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Green Musician: Study on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Impacts of International Touring

Julie’s Bicycle, the U.K. environmental body that works for the creative industries, recently launched a detailed study on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of international touring which encourages artists to reduce their carbon emissions. ‘Moving Arts: managing the carbon impacts of our touring: Bands, Orchestras and Theatre’ is a three volume report which measures […]

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Music Merch: Top 10 Unique Band Merch

10. Kanye Paper Matez Constructed by Paper Matez, the bear is accurately detailed to Kanye’s “Graduation” cartoon creature, complete with shuttered sunglasses and copiously branded Louis Vuitton backpack. 9.  U2 Lego Set How cute can they get? 8.  Bloc Party’s Promotional condoms Thumbs up for promoting responsibility. 7.  Feist Mushaboom Music Box band Merch A […]

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CD Packaging: Physical Fanatics Want Innovative Releases

Sony Music Entertainment‘s head of insight. “Although tech savvy, they are older [than digital buyers]. For them, discovery is about discovering old gems from back catalogs. They want a big connection with artists and love box sets. They want innovation in physical recordings.” These include extras added to CDs such as DVDs of the artist […]