links for 2007-02-28
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I have to hand it to Ning – it took them well over a year after their initial beta launch to fulfill their promise of allowing “anyone” to create social applications, but they’ve done it. Ning relaunches tonight with new functionality and an interface that allows even the most novice of web users to create their own highly customized social network in moments.
Full article at TechCrunch.com…
XLR8R TV: Hip-Hip, Indie & Electronic Music…
Revision3, the online TV network founded last year by Digg’s Jay Adelson and Kevin Rose, David Prager of TechTV, and others, has announced a new underground music show on Revision3. The show is called XLR8R TV (pronounced “accelerator” TV) and is being produced by XLR8R magazine, a San Francisco music publication since 1993. The magazine and website XLR8R covers hip-hop, indie and electronic music – as well as related trends in style, art, fashion, and technology.
Full article at Read/WriteWeb.com…
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King of The Blues… Guitar Center Contest
The folks at GuitarCenter let us know that they’re launching a contest with a social network attached – something that seems to be a growing trend. The “King of the Blues” contest claims to be the world’s largest guitar competition – it kicks off on March 13th, and 199 stores will be holding in-store competitions to find participants. Registration is already open. Full article at Mashable.com…
links for 2007-02-27
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Within a decade blogging has became mainstream, by virtue of the fact that bloggers are highly influential in forming public opinions, although not necessarily canonical truths. Every entity, from newspapers and political campaigns to corporate executives
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Just nominated for a Grammy, “NASHVILLE” brought The King Of Rock & Soul Solomon Burke back to his country roots with a CD produced by Buddy Miller and featuring Sam Bush, Al Perkins, Phil Madeira and Jimmy Vaughan
links for 2007-02-24
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Motown was the sound of Young America, and Stax/Volt arguably the sound of Black America, but for its era, Philadelphia International Records somehow managed to be both at once: sweet on top, funky on the bottom, socially aware and yet utopian, equally at home on AM radio or the dance floor. Read about the legendary duo Gamble and Huff and how their black-owned, black-operated enterprise rivaled even the great Motown in success back in those bell-bottom days. Contains history, label info, landmarks, artists, trivia, and more.
American Idol: “Book Your Plane Tickets Home”
Lakisha Jones, Wow! This girl just lit it up last night on American Idol! The best line of the night, by far, was when Simon said (after Lakisha’s performance): “I am very tempted to say to 23 people, `Book your plane tickets home.’” Read full article here…
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links for 2007-02-22
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Here are some easy ways to enhance your site with Google search without writing any code.
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“Living With … Owusu & Hannibal”… It’s progressive and unpredictable in its beats, going from synthesizers on one track to acoustic guitars and strings on another, and yet has an undeniable soulfulness that makes it so accessible and inviting.
links for 2007-02-21
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iReader is a browser extension (for both IE and Firefox, and on PC or Mac) that lets you preview the content of a link, before you click on it. It’s similar to the web previews products we reviewed back in January – Browster, Cooliris, Snap, and Sphere
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Getting into the competitive realm of the blogosphere is not a decision to be taken lightly. In order to make your blog popular, traffic worthy and link worthy I have put together a list to consider when entering the blogshpere…
links for 2007-02-18
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The 21 points included in this checklist will cover the basics of what you need to do during those all-important first two weeks of your blog’s life. While there are no guarantees in the blogosphere, if you follow these launching tips closely, your chances of success are greatly improved.
links for 2007-02-17
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The bloggers at blogging blog ProBlogger (sorry, couldn’t resist) serve up 11 tasty ways to encourage blog readers to become blog subscribers. These include the obvious, like putting your RSS feed link near the top of your page where it’s easy to spot…
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The music business has been transforming before our eyes. Many players in the industry are struggling to survive amidst the tectonic shifts as the industry transforms itself for the digital age. And yet there has never been more demand for consuming music, and the ability to satifsy that demand, as there is today.
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Welcome to the GigaVox Media network, the home of IT Conversations, Open Source Conversations and the Podcast Academy™. The goal of our channels is to bring you the spoken-word content that is the most valuable of any you can find on the Internet.
links for 2007-02-16
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SeeqPod Music is a cool new music service that lets you search for songs online and add them to a playlist. You can save the playlist and email it to friends. It also finds videos on YouTube. Link (Thanks, Jim!)
links for 2007-02-14
‘The Event’: Valentine’s Day-Triple Play…
Filed under: General/Misc, Jazz, Music, Playlists, SoulSites, SoulTrackin', radio.blog
I must admit, I have been looking forward to today for several weeks. Today I am very happy to be a part of what we are calling the “Triple Play for Valentine’s Day”. Now, as many of you may know, we have an unofficial rule around here that, “Wednesdays belong to EJ!”, and we don’t normally post any new mixes that day of the week because EJFlavors’ newest Old School Wednesday (OSW) mix rules the day. However, with this being both Wednesday AND Valentine’s Day EJ has generously agreed to share his spotlight today. And thus the “3 Musketeers of Music”: EJ Flavors, GrantLove (aka SOULcrates) and myself, TGrundy (or as I like to think of us - ‘The Wizard of Wednesday’, ‘Dr. SOULcrates’ and ‘YFN [your, friendly, neighborhood] MusicMan’) have teamed up to present to you three mixes of musical melodies for your Valentine’s Day enjoyment.
Part 1:
We start off (of course) at THE spot where we kick off every Wednesday morning, EJFlavors.com:
OSW – Valentine’s Day, 2007
Part 2:
Serving as a sturdy bridge between the ‘Wednesday Wizard’ and myself, Grant ‘Dr. SOULcrates’ Love:
SOULcrates – Happy Valentines Day
Part 3:
Once you’ve filled yourself up with the two main courses above, why not top it off with a little dessert from the Rhythms In Black Satin kitchen:
RIBS – Valentine’s Day 2007
We all really wish your life is filled with Love today and that you enjoy the music. Please take a moment if you will to leave us comments and let us know if you like the “Triple Play” concept. If we get enough positive feedback, I’m sure the fellas would be willing to do this again sometime in the future.
Technorati Tags: netinfoweb, soul, music, playlist, mp3blog
links for 2007-02-13
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…He then wrote and / or produced The Whispers (’Just Gets Better With Time’), Anita Baker (’Good Love’), Vesta Williams (’I'm Coming Back’), Chico Debarge (’I Like My Body’), Grover Washington / The Controllers (’Keep In Touch’), Carl Anderson (’Let’s T
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…So, what IS the website all about? Our site is dedicated to Soul music, music that we ALL love. Though most of the music you will hear on The
Soul of Amsterdam is centered around the genre of Soul, we also provide coverage of music from a wide array
What’s Cookin’, Good Looking?…
Aiiight now! STAY. OUT. OF. MY. KITCHEN! We got both doors to the pantries open, the burners on the stove goin’ full blast, one dish in the oven with two more waiting to go in, the recipes spread out all over the table and counters, and three cooks fightin’ over the two big wooden spoons!
We got to get all this stuff prepared and set out on the table by Wednesday morning. Go on now, shoo! And no, you can’t have a little taste just for now, it ain’t ready yet. It’s coming. On Wednesday. You just have to be a little more patient!
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What is ‘THE EVENT’?…
Something special. Something you’ll enjoy. Something unforgettable. Something… coming soon!
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Barack’s ‘MySpace’…
Presidential candidate Barack Obama turned his site into a social network this weekend, hoping to create a venue for his supporters to connect. Obama is already leveraging social media using Facebook, MySpace and Flickr, but the addition of “My Barack Obama” seems smart: Obama is one brand that already has masses of offline support (like NASCAR or the Portland Trailblazers), and this will simply help to connect those people more effectively. Read full article here…
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links for 2007-02-11
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Who or what is a Dangerous Negro?
A dangerousNegro is a Danger to America’s racial paradigm, a Danger to low expectations, a Danger to degenerate black mentalities, and is Dangerously contagious to the miseducated individual. Are you a dangerousNegro or soon to be endangered Negro?
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All That Jazz: In Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month
I don’t talk about my love for jazz enough on this blog so I figure jazz appreciation month is the perfect time to do so. I have to admit that my knowledge is lacking. Mama Vivrant Thang was never really into jazz so it wasn’t played much around the house. She did love Kenny G though and [...]
The “Boys” Are Back In Town…
Remember the Four Brothers Beats blog? Well, the boys are back! BUT... not quite in the way you may have been expecting. It's, how shall we say, "the same, but different!"
Vendors, Authors and Artists– Sell Your Items in This Year’s Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest
Last year's Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest was a musical celebration while vendors sold their products to eager to buyers. Book authors, including Felicia Pride-- writer of The Message and activist author Devin Walker were among some of the top authors who sold their books. The 2009 Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest will be held this year on Sat., July 25 in Marvin Gaye Park in Washington DC. While the musical acts are still being selected, vendors are able to reserve their tables now to receive our Early Bird Discount. For more info, email us at CapitalHipHopSoulFest@gmail.com
Fusion: Where Music, Technology, and Artist Creativity Intersect
Hello readers and listeners. I trust all is well today. This post is a follow-up to the previous post about the subject of an upcoming podcast I hope to resurrect entitled Fusion. The concept of this podcast came to me via an off the cuff discussion I had a few years ago with a fellow podcaster/recording artist/graphic designer. Both of us, being musicians in our own right, began discussing our backgrounds and influences in making music, which invariably talking about how technology (past and present) played a role taking the music from inner to outer. I began to see the different paths ...
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