Bandpak

10/08/2014

Great story by on Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers new CD The Age of Exploration. CD release show at One Eyed Jacks on Friday at 10pm. Gonna be killer! http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/10/theatrical_rockabilly_band_ror.html

Aurora Nealand, Spencer Bohren and other well-known local musicians become different characters

06/20/2014

American Idol on FOX - Don't Miss American Idol XIII - The Search For A Superstar Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c on FOX! Visit AmericanIdol.com for exclusive videos, photos, news articles and more!

06/19/2014

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/17/youtube-confirms-music-service-upsetting-some-indie-partners-in-the-process/

YouTube is officially confirming its music subscription service — but to get ready for its launch, it may take down music from some indie labels.

06/19/2014

Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros buys Piety St. Studios in New Orleans: http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/06/alex_ebert_of_edward_sharpe_an.html

Curbed.com reported the sale price as $750,000.

06/05/2014

SONGWRITER ALERT! The Justice Department is reviewing the regulatory agreements that govern ASCAP and BMI and if you want your voice heard, you have 60-days, the period for public comments, to do so.

Billions of dollars in royalties will be at stake as lobbyists for the two major music licensing clearinghouses and those of Silicon Valley rivals battling over the 73-year-old regulations.

06/05/2014

Tipitina's FREE songwriting workshop in Lafayette, June 11, 6-7:30pm at Acadiana Center for Arts http://bit.ly/SxGJX1

Tipitina’s Music Office Co-Op and Lafayette and Acadiana Center for the Arts are offering a free songwriting workshop on Wednesday, June 11.

05/30/2014

How do you feel about VIP sections at rock concerts? Are they a necessity for artists and managers due to nose-diving music sales? Or as Win Butler of Arcade Fire said, "There's a lot of, like, fake VIP-room bu****it happening at this festival." http://rol.st/RMtlxv

Watching some guy get a pedicure in an air-conditioned tent is so not rock roll

05/30/2014

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation launches Catapult Fund for arts & culture-based businesses in Louisiana. New program will provide opportunities for business training and access to funding for entrepreneurs in the arts. Seeking applicants:http://bit.ly/1nBwmj4

The mission of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. is to promote, preserve, perpetuate and encourage the music, arts, culture and heritage of communities in Louisiana through festivals, programs and other cultural, educational, civic and economic activities.

05/29/2014

Must-see show in New Orleans tonight: The Geraniums at The Ogden 6-8. Iconic. Original. Tight. http://www.ogdenmuseum.org/calendar/

05/27/2014

We bring you this funny as hell story courtesy of Chris Mule of Honey Island Swamp Band and Chris Mule and The Perpetrators. http://www.mandatory.com/2013/02/20/rock-stars-then-vs-now-or-why-music-totally-sucks-today/

This is why music sucks today.

05/13/2014

Los Angeles was host to this year's Music Biz conference that spanned from May 6th to the 8th. With a slew of panels and speakers, much of the music indust

05/09/2014

Via the New York Times, the latest scoop on Apple buying Beats Electronics: http://nyti.ms/1gfMNsO

A deal for Beats Electronics could signal an effort by Apple to transform its approach to music more than a decade after it opened the iTunes download store.