plaza - Photo by Picture Group Last week Audiosocket Featured Artist K'Naan performed at NYC's Irving Plaza last week on his co-headlining tour with Wale. Audiosocket was lucky enough to be in attendance, and man what a show! Check out video of it here. Lately, K'Naan has been on fire remixing his single "Wavin' Flag" to be the Coca-Cola anthem for

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Attention Seattle area musicians and music nerds!The 2010 Pop Conference is coming to the EMP next weekend and I encourage all you musicians, music industry folks, and all around music nerds to attend. All 4 days have incredible music panels "...on everything from vinyl/cassette fetishism and post-punk reverb to Public Enemy's Bomb Squad and Andy Warhol's tape recorder." Local music luminaries

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You know, I guess it's just the ebb and flow of life but man, what's up with all these great musicians dying lately? Jay Reatard, Mark Linkous, and, I about fell out of my chair when I heard it, but Alex Chilton passed away yesterday. It's been a tough year for music lovers, losing so many influential and unique artists in such a short time.I first heard of Alex Chilton from the song The

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It's that time again, to fly south, immerse yourself in music, bbq, beer and business. In an overwhelming offering of emerging artists, we're excited to be a part of one of the best parties in Austin that is back and bigger than ever for SXSW 2010. Formerly SxSeattle, this year’s Seattle Party committee presents an unofficial day party packed with 15 acts coming to you directly from the City

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Maybe you all have seen the trailer making the rounds the last couple days but Disney's new Tron movie looks incredible and, hipsters take note, French electronica duo Daft Punk are composing the score. I loved the original back when I was a sci-fi obsessed 9 year old but I have to say, this one looks like it's gonna blow the original out of the water! People have been really anticipating Daft

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Those of you that watched the opening ceremonies for the Olympics probably were subjected to the god-awful re-make of "We Are the World." While I certainly applaud the cause, I have to say that was one of the most embarassing spectacles I had witnessed in recent memory. Local Seattle weekly The Stranger posted a great article about it (which is where I stole the picture above) in their February

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Fresh from Sundance 2010, SIFF Cinema and MTV present a special one-night-only screening of Lynn Shelton’s $5 Cover: Seattle. Be the first to see the series alongside many special guests including director Lynn Shelton, Mayor’s Office of Film + Music Director James Keblas, filmmakers John Jeffcoat and Sue Corcoran, cast and crew, and many members of the bands featured in the series including

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So, since I received the news about the recent Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, I've been researching articles from the past year regarding the merger, Ticketmaster, and the Springsteen snafu that occurred last year around this time; when Ticketmaster oversold Springsteen concerts and redirected fans to a site that sold tickets at inflated prices, even though they were still available at face

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Remember what I said about the punkers being ad execs in my previous blog? Well, this skit from Saturday Night Live really speaks to this aging punker. Sorry about the ads, I got it from Hulu. Check it out.

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Alright, so I'm sure most of you watched the Super Bowl on Sunday and witnessed the New Orleans Saints incredible victory over the Colts.Now, I have to confess, I'm not much of a sports fan but Audiosocket has a lot of ties to New Orleans, our CEO Brent hails from there and is a diehard "whodat," we got an office there, and I, personally, have always had a deep love for the Crescent City so it

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I don't know about you all, but I am a huge Clash fan. Not only did they write some of the greatest songs ever but they also turned me on to so many other kinds of music: reggae, ska, rockabilly, dub. As a musician I've tried to always live by their model of constantly moving in a new direction and never repeating myself. When Joe Strummer died it about killed me because I knew I would never

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Our CEO, Brent, pointed this article out to me on npr.org regarding Austin City Limits first all hip-hop bill which aired on January 16th and featured Audiosocket artist K'Naan and Mos Def. While we are certainly proud of K'Naan for bringing quality hip-hop to the PBS crowd, it certainly has been a long time coming. Hip-hop has been around for over 30 years (almost as long as ACL itself!) and

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This article from Danny Barnes' blog has been doing the rounds on Facebook and I gotta say it is one of the best and most honest articles I've read about the realities of making a living as a musician. Danny is incredibly articulate and an incredible musician that has been doing it a long time so he knows what he's talking about.I remember my old band A Midnite Choir playing with him ten or

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In the last few weeks some extraordinary news has been released. Lala sells to Apple. Pandora turns a profit and partners with Pioneer and music is floating up to the cloud. On Monday I read an NPB blog that covered Christopher Clark's thoughts on the "loudness wars". He rightfully states that music is so compressed, the beauty and creative intent of the artist is all but lost. In compiling this

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It's been a long time coming but M.I.A. has posted a new track off her forthcoming album. I've been digging it's trippy, dub vibe. Can't wait for this one! Coming this summer apparently.

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