Weekly Music HOT Flash

1) Arcade Fire’s new album “The Suburbs,” shot to No. 1 on the Billboard’s comprehensive album chart. As technology advances, bands are finding ways to promote their music mainly through the net. Amazon offers a daily deal markdown where you can buy an album for the price of $3.99. This is undoubtedly how this album reached the top. Amazon only offers the album price cut for one day but it is enough to make a chart hit No. 1

2) As of this week, “Takers” has hit No. 1 in the Box Office. The film is about a group of professional bank robbers whose mission gets interrupted by a detective. It is action packed with lots of stunt scenes. “Takers” was directed by John Luessenhop and distributed by SONY and so far has calculated up to $20,512,302.

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4) Netflix, a movie lover’s best friend. For only $9 a month, you can access any movie or television show you want and not only do you get to watch it whenever it is convenient for you, but the snacks are cheaper too! This business now has a base of 15 million subscribers and counting. Netflix and Red boxes have changed what we buy for our homes to watch television and DVDs on. This has increased the sales of Play station and other electronic equipment. Now we only have to wonder, what’s next?

5) Kings of Leon, a popular indie band, is releasing their new album, Come Around Sundown, on October 19th, 2010.

6) Keith Harris, the well-known producer of Britney Spears, Flo Rida, and Black Eyed Peas gives a little advice to any new and upcoming producers. a. Learn how to read the vibe of the room and know how to adjust it to make it productive. If a vocalist is feeling defeated, you have to change the vibe immediately. b. Always be on top of what’s new in technology and music. They go hand in hand. The longer it takes you to make an edit, the more the vibe can start to go down. And when you play something back, you have to make the singer sound amazing. c. Have fun. A lot of people don’t. They take it too seriously. d. http://musicconnection.com/digital/

7) International Standard Recording Codes are now a one-time fee of $75. Before, these digital imprints used to be free. It is signed to a track of a recording so it will be internationally recognized. ISRCs are often needed for digital distribution companies, and Performance Rights Organization.

8) Check out these newly signed bands!! a. Tino Coury-Signed January 2010 with Eleventh Records. Pop/Singer-Songwriter b. Iyaz-Signed Summer 2009 with T.I.M.E./Beluga Heights Records. Pop c. Sarah Jaffe-Signed in 2010 with Kirtland Record. Singer-Songwriter d. Fences-Signed January 15, 2010 with Onto Entertainment. Acoustic Pop, including band members.

9) Maureen Davis and Eric Beall both share their learning experience with music and what they are doing with it now. Davis started teaching with Santa Monica’s Rock Nation after responding to an ad on music-jobs.com. She has a background in theater and vocals. Davis believes it is important to integrate focus activities with the children. She teaches yoga, explaining “It’s for focus and concentration.” If you want to read more and learn some teaching tools, check out theflutterbies.com or rocknationschool.com

10) Claudio Valenzuela, Italian Rocker, comes back with his first Bilingual Album called Gemini. Adam Moseley is a sound engineer and set up an independent label that Valenzuela joined. For more information read here; Claudiovalenzuela.com

Holy S#%@!^%&

I have had this constant pain in the right side of my back underneath the shoulder blade. I found some biofreeze, thinking it would just numb the pain a little bit. It must be so cold that my back feels like it is on FIRE. Jeeesh, wonder how long this will last?

In the meantime, I will fill this out; day 25-what I would find in your bag; *keys *couple of dollars *lots of change *lipstick *lip balm (yes, these are two different things, one has color, the other doesn’t) *couple of business cards *camera (Sometimes) *headphones *ipod *book *hair clips (i still put it up even though it is merely impossible) *my meds *pens/pencils

…..hmm thats all for now.

I am making this tomorrow night. Doesn’t it look delicious? It is Pad Thai. I think I am going to start cooking as my new hobbie…I guess for about 3 more weeks because when I go back to school we do not have proper kitchens to work in. So today is Monday, I sold 3 books on Amazon after posting them last night! Heres my sched;

Ship Amazon books Work out at Gym Research Commercial Houses & finish list for internship Pack a little bit Dinner with the cousins & Uncle Bobby SLEEEEEP… Sounds like a not too bad Monday to ME. [:

Is there a way to Sync social-networking accounts together? I can sync my blogs, facebook account, and twitter together, but not multiple accounts…

any thoughts?

I was incredibly ready for a ‘new do’ but was nonetheless a bit nervous never having so much hair cut off before. I would have uploaded a photo, but my iSight is not working correctly and is in the process of getting fixed… I’ll post one soon!

After 46 hours in the airport and flights, we have arrived to minnesota. I better be receiving round trip tickets to any where in the country