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		<title>Music&#8217;s Middle Class Part 4: Keepin&#8217; It Real</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Stewart's several-episode long masterpiece, "Music's Middle Class", continues with a look at major labels, and their ability to fund and guide an artist's career, vs. what an independent label can offer...]]></description>
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		<title>Music&#8217;s Middle Class Part 5: Q&amp;A With Record Producer Peter Katis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Stewart's epic poly-episodal piece, "Music's Middle Class", continues with an interview with producer Peter Katis, who most notably has worked with New York's Interpol. ]]></description>
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		<title>Music&#8217;s Middle Class Part 9: The Web Of Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Stewart's tour de force essay, "Music's Middle Class", continues with Part 9: The Web of Change... a look in to how the internet's ability to reach people has rewritten the rules for independent bands and artists. ]]></description>
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		<title>Music&#8217;s Middle Class Part 11: The Continuing Web Of Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It makes sense that Tim Westergren (Founder of the web radio site Pandora.com) would commend his competition, as that seems to be the nature of the Internet. Rather than musicians, Web site owners and fans working toward mutually exclusive goals...]]></description>
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		<title>Music&#8217;s Middle Class Part 12: Give It Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Know Your Rights! Give It Away Strategically&#8221; by Roland Tanglao
“If I die tomorrow, I’ll be happy that we didn’t carry on working within this huge industry that we don’t feel any connection with.”1 Thom Yorke, guitarist and lead singer, Radiohead
Despite years of declining CD sales and an industry revolution brewing on the Web, the big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Volume Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristian H</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oddly enough, loud isn't always best. It usually is, but allow Kristian H to explain the finer points decibel control. Playing live at the RIGHT volume is a surprisingly difficult skill to master....]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips For Aspiring Private Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mason Razavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking about teaching music privately? Mason's got a few things to say about that. Being a great music teacher involves plenty of work and preparation, and Mason shares his insights and tips on how best to handle yourself as an educator...]]></description>
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		<title>So You Think You Can Sell Your Music?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristian H</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kristian H shares some thoughts on the little guy, who for some reason or another, is behaving like a big guy... why does said little guy think he's gonna fool anybody?]]></description>
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		<title>Music&#8217;s Middle Class Part 4: Bands On The Run</title>
		<link>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/musics-middle-class-part-8-bands-on-the-run</link>
		<comments>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/musics-middle-class-part-8-bands-on-the-run#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A trend among independent bands in the 21st century and the use of new media technologies has been the emphasis of giving out music online for free in order to attract fans and generate income and a fan base in the long term...]]></description>
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		<title>Music&#8217;s Middle Class Part 1: The Business Of Indie</title>
		<link>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/musics-middle-class-part-1-the-business-of-indie</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s 1957 and EMI is a primarily British record label when it decides to buy Capital Records based in the United States...]]></description>
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