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- Joost to host 18000 music videos following tie-in with indie labels
- Happiness pushes Rosenthal from punk to Christian music
- A Short Column About Music 12.19.08: The Jam – All Mod Cons
Joost to host 18000 music videos following tie-in with indie labels
guardian.co.uk UK
13 GMT n-demand TV site Joost has signed a distribution deal with nine independent music labels and two major aggregators to boost the editorial content section of the service. The deal adds 18000 music videos live performances and interviews to the site including Lightspeed Champion and the Last Shadow Puppets from Domino Records Bad Religion and the ffspring from Epitaph and Plain White Ts and the Morning Light from Fearless Records. Dance music label Defected punk labels Hopeless and Victory world music label ESL hip hop specialists Stones Throw and the eclectic Sarathan Records from Seattle are also offering editorial content via Joost. In addition the site has partnered with music community site Last. fm specialist site 88HIPHP and video interview site Uncensored Interview. com for editorial content. The new deals will make content from most labels available worldwide though Epitaph Hopeless Fearless and Victory as well as the Last.
Happiness pushes Rosenthal from punk to Christian music
Lubbocknline.com TX
The journey embarked upon by Rosenthal found him airing his angst in punk rock and at one point even turning his back on music entirely. Labels do not come easily but he said even followers of contemporary Christian music embrace his music "only because of the authenticity. " That said he still worries about reactions to a stronger song from his "Renaissance" album called "Gotta Get ut. " The song no doubt works as a theme for any young people feeling suffocated or isolated within their hometowns and only those who knew Rosenthal realized Lubbock was the inspiration for the writing.
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A Short Column About Music 12.19.08: The Jam – All Mod Cons
411mania.com TX
The scene died down towards the end of the 1960s but reemerged a decade later with the Mod revival. The music of the Mod revival took the R&B inspired rock of the 1960s and combined it with punk and new wave as well as other influences like reggae and soul. While British punk music was creating a buzz in America the Mod revival bands didn’t make much of an impact across the pond; instead one such band became one the most popular rock bands in the country. The Jam developed into one of the great British groups of all-time with some amazing pop-rock songs and records. The band was formed in 1975 by guitarist Paul Weller along with bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler. They started out playing American rock music from the like of Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Eventually Weller would become influenced by the mod lifestyle and music most notably the works of The Kinks and The Who.