A couple of months ago, the Upper Valley music scene’s ubiquity dimmed a bit when Shenanigans switched to a “house band” live music format. The nightclub, located next to the Astrobowl in White River Junction, used to book different performers every Friday and Saturday night.
Fortunately, that’s changing.
“Honestly, from the get-go I couldn’t wait to see [...]
Yesterday, the coordinated “Day of Silence” Net radio action was postponed. Via RAIN:
We only get one chance to pull this off, so the general consensus is that we should wait for just the right moment — i.e., when developments in Congress are at the optimal point.
Since I wrote about the threat to Internet radio a few weeks ago, things have gotten worse for music streamers like Last.fm and Pandora. The Copyright Review Board (CRB), which sets the cost paid to content owners, refused to hear an appeal to a rate increase that stands to shut down a lot of [...]
Lonely Avenue - The Unlikely Life & Times of Doc Pomus
By Alex Halberstadt
So many music biographies begin with a famous face, and simply add to an established legend. “Lonely Avenue” is a wonderful exception to that well-worn rule. It’s a warm and illuminating look at the creator of timeless songs like “Save the [...]
