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Newsweek cover story “The Creativity Crisis,” tells Andrew Keen about the faltering creativity scores in North America…

Nashville was named one of five as a “creative center.” Five cities where creativity and capitalism make sweet music together.

Read more about the Silicon Valley of the South and the Music Business 2.0.

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Why trying to save Piano Rolls is a bad Idea, in 1909 and 2010.

Why disruption is a good thing and best left un-messed.
Why trying to save Piano Rolls is a bad Idea,  In 1909 and 2010.
The 1909 Copyright Act in the US was driven in large part due to fear over a new-fangled technology, wanted to try to preserve some deteriorating piano rolls.
Interesting post form Mike Masnich,

http://techdirt.com/articles/20100712/18325210185.shtml

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Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.Tom Peters

Nashville Mayor Dean announces Musicians Corner Launch in Centennial Park

A new Nashville destination, dubbed Musicians Corner, will showcase and celebrate Music City’s ties that bind. Ensconced in the West End Avenue corner of Centennial Park, Musicians Corner provides the ideal epicenter for a multi-cultural musical hive. The location will be inaugurated with a series of free Saturday afternoon lawn parties, starting July 10 and continuing every Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. through October 16. A pastiche of musical performances featuring locally based favorites, original voices, and surprise guests will be augmented by lifestyle, food, and artisan vendors to create a community gathering space in Nashville’s Centennial Park.

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Does Capitalism Destroy Culture?

Nashville Entrepreneur Center names Michael Burcham its first president

Simon Sinek – Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action