Tag: Vampire Weekend
'Not World Music: Fela Kuti Immortalized in Alex Gibney's Upcoming Documentary 'Finding Fela' and Finds Mainstream Success
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'Macklemore, Roomful of Teeth Grammys Remind the Music Industry that Indie Artists are Contenders
For the first time, 50% of the awards were given to artists on majors, and the other half to those signed either to an indie label, boutique label or a label of their own. For artists like Macklemore and his producer-cum-engineer-cum-friend Ryan Lewis and Vampire Weekend, the Grammys yielded a nominal "ton" in winnings. -
'While Vinyl Sales Increase, CDs and MP3s Experiencing an Untimely, Yet Expected Demise
The older generation must look at the younger one and wonder. In a rapidly advancing society--where immediate access to, in this case, music being the social norm--the revival of vinyl sales is a particularly mystifying idea to note.