In the summertime, nothing is better than enjoying good music, the warm sunlight, and a great glass of wine – for the grown folks, of course.
Over the weekend, I did just that. I had the pleasure of enjoying some of the finest wines that the Commonwealth state has to offer. “Just East of Napa” Virginia Winery Tours escorted us to three locations – Grey Ghost Vineyards (Amissville), Unicorn Winery (Amissville), and Paradise Springs Winery (Clifton).
The world of wine is expansive, and this tour was perfect for those of you who are green about the culture. Each private tasting included an array of white and red wines ranging from oaky dry flavors to syrupy sweet tastes. Each place even took the time to detail the foods to enjoy with each type of wine. This is particularly helpful for the people who can’t pin down a favorite.
When you think of Hip Hip in Virginia a few names come to mind: Timbaland, Missy, N.E.R.D, and The Clipse. We got a chance to record a studio session with Atlanta Artist, Wyld Money, an artist under Super Producer Danjahandz. Wyld Money, originally from Portsmouth, Va, hasn’t forgotten his roots, and after teaming up with long time friend, Nate Hills also known as Danjahandz, Wyld relocated to Atlanta and has been grinding ever since.
Miss your imeem service? A division of the social network site, MySpace, MySpace Music has acquired them. According to The Washington Post, the actual deal signed over imeem’s severs and most of the company’s assets for less that $1million in cash.
As of December 8th imeem’s site was redirected to MySpace Music. All playlists and apps and former imeem functions have ceased. So what happens to the 16 million imeem user accounts? Well, you all get MySpace Music accounts and your playlists will migrate over as well.
It would appear that this is an attempt to compete with the larger sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. It actually goes a little deeper. Imeem reportedly has been struggling with music license issues and poor advertising. According to Wired, a lawsuit by The Orchard accused imeem of playing music without licenses. Their asking for $150,000 per infringed song. If imeem were to use the million dollars from the MySpace deal, they would only be able to pay for six songs in the lawsuit. So as painful as it might have been, I guess you did the right thing imeem.
