UNION RECORDINGS News Archives.
Previously featured reviews, interviews, tour dates, and essays.
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NEWS
SINGER TAKES FIVE.
A bit of trouble on the homefront injures the playing hand of Edgar Osney.
REVIEW: 'BLACK LIGHT POWER'. When Mark Sample alerted our little cadre to the existence of a BLP-themed CD by a group named 'Soyuz Postal & Packet', I had no idea what to expect. INTERVIEW: AMBROSE BIERCE. The intrepid Shirley Dunn ventures into Athens to get the (red) dirt on Buzzshackler Records' newest voice. STATE of UNION RECORDINGS CBA. The annual address of Union Recordings for our recently completed fiscal year CBA. NEW PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MUSIC VERIFIED. While even proponents warn that the first commercial products may be a few years away, the existence of a completely new process for producing music has been verified by the National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST)... REVIEW: 'THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN'. Midland-Mayak Cohort's 'The Only Game In Town' marks a sparkling return by frontman Edgar Osney... M-MC ANNOUNCE DATES FOR 'THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN' TOUR. Returning from their annual busking of Green Bay in January, Midland-Mayak Cohort assembled in Waynesville, cut a record in three days, and annouced plans for a summer tour stateside, their first in over two years... WAYWARD SON. Mike Lysche recounts the origins of The Sons Of John Glenn... THE BIG PIG: WMC RELEASE 'PIGGY PIGFUCKER'. Fresh from their first tour of Europe, the Windowless Masturbation Cells solidify their position as one of 'parlor' rock's enigmatic cornerstones with their 6th studio release... WMC EMERGE FROM STUDIO. Rumours are swirling, whispers are rising: those telltale sounds are spilling out of the Dorchester flat of ill repute. Could it be? Do the Windowless Masturbation Cells have a new one on the way? Our grrl on the streets Shannon Garrigle confirms... RENA'S EX-HUSBAND KILLED BY POLICE. Ms. Rena Gaunk, who inspired the naming of Rena, Marge & Saffire, lost an estranged husband in an incident some outraged citizens are calling police violence... |
[latetrain.com]
WANNA MAKE A RECORD?
A series of articles (intro, 2, 3, 4) addressing the nitty-gritty of home recording by Sunshine Jones. When you're done, submit it to us.
[mp3newswire.net]
WHY ARTISTS SHOULD BE USING OGG VORBIS.
"The major record companies would like to control the way people listen to music, and they are going to use both software and the hardware that people buy in the future. 'Content', known as music and movies to most of us, is a global industry, worth billions every year..."
With the continuing maturation of the Ogg Vorbis project, specifically anticipating the 1.0 release, Union Recordings will (hopefully) begin offering oggs for download by year's end.
[linuxjournal.com]
SETTING UP A MULTITRACK AUDIO RECORDING STUDIO.
Alex Heizer provides a brief overview of multitrack recording using a PC, Linux OS, and the programs Broadcast 2000 (unfortunately, scared off by liability concerns) and Gmurf. The author's personal page, Making Music In the Digital Age, provides more detailed methodology as well. Union Recordings plans to publish a comprehensive document on this this topic in the future.
[linuxjournal.com]
IT'S A DIRTY JOB BUT DOES ANYONE HAVE TO DO IT?.
"It's true that music and music fans existed long before record companies, but does the record industry contribute to the quality of life of a music
fan? Is the industry a guardian of artists' intellectual rights? Are these rights necessary to the artists and fans in enriching our collective musical
experiences? What will happen if we kill the goose? Is the goose even laying the eggs, or merely stealing them?" Union Recordings, for the record, is pro-geese; we are also emphatically anti-record industry.
[slashdot.org]
WHY WE (ROBIN MILLER et al.) THINK MUSIC SHOULD BE FREE.
"An exploration of ways 'music delivery' has changed over the last three decades, and why these changes have led to a commonly-held belief that music can be downloaded or exchanged without paying a dime to the artists who wrote and played the songs..." Last time we checked, music can be downloaded and exchanged without pay right here at Union Recordings. Another viewpoint...
[linuxjournal.com]
OGG VORBIS--OPEN, FREE AUDIO--SET YOUR MEDIA FREE.Die MP3, die! An alternative to the proprietary MP3 encoding format is emerging. Union Recordings is seriously investigating the process of unilaterally converting to an audio codec free of profitseeking soullessness. Jack Moffit resonates with many of our own views in this article from the inestimable Linux Journal.
[rense.com]
JOHN GLENN PRIME TIME.Fans of the Sons Of John Glenn have been passing this url about in their never-ending homage to their American hero.
[theatlantic.com]
THE HEAVENLY JUKEBOX.The Future of Music? While the lead-in may be overstated, Charles C. Mann's article for The Atlantic Monthly is a top-notch read, discussing the the current clash between the rule of law and the advance of technology in the arena of popular music. |
