Indies Win 50% Of 2009 Grammy Awards
Whether it’s due to their stronghold in current popular genres (folk, blues, and the aptly named “indie” rock), or a genuine democratization of the playing field, independent music seems to be on the rise. [via dailyswarm] Independent artists and labels had a banner year at the 2009 Grammy Awards winning 56 of the 110 awards [...]
Death Cab For Cutie Fight Auto-Tune Abuse
Ha. Right after I posted the story on Auto-Tune coming to the iPhone, Kyle Starr shot me an email about Deathcab fighting the noblest of musical battles: From MTV.com: Death Cab For Cutie Raise Awareness About Auto-Tune Abuse ‘Enough is enough,’ frontman Ben Gibbard says of the digital voice manipulation. Death Cab for Cutie [...]
Radiohead Grammy Rumor Mill Goes Into Overdrive
A Grammy Billboard Featuring Radiohead frontman, Thom Yorke, in LA While the Radiohead/Lil Wayne/Kanye West Grammy mashup performance still only exists in the deepest reaches of my consciousness, there are other intriguing (and definitely more reality-based) whispers about Radiohead’s first Grammy performance ever pinging around the net. The most believable one has the band playing [...]
Wax Pick: 2009 Grammy Nominees
Amazon.com Widgets The Grammy’s are just a few days away. Amazon has some of the most popular tracks from 2008, all compiled onto one CD, and on sale. With songs of this notoriety, you likely own a lot of them already, but at $5, it’s a great catch all if you don’t. 2009 Grammy Nominees