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**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** The Band - Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson And Levon Helm CLASSIC BAND --- The euphoric response to iconic rock photographer Elliott Landy’s Kickstarter campaign has made his forthcoming book publication historic. And with pledges from over 700 supporters having surpassed the $150,000 mark – well more than double the original $65,000 goal – the countdown to bring Landy’s never-gathered-in-one-place art quality book of fine art photos of roots rock giants The Band to fans and photography collectors has now reached its final week. Already holding the title of second most funded photography campaign on the site, the Kickstarter campaign officially ends Tuesday, Jan. 28. “This level of success has surprised me and invigorated my desire to keep publishing this body of work from the Sixties,” says Landy. “I am really happy for the freedom this gives me to create my book wi...

Dominick DiPietrantonio ReverbNation.com (based in Durham, NC), launched in 2006, is a site that focuses on the independent music industry. It aims to provide a central site for musicians, venues, labels, and industry professionals to collaborate and communicate. The company offers web promotion, fan-relationship management, digital distribution, sentiment tracking, web-site hosting, and concert booking and promotion. As of March 2013, 2.7 million musicians have created ReverbNation accounts, and the website continually receives over 30 million unique visitors per month. Many established artists, have used ReverbNation for one thing or another. Sean Kingston and Phish both use the ReverbNation Band Profile app - the most popular Facebook application for musicians - on their Facebook pages. Karmin grew their fan base off of YouTube videos that linked to the exclusive downloads widget at ReverbNation. This grew their mailing list and eventually gained them a major...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Dominick Dipietrantonio DOMINICK LIVE --- Long Island’s own Dominick Dipietrantonio has just launched his new web site and is back in the studio working on his debut album. Dom, who wrote the song, “Only One For Me” for Courtney Zito’s web-series Hollywood Girl, is writing more music for the show as well. The song has been running on the show for the past several months, creating major industry buzz. The show, scripted by Zito, is based on her real life experiences (both comic and blundering) in Hollywood. She plays Quinn Monroe, a self-proclaimed cliche (aspiring actress by day and waitress by night). According to Dom, “I really love the whole concept of the show and was immediately drawn to writing songs for it.” And, regarding his forthcoming album, “Having finally gotten to the point of creating my own album, I want to really give it everything. Sure, they’ll be upbeat material, but I really wa...

**** MUSIC GOSSIP **** Dominick Dipietrantonio Here’s a cautionary tale; with a happy ending. Take singer/songwriter Dominick Dipietrantonio: He first burst onto the scene several years back with one of the best indie releases in years; it drew praises for all corners of the industry. His then-PR man first gave me the disc and informed that that he was working with, of all people, drummer Dino Danelli, from The Young Rascals. I met Dom and Dino and found them to be perfectly in sync and looked very much forward to the results of their collaboration. Dino has the necessary music credentials, while Dom was youthful and just what the TV-centric audiences were looking for. They were THE perfect match. He even did a few gigs at a club in midtown-New York that was packed for every show. He assembled with Danelli’s impeccable taste a dynamite band and each of the four gigs I attended was simply outstanding. Then disaster struck. He and Danelli parted ways, industry-...