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Record labels seeking profits in T-shirts, tours (Reuters)

Reuters - Ravaged by dwindling music sales and rampant piracy, major music companies are bulking up expertise in an area of the business they used to ignore: T-shirts, baseball caps and other artist merchandise.
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:43:51 GMT


Carly Simon rebounds by revisiting old songs (AP)

FILE - In this April 24, 2008 file photo, singer Carly Simon is photographed in New York. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)AP - Carly Simon felt like quitting the music business last year after a once-promising relationship with a record label ended in a messy breakup. But she now feels reinvigorated after her son, Ben Taylor, pushed her to make an indie album, "Never Been Gone," on which she revisits her most famous songs.



Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:29:37 GMT


Jon Spencer Blues Explosion reissuing albums (Reuters)

Reuters - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the fiery rock trio that's been on a virtual hiatus since 2004, is planning an extensive reissue campaign next year.
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:51:19 GMT


Show about Afrobeat's Fela tests Broadway's tastes (Reuters)

Nigerian Afrobeat singer, composer and saxophonist leaves court on April 23, 1997 after being detained on charges of possesing marijuana which was a trademark of his bohemian lifestyle. REUTERS/STR NewReuters - "Fela!," a new dance musical that introduces U.S. audiences to Nigerian rabble-rouser and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been wowing critics, winning fans and testing modern-day ideas of what works on Broadway -- even in tough economic times.



Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:45:37 GMT


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