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Volume I, Edition 29
July 25, 2009

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ON THE COVER
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The Whole Note – from the Publisher
Swinging It Up at Rock ‘n’ Bowl
Written By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten

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Vinyl Find: Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen – Lost in
the Ozone
Written By: Apollo’s Cred

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Audio Mastering Competition #1
Written By: Hakim Callier

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Top 5 Music Downloads for the week of July 25, 2009
1) “Got Nuffin” by Spoon (Indie)
2) “It’s Frightening” – White Rabbits (Indie)
3) “And The Ever Expanding Universe” – The Most Serene Republic (Indie)
4) “Blood Bank” – Bon Iver (Indie)
5) “Knot” – Wye Oak (Indie)

Download these and more by clicking
http://www.musicandband.com/top5downloads

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THIS WEEK’S HEADLINING SPONSOR
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LAST WEEK’S POLL RESULTS
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And now for the results from last week’s poll…

“On average, how many gigs do you play in a month?”

• 2 or less 75%
• 3-5 25%
• 6 or more 0%

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THIS WEEK’S POLL
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Poll Topic: Which of these is your favorite music download
service?

• Amazon
• BearShare
• Bit Torrents
• eMusic
• GnuTella
• iTunes
• Kazaa
• Limewire
• Napster

To vote in this poll, go to the Music and Band Ezine home page and
look for the poll on the right side of the page.
http://www.musicandband.com

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Swinging It Up at Rock ‘n’ Bowl
Written By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten

Ok, my turn again – I played with Rocky’s Hot Fox Trot Orchestra
this past Wednesday evening at the new location of Rock ‘n’ Bowl,
one of New Orleans’ long time classic bars. I’m not going to get
into the reasons why Rock and Bowl moved locations – it’s not
really that kind of ezine here. Let’s just say that John Blancher
has done an excellent job at creating an even improved version of
Rock ‘n’ Bowl at its new home: roomier, with several big screen
TVs and automatic scoring for those people who actually go to
Rock ‘n’ Bowl to bowl.

Most of the Rocky’s Hot Fox Trot Orchestra members were in
attendance, with the exception of our third trumpet player. Rocky
has been working in some of the newer music to our sets, which is
a good variety to keep the music fresh. Of course, there’s nothing
wrong with the classics like String of Pearls, Moonlight Serenade,
Stranger on the Shore, etc. It is nice to keep it mixed in with
even some of the more recent songs we’ve added like Chicago’s
“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “When I Fall In
Love.”

The band is incorporating more solos, which I’m excited about.
I’ve been delving into the works of guys like Chet Baker and Miles
Davis so hopefully I’ll be able to work in some of their lines
here and there. Like somebody said: “Good artists copy, great
artists steal.” Well, if I gotta, I gotta

Next up for Rocky’s band is a performance at the New Orleans World
War II Museum’s Sunday Swing Event on August 16th, 2p-4p. This
event actually is taking place all summer long. If you like to
listen to swing music, or dance, or both you should come check
this out. Here’s a link for more information:
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/calendar/sunday-swing.htmlAbout the Author:

Paul Heingarten runs the Music and Band Ezine
http://www.musicandband.com

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THIS WEEK’S STAGE SPONSOR
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Vinyl Find: Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen – Lost in
the Ozone
Written By: Apollo’s Cred

I found this gem at Webster’s Bookstore in State College, Pa. for
$8.

Commander Cody was the bandleader and pianist for the Lost Planet
Airmen, a demented group that strove to combine rockabilly,
country, straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll and R&B. The group was
known for its energetic live performances; 1971′s Lost in the
Ozone was its debut release. Though Cody was the leader, Billy C.
Farlow actually handles vocal duties on most of these tracks.

Lost in the Ozone features Chris Frayne’s horrifying album cover.
Look closely at the left end of the cigar to see the evil music
note springing from the smoke.

A quick glance at the back cover reveals that the Lost Planet
Airmen had a man named “West Virginia Creeper” playing pedal
steel, a dubious distinction. That’s him in the upper left-hand
side of the photo.

The star on this album is Commander Cody’s own novelty song, “Hot
Rod Lincoln.” It’s a humorous and surprisingly catchy country
shuffle about the narrator’s Model A hot rod with a Lincoln V8
engine with the memorable chorus of “Son, you’re gonna drive me
to drinkin’ If you don’t stop drivin’ that hot rod Lincoln.”

About the Author:

See this original post at
http://apolloscred.blogspot.com/2009/07/vinyl-find-commander-cody-and-his-lost.html

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THIS WEEK’S CREW SPONSOR
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Audio Mastering Competition #1

Written By: Hakim Callier

Competition pushes creativity. Isn’t that what they say? My blog
is hosting a healthy, but intense competition between the best and
brightest among up-and-coming music producers from all around the
world. The members of FutureProducers.com decided to have a
mastering competition featuring my song, RPG Rainbows.

This is a competition where we will allow the people to decide the
best of audio mastering performance on RPG Rainbows. The
finalists are Morning_Star, Edge0125, Obitheincredible and
deRaNged 4 Phuk’dup. The winner of the competition will be
determined by a poll on Future Producers (FP).

Please vote! In addition, ALL mastered copies of RPG Rainbows can
be downloaded as FREE MP3 for your listening convenience.

This is the first time that I have sponsored a competition like
this, so if you have any feedback or questions please leave it in
the comments section. You may also ask questions to the finalists
about their audio mastering performances in the comments section.
If all goes well, I may just develop this competition into a
regular feature on this blog. Adding yet another way to get up and
coming composers, music producers and audio engineers some added
exposure to media music supervisors and content producers.

About the Author:

See the original post and get more information about the
competition at

http://hakimcallier.com/2009/07/21/audio-mastering-competition-1/

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CLASSIFIED ADS
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Jayna Morgan sings traditional jazz and swing standards every Tuesday at the Fair Grinds Coffee House, 3133 Ponce de Leon (near Esplanade in Mid-City) in New Orleans, LA 7p-9p no cover!

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Want to advertise your band gig or opportunity?
Email me at paul@musicandband.com for more details.

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Top 5 Music Downloads for the week of July 25, 2009

1) “Got Nuffin” by Spoon (Indie)
2) “It’s Frightening” – White Rabbits (Indie)
3) “And The Ever Expanding Universe” – The Most Serene Republic (Indie)
4) “Blood Bank” – Bon Iver (Indie)
5) “Knot” – Wye Oak (Indie)

Download these and more by clicking

http://www.musicandband.com/top5downloads

That wraps up another edition of the Music and Band Ezine. Your questions, comments and/or concerns can always be forwarded directly to me at Music and Band at paul@musicandband.com.

If you would like to post an article in a future edition of the “Music and Band Ezine”, please email your submission to
paul@musicandband.com for review and consideration.

I personally thank you for your readership and interest in this ezine. Looking forward to bringing you the next edition of Music and Band, I am…

Paul Heingarten
Founder
Music and Band Ezine
paul@musicandband.com
http://www.musicandband.com

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