Weekly Wrap-up
Here is a run down of some of the best stuff on the blog this week (in case you missed it): Will...
Nov 1st
“Clearly, the future is not the ongoing debate on control and...”
— via Knowthemusicbiz.com
— via Knowthemusicbiz.com
Oct 31st
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When to get a manager: Kevin Coogan of Stella Management gives some great advice for when to...
Oct 31st
iPhone Apps For Music Distribution
Everybody knows that songs on the iTunes music store cost 99 cents without exception (apart from...
Oct 31st
Alternative Revenue Streams - Songbooks
Publish your own songbooks: I played in a decently successful band in high school (we had a lot of...
Oct 31st
An Argument for MTV Music
There’s been a bit of controversey over the launch of MTV’s latest endeavor, MTV Music,...
Oct 30th
Lessons To Learn From Digg
Kevin Rose is on the cover of this month’s INC. magazine, discussing the phenomena of Digg (aka the...
Oct 29th
On Strategy and SEO
Carla Lynn Hall of Rock Star Life Lessons has two excellent blog posts regarding how to approach SEO...
Oct 29th
Take The Extra Step in Promoting Your...
Debbie Cavalier, Artists House contributor, wrote a great article here about how musicians can...
Oct 28th
Business Cards
Wired has a great How-To wiki on Sprucing up Your Business Card. But what happens if you don’t...
Oct 28th
“The Web site can now be your album… an ongoing ever...”
— Stephen Jenkins, Third Eye...
— Stephen Jenkins, Third Eye...
Oct 28th
“RE: TWITTER:
The opportunity for musicians is huge. If an...”
— From a fantastic post on Music...
— From a fantastic post on Music...
Oct 27th
“Will record labels control the music you store online...”
— VIA:...
— VIA:...
Oct 27th
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AC/DC recently released a music video animated entirely in Microsoft Excel.
This is a GREAT example...
Oct 26th
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Lawrence Lessig’s recent piece in the WSJ, entitled, “In Defense of Piracy” has...
Oct 25th
BONO to write for the NYT
Bono has inked an OP-ED deal with the New York Times. Apparently, he will write between 6 and 11...
Oct 24th
Frustrating News From One of the Major...
I thought today was going to be beautiful. I was wrong. There was some exciting news announced in...
Oct 24th
Friendonomics
WIRED contributor Scott Brown has written an interesting editorial about the implications of the...
Oct 23rd
“Under an agreement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT,...”
— -Press Release What do you...
— -Press Release What do you...
Oct 22nd
Get Your Fans To Your Website (S.E.O....
This post is simply meant to be an introduction to search engine optimization (SEO) for artists. By...
Oct 22nd
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Lawrence Lessig’s recent piece in the WSJ, entitled, “In Defense of Piracy” has...
Oct 22nd
Bandcamp, the Whole Package?
Calling all independent artists!!! Bandcamp is here, have no fear! I think. For those of...
Oct 22nd
A good case for why music should be DRM-free.
(we...
Oct 22nd
Lala.com Lets You Steal Music...
Lala.com is aiming to change the way we buy music online by doing to the Mp3 what the Mp3 did to...
Oct 21st
“In 2006 EMI, the world’s fourth-biggest recorded-music...”
— http://www.economist.com/busine...
— http://www.economist.com/busine...
Oct 21st
Record Labels and New Technologies
Record Labels and New Technologies from the May 2008 SanFran MusicTech Summit Panelists include: ...
Oct 21st
Don't Be Like Canned Food
Gone are the days when musicians had to create products that take the shape of the medium on which...
Oct 21st
Why Amazon Gets It
Amazon.com employs restrained product promotion techniques better than any other company on the...
Oct 21st
Artists House Music
Oct 21st
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The BBC has an amazing series on the story of the guitar running right now that features interviews...
Oct 21st
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Don VanCleave of the Coalition of Independent music stores and his take on a renewed interest in...
Oct 21st
U2 Sign $19 Million Deal With Live...
The upstart rock collective U2 will receive 1.56 million shares as a part of the 12 year contract...
Oct 21st