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Is Sessions: Live Taking You Back to Live Shows During a Pandemic? Maybe!


It’s no secret that the music industry and specifically live performances have been hit especially hard by 2020. However, it seems there’s a new platform in town looking to fill the void and revive the musician middle class. From Tim Westergren (Pandora) and Gordon Su (Battle Camp, Beat Fever) comes Sessions: Live, a new live streaming platform that brings artists and fans together from the comfort of their home. Think of it like Twitch but for music. Fans can become patrons of artists by leaving them tips and gifts and joining their “crew” in exchange for song requests or virtual… Read more »

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Interview: Caspian


idobi editor Eleanor Grace sat down with Philip Jamieson and Erin Burke-Moran of Massachusetts post rock quintet Caspian at the Toronto stop of their winter tour last week. The band touched on important topics like pizza and the weather as well as the complexities of their writing process, the incredible response to their most recent album Waking Season, South By South West, and much more.

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Jared Leto on 30 Seconds to Mars bomb scare


On Thursday, Jared Leto decided to hold an impromptu gathering of 30 Seconds to Mars fans at the Hive, the gallery/communal space he and his bandmates run on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

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30GB Zunes Killing Themselves In Droves


The internet is awash with reports that the 30GB Zune is committing suicide across the planet. Not just one of them, either. It seems that some weird bug is simultaneously causing the music players to kill themselves, like lemmings leaping from a cliff. While the Zune is a distant also-ran in the MP3 market, which is dominated by Apple’s, the Microsoft-made device has gained critical approbation with its most recent, version 3.0 models, whose features are quite competitive with the iPod line. Many users appreciate the player’s built-in FM radio and “Zune Social” features, which facilitate the communal sharing and… Read more »

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2009 Do-Or-Die Year For Sirius XM


Sirius XM faces an incredibly difficult road to survival in 2009, multiple media sources report. Almost a billion dollars of debt will mature by the end of the year; should the satcaster not be able to cover that debt, it faces bankruptcy. The bills coming due include almost $200 million in February, $350 million in May and another $400 million in December. The Motley Fool’s Rick Aristotle Munarriz predicts that, “Between its present liquidity and its authorization to have as many as 8 billion shares outstanding, Sirius XM has enough ammo to get through February. Now it needs to clear… Read more »

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