» Oddisee On New Media & Music Business Strategies
04/07/09 21:39 from Crate Kings
Soul Culture drops an excellent interview with Oddisse during his recent trip to London. Here the Diamond District producer talks about his first Casio keyboard, discovering production during his senior year of high school, the influence o..
» The Great LimeWire Pizza Robbery
04/07/09 14:09 from hypebot
An Indie Label's Run In With LimeWire The staff of New Your City indie label Dovecote usually spends Wednasday's evenings hanging out at The Music Box, a usually quiet joint where the often often gives away free pizza to help bring in a cr..
» REWIND: New Music Industry Week In Review
04/07/09 13:46 from hypebot
It was a holiday week in the US, but we kept coverage going all week long. It was a good thing too, because some interesting things happened:
Pandora is forcing $29.95 payments from indie bands. Founder Tim Westergren responded to t..
» Vid Pick: Braille - Skepticold
04/07/09 13:38 from Adam's World
» Beyonce pushing to star in “Sister Act” remake
03/07/09 22:52 from WoooHa.com
According to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, Beyonce is itching to play the lead role of Sister Deloris Van Cartier (played by Whoopi Goldberg) in a remake of the now classic Sister Act . The 1992 hit movie has since moved on as a musical ..
» Outside the Box at Un-Convention
03/07/09 22:40 from New Music Strategies
Steve, Amran, Abi, Stef & Caro in a church hall in Salford Outside The Box @ Un-Convention Salford 2009 by Un-Convention This is the audio recording of the panel session I chaired at Un-Convention in Manchester last month. It was abou..
» PICS: First look of Eminem in Judd Apatow's “Funny People”
03/07/09 22:04 from WoooHa.com
Eminem x Funny People. Yes it is true that Eminem is appearing in the Judd Apatow comedy Funny People as his first movie since 8 Mile. But no worries folks, Eminem is not trying to get into comedy as his role is more of a cameo and he play..
» Problem: America Music Video
03/07/09 21:21 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
Problem - America Directed by Matt Alonzo. Off the Made In America: Crips & Bloods soundtrack.
» Singles: Black Eyed Peas Hold on to Top 2
03/07/09 21:20 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
The Black Eyed Peas flip and hold on to the top two positions on the Hot 100 singles chart Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100: 1. The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling 2. The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow 3. Drake - Best I Ever Had 4. Keri Hil..
» Album Side Table Makes Common Records Rare
03/07/09 19:35 from Crate Kings
What better way to make use of your collections of dollar bin gems and empty vinyl covers than to create a side table. The Album Side Table by Bughouse shows what can be done with a bunch of common records and little ingenuity. With ..
» Never Sleep by IV (Download)
03/07/09 19:09 from Crate Kings
Producer IV shares with us his 13 track instrumental album entitled Never Sleep . The collection features a diverse selection of layered instruments and sounds along with ample cuts and scratches. "Welcome to NEVER SLEEP – a co..
» Hand Cut Vinyl @ Musicol Recording Studios
03/07/09 18:28 from Crate Kings
John Hall, owner of Musicol Recording Studios, discusses the history of vinyl and dying art of cutting records by hand.
» Nola Darling: Adam's World Artist of the Week
03/07/09 18:08 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
Nola Darling From Adam Bernard: "Most people know the AOK Collective as a crew of some of the dopest emcees in NYC. What they might not realize, however, is that there are two females in the crew, Jaq and Alex, AKA Nola Darling (pictured L ..
» Joe Bataan @ Red Bull Music Academy
03/07/09 17:57 from Crate Kings
Legendary musician Joe Bataan discusses his 40 year experience in the music business, various ups and downs in life, evolution of style, and culture wars. Notable Quote: "What do I have to offer? I always ask myself that question" "I..
» Voyage.tv - Where Can Life Take You?
03/07/09 16:00 from Black Web 2.0
Voyage.tv is a community website that launched earlier this month. The focus is on lifestyle and travel interests. It boasts high-quality content, combining the visual depth of television and video with the interactivity of the web. “..
» Tech Week In Review for July 3rd
03/07/09 13:00 from Black Web 2.0
FriendFeed Adds 3 New Features I don't know how those FriendFeed guys do it, but it seems like they add a new feature every other day. Here is what they've added recently: Real-time Search - We all know FriendFeed operates in real-time. Ne..
» Band Metrics Expands Private Beta
03/07/09 12:45 from hypebot
Exclusive: Hypebot Has Private Beta Invites Music data analytics leader Band Metrics took a major step forward this morning when it let several thousand artists, labels and music marketers on to test its expanding system in private beta. I..
» Saving The Magazine Industry
03/07/09 11:36 from Adam's World
» How to Write a Band Bio by Heather McDonald
03/07/09 11:32 from DIY Tips ()
From About.com Music Careers : Musician bios are deceptively hard to write - especially if you are writing your own. What to include? What to leave out? You know you don't want to start at birth (I hope!), but what about that time you open..
» Hypebot's Online Networking Party Continues
03/07/09 09:55 from hypebot
The online networking party that we started yesterday has been a huge success so far with more than 50 very diverse Hypebot readers stopping by to introduce themselves to the community and share a bit about what there working on or just in..
» All Amanda Palmer All The Time
03/07/09 09:47 from hypebot
You may be sick of hearing about Amanda Palmer, but I'm not...at least not yet. Her $19,000 in 10 hours Twitter stunt may be more about social networking than music; but let's face it, it's time that we all paid attention to both. Hypebot..
» What If There Were A Coolness Rating?
03/07/09 09:19 from hypebot
Is Michael Jackson cool? Who is cooler - Dolly Parton or Ricky Martin? Is Katy Perry cool or a fool? We all know the answer when it comes to Britney; or do we? Paul Lamere asked these tough questions and more. "Imagine if there was an ob..
» SOUNDBITE: Ego
03/07/09 08:42 from MakingTheMogul.com | Not The Most Popular Blogger, But Still Your Favorite Blogger's Favorite Blogger
“The ego is not master in its own house.” - Sigmund Freud © MakingTheMogul.com - visit http://www.makingthemogul.com for more great content.
» Video: Michael Jackson Comeback Promoter AEG Discusses Cancellation
03/07/09 07:35 from hypebot
» Friday's Music Brief: Band Metrics, More Networking, UK Independents Day, Dada Free & More
03/07/09 04:22 from hypebot
It's a holiday here in the US, but that doesn't keep the news from happening or me from writing about it. Also grinding it out today (and all last night) are Duncan Freeman and his Band Metrics crew. Congrats to them on a their new featu..
» Eminem: Beautiful Music Video
02/07/09 23:34 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
Eminem - Beautiful Off Eminem's Relapse. Related ProHipHop Coverage: Detroit Stars in Eminem's Beautiful Video Available on iTunes: Eminem: Beautiful
» NY Times on the Death of Vibe
02/07/09 23:23 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
The NY Times' David Carr considers the demise of Vibe with a caveat that Quincy Jones claims to be pursuing the property in some form. I'm still feeling surprised at the whole thing and await more business details. That this is inevitable f..
» The Game in talks to play B.A. Baracus for A-Team movie
02/07/09 19:20 from WoooHa.com
Casting is already coming together for the upcoming A-Team movie which will now be produced by Ridley and Tony Scott. Word is it will be more of a realistic action flick vs. campy/cheesy. Right now Liam Neeson is set to play the leader Han..
» Soul By The Pound 6 Producer Showcase (Florida)
02/07/09 18:40 from Crate Kings
The Soul By The Pound producer showcase returns for Floridians looking for local beat related event. The free showcase will take place on July, 8, 2009 at Tatame. Wednesday July 8, 2009 Free Entry: 18+ 10pm to 2am Tatame 223 West Fai..
» Drake Redfines D.I.Y. Success With 300K iTunes Downloads In Just Two Weeks
02/07/09 17:52 from hypebot
This just in from digital distributor TuneCore: According to the iTunes Store's trending data, Hip hop artist Drake has logged the two highest selling weeks ever for a DIY artist, totaling almost 300,000 song downloads in only two weeks fu..
» Audio: Interview with President of Burrell Digital Don Moore
02/07/09 17:00 from Black Web 2.0
In episode # 17 of the Black Web 2.0 Show , we talk to Don Moore, President of Burrell Digital; the newly formed interactive division of Burrell Communications . Don is a media industry veteran. Prior to his new role at Burrell, Don served..
» Tash: New Bikini Music Video
02/07/09 16:44 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
Tash - New Bikini Off Control Freek.
» Michael Jackson, the Music Industry & the Zombieconomy
02/07/09 16:39 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
Umair Haque on Michael Jackson and the Zombieconomy: "If the world's biggest pop star only made $12 million a year from his [sales of] recordings, why would anyone make serious music? Where did the rest of the money go? Why, straight into r..
» Tame One: Molly Music Video f/Aesop Rock & Breeze Brewin
02/07/09 16:25 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
Tame One - Molly f/Aesop Rock & Breeze Brewin Off Tame One's Acid Tab Vocab. Related ProHipHop Coverage: Tame One: Anxiety Attacks Music Video Available on iTunes: Tame One: Molly
» Tommy Mottola on Michael Jackson's Unreleased Musical Treasures
02/07/09 16:16 from ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News
Michael Jackson Left 'Dozens' Of Unreleased Songs, Tommy Mottola Says: "the singer's unreleased material ranges from unused tracks recorded during studio sessions for some of Jackson's most beloved albums to the songs he recently recorded w..
