Go to the doctor when you need to. Cancel shows if you need medical attention. People will deal with it. I ignored my physical health for years on the road. I’m undoing serious damage now as a result, finally making time for wellness. I wish I hadn’t waited. | | | | Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones in New Orleans, April 27, 2017.
(Erika Goldring/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “Go to the doctor when you need to. Cancel shows if you need medical attention. People will deal with it. I ignored my physical health for years on the road. I’m undoing serious damage now as a result, finally making time for wellness. I wish I hadn’t waited.”
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| | rantnrave:// The MUSIC MODERNIZATION ACT won't solve everybody's problems, and there have been plenty of pointed critiques of a sprawling bill that aims to fundamentally change the way songwriters are paid—it would do other stuff, too—but can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that in 2018 (most) songwriters, (most) publishers, (most) record companies, SPOTIFY and GOOGLE all agree on something? That may be even more impressive than the fact that Republicans and Democrats agree on it (which itself is about as common these days as a guitar solo on pop radio). The U.S. HOUSE passed the bill unanimously, and it's now working its way through the SENATE, which heard from some music bigwigs Tuesday. "It's a livelihood thing," SMOKEY ROBINSON told senators. “I go into an office every day, the same as everyone else," country songwriter JOSH KEAR said, perhaps trying to impress upon the legislators that there are a lot more blue-collar worker bees than white-collar elites in the music business, which, duh, but it's important to remind the world every once in a while... LIVE NATION has established a fund to invest in live-music companies run by women. A-plus... I'm not ever going to defend GUNS N' ROSES' "ONE IN A MILLION" but I will forever fight for the right of someone else to make the case, which you will find Libertarian writer TODD SEAVEY do among the stories in today's mix. He and I have some different working assumptions. But I would like to think we both welcome the discussion. #REDEF... BHAD BHABIE meets PETER ROSENBERG and they talk about appropriation, haters and POST MALONE, and she says a few bad words and she likes Post Malone more than he does and she probably thinks he's a crazy old man (he's 38!), and I wish more on-camera pop-star interviews were this good... "This is when the operatic section comes in": BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, the movie trailer... Do you know how to pronounce your favorite rapper's name?... I hear "LAUREL." You? | | | - Matty Karas, curator |
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 | Billboard |
| When Thompson Square's new album Masterpiece goes on sale June 1, the duo will officially join a growing legion of country artists who are redrawing the lines in their business. | | |
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 | Vulture |
| Depriving abusers of money starves them of power, and so boycotting R. Kelly’s music is more than a gesture. It has tangible ramifications in the pursuit of justice for his alleged victims, and in the prevention of further abuse. | | |
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 | British GQ |
| This year has seen an epidemic of musical retirements including Elton John, Paul Simon, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more. Not all are abrupt, but never before have so many happened at once. So, now that rock’s gerontocracy is coming off tour, are the house lights dimming for good? | | |
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 | Dazed Digital |
| The legendary DJ explains how she prioritises her wellbeing on the road - with advice you may need to hear whether you’re a musician or not. | | |
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 | USA TODAY |
| Music legend Smokey Robinson and Nashville-based songwriter Josh Kear urged Congress on Tuesday to pass the first major music copyright reform law in decades, saying that many songwriters are struggling financially because they are not being adequately paid for use of their songs. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| In the debut episode of "On Shuffle," Micah Peters brings on Donnie Kwak to talk Post Malone and David Turner to discuss Spotify. | | |
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 | Music Business Worldwide |
| Wendy Day is renowned in the US hip-hop business for brokering some of the most pioneering artist-friendly record deals in history. Her clients have sold over a billion records – and they all owe her a debt of gratitude. | | |
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 | Noisey |
| Decades after his cultishly beloved debut 'Right on Time,' the mononymous musician returns with a new record, ready to tell his story of acid, aliens, and a lifetime hustling. | | |
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 | Rolling Stone |
| Currently on its farewell tour, the venerable Southern-rock group is much different than the one Ronnie Van Zant led in the Seventies. | | |
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 | Splice Today |
| Guns N’ Roses’ “One in a Million” gets axed. | | |
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| The Ringer |
| How the Philly rapper, currently out on bail, became a cause célèbre, a local sports icon, and a vessel for the powerful and influential. | | |
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 | RealClearLife |
| A Place to Bury Strangers frontman, Oliver Ackermann, explains why some experiences can never be monetized. | | |
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 | Clash Magazine |
| A battle of attrition to alter attitudes in the live music industry. | | |
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 | Village Voice |
| As the dance world said goodbye to the late Swedish DJ, these five sets helped lift our spirits. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| They’re the brains behind the catchiest songs on Spotify but they’re rapidly becoming celebrities in their own right. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| The musician and composer, who died this week at 69, spent decades helping shape the worlds of avant-garde rock and contemporary classical music. | | |
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 | The Industry Observer |
| The odd tale of Suzanne Vega the audio compression technique that changed music forever. | | |
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 | Bandcamp Daily |
| Through his platform, “Unite Asia,” Farooqi has introduced bands from around Asia to a wider, international audience. | | |
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| In this episode the guys sit down with founding member of the legendary, Grammy winning Fugees. Pras talks forming the group with Wyclef Jean, and Lauryn Hill, their legacy, and his current endeavors. Pras is also joined by Zoey Dollaz, Smitty, Steph Lecor, and Candice. | | |
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 | Janky Smooth |
| Seeing Slayer from the front of the crowd is the most violent live music experience you can gamble your life on. And I’m not exaggerating, the risk is real, tangible. | | |
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