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Holiday Treat: WNKU autographed guitars up for auction
Local radio station WNKU is auctioning off two acoustic guitars signed by a large number of recording artists from in-studio visits. The auction will raise money for the public station, a fan favorite for many years, and long-time supporter of independent musicians.The guitars sport autographs...
Arts funding eliminated in Cincinnati city budget proposal
Facing a $51.5 million budget shortfall, the City of Cincinnati is slated to lose all funding for the Arts in 2010, if a budget proposed by city manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. is adopted.Required by law to balance budgets, the city is forced to draw down expenditures as tax revenues continue to...
Live Nation and Apple announce partnership
Concert promoter Live Nation and electronics giant Apple have teamed up to launch a new live music program that offers exclusive recorded and filmed concerts, both companies announced Tuesday. The new content stems from Live Nation's network of "wired" venues that have exclusive recordings...
Carnegie Theatre a Covington Jewel
The Carnegie LibrariesThe Carnegie Libraries were built with money donated by industrialist Andrew Carnegie. A Scottish-born immigrant, Carnegie founded Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company.He gave away nearly his entire fortune to build libraries, museums, schools and universities.In this...
New interactive albums on tap from Apple and major labels
Hoping to replicate the alure of vinyl albums from a bygone era, Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and other interactive features with music downloads, according to the Financial Times.The...
Cincinnati alley renamed to honor slain musician
OVER-THE-RHINE - Bassist Michael Bany was a fixture in the Cincinnati music scene for over 25 years, playing with popular local bands like the Goshorn Brothers, Wheels and the Bluebirds.In 1995, at age 41, he was robbed and killed following a performance in Over-the-Rhine. Walter Raglin is on...
Artists find backers as labels struggle
By BRAD STONE—Reblogged from The New York Times There was a time when most aspiring musicians had the same dream: to sign a deal with a major record label. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesEmily Haines of Metric at the Coachella Valley festival in Indio, Calif., last year. Metric, which...
Using ringtones? ASCAP wants to be paid when your phone rings!
The same group that nailed Girl Scouts for singing around a campfire is now asserting that every time your cell phone rings in public with a copyrighted song, you're "publicly performing" it without a license. Artist royalty organization ASCAP contends that you're on the hook...
Moby makes public call to disband RIAA
Richard Melville Hall, better known by his stage name 'Moby', publicly called for the disbandment of the RIAA on his blog <URL> on June 20th. The best selling artist (20m albums sold) asserts that the recent $1.92 million fine arising from an RIAA lawsuit lawsuit against Jammie...
Saving Stimpy Interview
Groove River was able to interview Saving Stimpy co-founder Ralph Britton about the band’s ability to move on after their drummer’s death, and they also talked about Saving Stimpy’s latest venture – writing their own material. GR: How did the band get started? RB: I was in...

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