VIDEO (click Here): Late Night Protest On U Street Of The Zimmerman "not Guilty" Verdict.

VIDEO (click here): Late night protest on U Street of the Zimmerman "not guilty" verdict.

Killed the stage today. Tickets for my next show at Empire Nightclub are here. $11 hit me up

Terrestrial radio pays roughly 28% more to publishers per play, per listener than Pandora, according to Billboard estimates from numbers provided in blog posts by David Lowery and Jay Frank. But publishing is a small part of Pandora's royalties. When payments TO all parties (publishers, record labels, performing artists) are taken into account, Pandora's per-play, per-listener royalty is over 14 times that of terrestrial radio.    Lowery's blog post about BMI royalties from radio and Pandora for his song "Low" has gained incredible attention (and 145 comments to date) for its detail and criticism (of Pandora's efforts to reduce what it pays publishers, labels and artists). Frank's follow-up post at his FutureHit.DNA blog includes audience data from Mediabase that allows for an apples-to-apples comparison.    "Low" received $6,888.90 for 18,797 terrestrial radio plays and $84.45 for 1.159 million Pandora plays. (Both figures cover total payments to BMI. Lowery has a 40% writer's share. I assume the publisher takes a 50% share of royalties.) Since many people hear terrestrial radio plays but -- most likely -- only one person hears a Pandora play, it's difficult to compare $6,888.90 and $84.45.

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Mac n’ Cheese All Day (and Night)

Do you find yourself in desperate need of comfort food after a hard week of working at your daily grind? Perhaps some fried chicken, mac n’ cheese, and corn bread? 

Oohhs and Aahhs, U Street’s best kept southern cooking secret, can hook you up. Beneath the unassuming facade of the restaurant, located at 1005 U Street NW, lies more authentic down-home cooking than you can shake a stick at. Featured on Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" on the Food Network, Oohhs and Aahhs even claims the title of “Best Mac n’ Cheese" in DC. 

Located just six blocks away from Meridian Park, this small establishment will get you some of the better picnic morsels in the city for a cool summer night or a break in a busy Sunday afternoon, when you also can catch the weekly drum circle in the park. Oohhs and Aahhs is even open until 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights to cater to club goers and music aficionados in need of fourth meal after dancing their legs off at something like, say, a Kurt Vile show. 

Whether you’re visiting after a hard day at work, stopping in for carryout on the way to Meridian Park, or copping some much needed fuel after a crazy show at the Club, Oohhs and Aahhs is your spot for some of the best comfort food in the city. Get there. 

-Spencer Swan