Music Morsels



Album Capsules
by Mark E. Waterbury


Canned Heat - Friends in the Can
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John Masino Band - Out Of This World
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Driver 13 - Until the End of Time
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Lolett - 3 song EP
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The Painkillers - State of Mind
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Now S... - Illumine
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Bent-Til-Broken - Reverse Blow Show
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Spyder - Cigarette Ashes
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Olio - Colour of Music
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Tee-m - You Go On
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Crossroads: Fito De La Parra - Canned Heat's Drummer
by Mark E. Waterbury

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Feature Article: Managers - You may think you are ready for one, but do you know what they really do?
by Mark E. Waterbury

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Indie Artist Spotlight: Sean Beste
by Mark E. Waterbury

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Scott Turner's Song Publisher's Perspective
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Music Biz Opportunities
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Music Industry Marketing Showcase
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Music Industry Marketing Showcase

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Music Morsels' Own Scott Turner Chronicles His Life In Audio Cassette Series Scott Turner Audio Cassette Series Tapes 1-20 Are Now Available! Plus BONUS TAPE #21 is also available. Scott Turner, renowned publisher/producer/songwriter and columnist for Music Morsels has begun his audio cassette series chronicling his 47 years in the music industry. Each 90 minute tape will highlight the important events in his music career from his first recording session and how he landed a recording deal to his days with Buddy Holly, Tommy Sands, Guy Mitchell, Eddie Fisher, Herb Alpert, Audie Murphy, Harry Nilsson, Phil Spector as well as his career at recording labels such as Central Songs and the country division at Liberty which eventually became United Artists. Each tape sells for $12 and will periodically include songs that have never been heard along with rare photos. The first tape chronicles Scott Turner's "Early Years" beginning in the mid-50's spoken by Scott Turner himself. Several publishers have approached him to write a book, but guess what? Scott Turner has graced us with the honor of presenting the treasured moments in his musical career on tape to you!

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ATTENTION UNSIGNED BANDS! GET TELEVISION AIR PLAY FREE! Rock Candy Music Video Show is looking for videos from unsigned bands to air on their show. They are based in Vacaville, California and are currently cablecast in several Northern California cities. The show debuted on June 27, 1996 and has received great response from unsigned bands from all around the world. The response from unsigned bands has been so good that they have been able to do all unsigned bands "Rising Stars" episodes about every 10-12 months. Rock Candy is a non-profit show produced for the entertainment of its viewers. The show is one hour and airs one new episode per month. They feature top name bands that perform Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, and Glam. On each episode, they feature one unsigned band on their "Rising Stars" segment of the show. If you would like to get your video on Rock Candy, check out the Rock Candy Unsigned Bands Page at http://members.aol.com/RockCandyz/index.html
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