• Vampire Weekend debuts at #1
  Chart watch from Billboard.
• Artists miss opportunities when they skip the panels

• Ray Manzarek dies
  Obituary from LA Times.
• Prince talks with Jon Bream
  Interview from Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
• iOS app enables Google music service on iPhone
  Item from Wired.
• Few bands use direct-to-fan tools successfully
  Post from Hypebot.

2013 Showcasing Artist Telekinesis (from Seattle, WA)

Written by Dempsey Jones

Telekinesis released another fun and intriguing album last month. Dormarion is frontman Michael Benjamin Lerner's third record since signing with Merge Records in 2009. Each bright and catchy track creates an album that is representative of the place it was recorded: right here in Austin, Texas. Dormarion was produced by Jim Eno, the drummer of Spoon, and the album even took its name from the very street it was recorded on.

• Ticketmaster settles suit over bogus rewards program for $23 million
  Story from AP.
• A parking lot with a beat
  Review from NY Times.
• KROQ's Weenie Roast embraces indie rock
  Review from LA Times.
• Are young people being priced out of music festivals?
  Commentary from The Guardian.

• All-time great DJs
  Story from CNN.
• A look at streaming services as Google enters the fray
  Post from Paid Content.
• Kanye renounces celebrity status
  Item from LA Times.
• AC/DC back plans to honor Bon Scott in his hometown
  Story from NME.