» Band Website Love: 5th Projekt
10/02/12 05:20 from Bandzoogle news
Every week, we highlight one of our favorite websites on Bandzoogle. Who: 5th Projekt What: Ambient, psychedelic art-rock. Where: Toronto, Canada Why their website rocks: What’s not to love about this website? It displays excellent and con..
» The Four P’s of Playing Live Shows: Preparation
10/02/12 03:12 from Bandzoogle news
The “Four P’s” is a term used to describe the traditional Marketing Mix: Product, Price, Placement, and Promotion. Well, I’m going to borrow from that expression and talk about the Four P’s of Playing Live Shows: Preparation, Promotion, Pe..
» Online Image: Google Checks You May Not Have Thought About
10/02/12 00:11 from Intern Like A Rockstar
When it comes to your professional identity goes I\'m sure you know by now that one of the most dangerous places is the Internet. You have to keep track of both what you post and what others say about you. I\'m sure by now you have the basics..
» Spotify, iTunes Expansion Helping WMG Hit Digital Music Milestones
09/02/12 20:38 from SoundCtrl
via paidContent by Robert Andrews WMG was a late convert to the unlimited-subscription model, having negotiated hard with Spotify. But it is now a big exponent, hoping new music subscriptions services and bundled mobile offerings will reduc..
» Here\'s a Breakdown of Every Dollar That Warner Music Group Makes...
09/02/12 20:07 from Digital Music News
This is based on a line-by-line breakdown presented to investors this morning, specifically for the fourth quarter of 2011.
» Obama\'s Spotify Playlist vs. Romney\'s Fictional Playlist
09/02/12 19:14 from Evolver.fm
It\'s our world; politicians just live in it. Evolver.fm has a long history of posting thematic playlists, usually with Spotify, to commemorate everything from Hurricane Irene to Occupy Wall Street to the SOPA/PIPA situation — a tradit..
» CD Baby Releases its 2011 Stats (infographic)
09/02/12 19:05 from Think Like a Label
Some good news for indie artists coming out of CD Baby. Quick summary: iTunes is still dominant, singles are outpacing albums, & streaming revenues are on the rise. Check out the graphic for some more great insights.
» The DIY Daily Podcast #58 - February 9, 2012
09/02/12 18:16 from Thorny Bleeder
Today\'s Topic? Finding Inspiration: 6 Inspiring Tips for Creative People Follow @thornybleeder !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"//platform.twit..
» President Barack Obama Tweets Spotify Playlist
09/02/12 17:52 from SoundCtrl
If there was any doubt that streaming services have gone mainstream, Barack Obama tweeted his and his campaign staff\'s Spotify playlist.
» President Obama Tweets His Spotify Playlist
09/02/12 17:14 from hypebot
On Thursday morning President Barack Obama shared his Spotify playlist on Twitter. It covers all the music and political bases from Ray LaMontagne to No Doubt and Electric Light Orchestra to Zach Brown.
Listen to Presiden..
» 11 Top Ways To Create Compelling Music Video Content
09/02/12 16:56 from hypebot
This guest post is by Bob Baker and Kendra Wright of www.TheBuzzFactor.com Every artist should be using online video as part of their promotional toolkit. That means you must set up a YouTube account (also known as a “channel”)..
» CREATED: Discover Music from Testtoon, Oubys, and Teal & Beastie Respond
09/02/12 16:46 from Create Digital Music
Ready for some focused listening time? Photo ( CC-BY-SA ) Toshiyuki IMAI . [ website - JP ] Writing about the meeting place of technology and music, we cover potential: what\'s possible, what might be in the future. So as he launches a new ..
» Warner Music Losses Grow 44%, Revenue Flat Despite Digital Gains
09/02/12 16:42 from hypebot
(UDATED) Warner Music Group this morning reported that losses were up 44% to $26 million in their first fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2011. Revenue in Q1 was flat, inching up from $778 million a year ago to $779 million. Digita..
» TasteMakerX Raises $1.8 Million For \"Fantasy Sports For Music Lovers\" App
09/02/12 16:22 from hypebot
TasteMakerX has raised $1.8 Million from an A list group of investors for a mobile app mobile app that enables fans to discover artists, trends and inspiration; compete against other tastemakers; and share experiences through geo-tag..
» In world of copyright craziness, BitTorrent, Inc. soars to new heights
09/02/12 16:03 from SoundCtrl
via ars technica by Jon Brodkin It\'s a turbulent time in the world of content distribution. Despite a successful protest against overly restrictive anti-piracy legislation, law enforcement has demonstrated its already considerable power to ..
» Pug Life: Wacky Scottish Developers Strike Again with Dog-Based Synthesizer
09/02/12 15:58 from Evolver.fm
With its newly-released Pug Synth, Lucky Frame\'s animated pugs build on their nascent reputation as the most musical virtual dogs on iOS. The Scottish development team\'s latest pug-themed music app, released on iTunes on Thursday, sees the ..
» Rhapsody \'Shocked\' Over McCartney Pullout; iTunes Concert Exclusive Begins...
09/02/12 15:50 from Digital Music News
The fallout is just beginning on Paul McCartney\'s decision to remove his catalog from streaming services, a process that started earlier this week.
» CD Baby Show Off Their 2011 Analytics
09/02/12 15:38 from Musformation
CD Baby\'s DIY Musicians blog has up an interesting showing of their service from 2011. Check it out to get some great insight on how most groups are making money on their service.
» Outsider Marketing & The Case Of Willis Earl Beal
09/02/12 15:31 from hypebot
Willis Earl Beal didn\'t set out to be an Internet celebrity. But he\'s in the process of becoming one, though the next few months label XL Recordings seem focused on making him an offline star as well. As someone who might be pi..
» How To Get More Involved With Hypebot & MusicThinkTank
09/02/12 15:13 from hypebot
Hypebot works best as a two way conversation, and we try to make getting involved easy. We recently added a Google+ button and you can join us on Twitter ( @hypebot ) where 21,000+ follow. We tweet posts, breaking news and more. Or f..
» 5 YouTube Videos You HAVE TO Have On Your Channel
09/02/12 15:00 from Musformation
YouTube\'s viewership keeps growing and growing and you have to know that it is one of the most powerful music discovery and marketing channels out there. While it is obvious you should be using YouTube, but what type of video should you ha..
» Top 7 Android Music Apps for Apple AirPlay
09/02/12 14:51 from Evolver.fm
Apple\'s AirPlay gives people the pleasure of watching movies, looking at photos, and of course listening to music wirelessly, zapping the content from their iPhones, iPod Touches, or iPads to their televisions and home speaker systems with ..
» iLike Co-Founder On It\'s Demise: Murdoch \"Squandered\" Their 60 Million Users
09/02/12 14:41 from hypebot
As we reported , music social network iLike was shut down on Tuesday with the url re-directed to MySpace . Just two and a half years earlier, iLike had 60 million registered users, was the # music app on Facebook and had just b..
» Blogging 101 for Independent Musicians, Pt. 2
09/02/12 14:13 from DIY Musician
[The following is an excerpt from Guerrilla Music Marketing Online by music marketing guru Bob Baker of www.TheBuzzFactor.com . Friends and clients of CD Baby get a 20% discount if you’d like to purchase the whole book. To buy now, clic..
» Drip.fm Creates Subscription Revenue Stream for Indie Labels
09/02/12 14:12 from hypebot
I spoke yesterday with the founders of Drip.fm, the platform that\'s powering Stones Throw Records\' new digital subscription service . Sam Valenti IV , who founded Ghostly International , and Miguel Senquiz , Ghostly\'s head of product devel..
» NEWS BRIEF: Google $4 Sale, TuneCore Publishing, Grammy Protests, McCartney Streaming & More
09/02/12 12:54 from hypebot
(UPDATED) Google Music has put most Grammy albums for sale at $3.99 and tracks for $.59. Most are a lost leaders for Google designed to drive traffic to their fledgling service, but are priced a bove the $3.49 that Billboard now requ..
» What Else? Converse, Gorillaz, Dotcom, McCartney, iLike, Kobalt, Ticketfly...
09/02/12 11:59 from Digital Music News
People wait in line for music, just like they wait in line for shoes.
» What Artists Should Know About Headliner.fm
09/02/12 11:00 from Music Think Tank
Headliner.fm is a platform for trading recommendations with other artists on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. You “buy” recommendations using a virtual currency called band bucks, which can be purchased outright for real ..
» Six3 – High 5!
09/02/12 10:31 from FRUKT » Blog
Over at FRUKT we like to stay close to our alumni. Tim and Leigh who used to work with us have launched a fantastic and very clever new video messaging service, Six3 . Fed up with the functionality, usability and availability of mobile vid..
» The Future for Television or Google Wants to Burn Your Remote: More Google Union-Busting
09/02/12 08:31 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Google Backed Net Coalition\'s Anti-Union Dirty Tricks Campaign Google\'s Attack on Unions Means the United Message is Working This flyer was circulated by the Net Coalition lobby shop in Washington recently. As you will see it clearly refe..
» VMP Test
09/02/12 07:38 from Independent Rockstar
» The Secret To Eating On The Road
09/02/12 05:30 from Bobby Owsinski\'s Big Picture Production Blog
Anyone who\'s ever been on road even for a few dates knows how screwed up your diet can get. The inconsistent schedule can turn your eating habits upside down, which eventually will take a toll on your energy. In this excerpt from The Touri..
» 2011 According To CD Baby
09/02/12 05:30 from Music 3.0 - The Blog Behind The Book
Here\'s an interesting infographic from CD Baby regarding their place in the music business in 2011. It celebrates how well the company did last year, but I\'m not sure the individual artist will interpret it the same way. For instance, inves..
» David Choe
09/02/12 03:11 from Lefsetz Letter
David Choe Talks New Facebook Wealth, Love Of Gambling & Jerking Off On ‘Howard Stern\' You will learn more about being an artist listening to this interview than watching any amount of "American Idol", reading every issue ..
» RayWJ Fights Back
09/02/12 03:04 from Lefsetz Letter
So I\'m having dinner with Randy Phillips and he says he never lies. Because you can Google the truth in an instant. But too many reporters don\'t Google, or believe everything they see there. You\'ve got to watch this RayWJ takedown of the &#..
» [Kickshuffle Exclusive] BOOK REVIEW Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever
09/02/12 02:04 from kickshuffle
Will Hermes, Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever . New York: Faber & Faber, 2011. (and check out the book\'s multimedia companion here !) By Scott Borchert New York City in the mid-1970s was a p..
» How to Promote Your Music on Facebook
08/02/12 23:28 from Thorny Bleeder
If you weren\'t able to join us for the free live webinar on Mon, Feb. 6… then this is the next best thing. For only $4.97 you can buy the 75 min. music marketing video tutorial webinar , hosted by Brian Thompson and Michael Brandvol..
» 74% of Lana Del Rey\'s First Week Album Sales Were Digital...
08/02/12 23:25 from Digital Music News
Coldplay waited 100 days to license Spotify, and their iTunes album sales were stellar! But wait: would they really have sold less - and made less - if Spotify was licensed from day one?
» What I would tell Jaki Byard (about copyright law)
08/02/12 22:28 from Artists House Music
Blog post submitted by: Vanessa Kaster, Esq., LL.M. http://iplegalfreebies.wordpress.com/ The late, great Jaki Byard was a musical genius and like ALL artists Jaki created TONS of intellectual property. Undoubtedly he created more original..
» Reflecting on the 54th GRAMMY Awards – Digital Partnerships, Social Media and Innovation
08/02/12 22:03 from SoundCtrl
SoundCtrl is proud to announce another panel for Social Media Week
» BigChampagne On The McCartney Album
08/02/12 21:35 from Lefsetz Letter
Re: BitTorrent activity on Paul McCartney\'s "Kisses on the Bottom," the album is being traded at a fraction of comparable titles. Van Halen\'s "A Different Kind Of Truth," also released yesterday, is being traded at about 4X ..
» Six Steps to Making Money with Music in 2012
08/02/12 21:21 from Bob Baker\'s Indie Music Promotion Blog
Enjoy this guest post by Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR . It’s been hard to wrap my head around making money with music in 2012. I speak to so many musicians who used to make a lot more, and now it’s time to re-think your approach. Paying attenti..
» See the New Lyric Video for Art Of Dying's Sorry
08/02/12 20:56 from Thorny Bleeder
Watch the official lyric video for Sorry, the new single off Art Of Dying\'s new album Vices and Virtues . Get the album now right here . To celebrate the release, Art Of Dying wants YOU to change your profile pic on Facebook , Twitter and ..
» CD Baby Artists Made $41.7M In 2011, Here\'s How [INFOGRAPHIC]
08/02/12 19:27 from hypebot
CD Baby artists released 61,339 new albums (34,379 digtal only) and were paid $41.7 million for both new and catalog titles in 2011. Much like the broader music industry, iTune\'s accounted for a whopping 77.4% of all digital s..
» How To Search Public Posts on Facebook and Monitor Your Brand
08/02/12 19:02 from Michael Brandvold Marketing - Music Marketing
Do you know that you can search all public posts on Facebook, including posts made by people you are not friends with? You can. Here\'s how to do it. 1. In the Facebook search box type in a term, try … Continue reading →
» An Inside Look At The DJ Shadow, SoundCloud Remix Competition
08/02/12 18:33 from hypebot
(UPDATED) Guest post by Michael Fiebach (@ mfiebach ), founder of Fame House & DJ Shadow\'s Digital Marketing Manager, who coordinated this collaborative remix competition with DJ Shadow and SoundCloud.
Following the s..
» RIAA President Attacks Wikipedia, Google Over \'Misinformation,\' \'Abuse,\' \'Dirty Tricks...\'
08/02/12 18:31 from Digital Music News
Who\'s really controlling the agenda on copyrights, infringement, and anti-piracy?
» Do You Want To Be A Horizontal Artist Or A Vertical Artist? (Or Pop Vs. Indie)
08/02/12 18:20 from wesleyverhoeve.com
Seth Godin compares two marketing models in a recent post that distinguishes between products marketed horizontally and ones marketed vertically. The models are general and work for most any product, from soda to consumer electronics, and ..
» The DIY Daily Podcast #57 - February 8, 2012
08/02/12 18:17 from Thorny Bleeder
Today\'s Topic? 4 Reasons Why Happiness Is Not For Wimps Follow @thornybleeder !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\";fjs..
» Vote on the Best Fictional Music Apps in ‘Untapped Apps: Round Three\'
08/02/12 17:42 from Evolver.fm
We\'ve chased down, reviewed, analyzed, and cataloged thousands of music apps at Evolver.fm in the past year, but countless ideas remain for developers to build — and for the rest of us armchair inventors to conceive. Our Untapped Apps..
» First Apple iTune\'s Match Payments Arriving, TuneCore Gets $10,000
08/02/12 17:09 from hypebot
Tunecore has just gotten its first payment for $10,000 from Apple\'s iTune\'s Match, and CEO Jeff Price believes that\'s a hopeful sign. \"Seeing an additional $10,000+ appear out of the thin air for TuneCore Artists by people just liste..
» PledgeMusic\'s Benji Rogers On Going Beyond Fan Funding To Power Album Campaigns
08/02/12 16:56 from hypebot
PledgeMusic is a unique web service for indie musicians and labels that, in my opinion, faces a bit of an identity crisis. When I recently spoke with founder Benji Rogers , he maintained that they are not a fan funding company,..
» Building a Seatwave + Echo Nest App
08/02/12 16:54 from The Echo Nest Blog
Reposted from Music Machinery. This weekend at Music Hack Day SF , Seatwave is launching their Ticketing and Event API . This API will make it easy for developers to add event discovery and ticket-buying functionality to their apps. ..
» Backplane To Hold Music Hackathon At SXSW
08/02/12 16:51 from SoundCtrl
Scooter Braun, Jay Brown, and Troy Carter will serve as judges
» What To Wear to A GRAMMY Viewing Party
08/02/12 16:50 from Intern Like A Rockstar
Always dreamed of going to The GRAMMY Awards? You might be a bit too early in your career to get nominated or afford a trip like that, but that doesn\'t mean you can\'t experience at least some of the glitz and glamour. We\'ve talked before ab..
» McCartney Pulls From Spotify
08/02/12 16:48 from Lefsetz Letter
Updated: Paul McCartney Is Now Pulling His Albums from ‘All Streaming Services…\' Nobody gives a shit about his standards album anyway. Despite the reproduction of press releases in mainstream media, despite the reviews of said a..
» CDBaby: iTunes Still Accounts for 77.4% of Digital Revenues...
08/02/12 16:48 from Digital Music News
We\'re guessing rivals like Tunecore have similar ratios, and this probably extends beyond the unsigned and indie space. According to the year-2011 revenue analysis, CD Baby artists pulled a massive 77.4 percent of digital revenues from the ..
» Chrome based drum machine ‘The Drumlet\'….
08/02/12 16:40 from Audio Silver Lining
This is pretty cool – a slick web based drum machine with social sharing, seemingly based on a Roland TR-808 Really love the design and sounds on this one – check it out here but be aware its been designed to run in Chrome!
» The Unelected: Lessig taking shots at artists again
08/02/12 16:29 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Once again, Lessig is trying to position himself both as a friend of artists and of copyright. He is a friend of neither. This came up in a recent speech in which Lessig takes a swipe at “artist representatives” as distinguish..
» 5 Tips For Getting People To Your Show In the Winter
08/02/12 16:28 from grassrootsy
Getting people out to shows in the winter is tough stuff! You\'re competing against cold temperatures and potentially dangerous road conditions. Unfortunately you can\'t control the weather, but here are some ideas on getting people ..
» Audio Tags: Why Lady Gaga Would Create Sounds Only Your Smartphone Can Hear
08/02/12 16:23 from hypebot
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm .
Audio tags are looking more and more like the new QR code — not only are they way less ugly than those jagged black-on-white squares , but you don\'t need to take a picture of anything i..
» Vimeo Gets More Social With Tumblr Like Interface
08/02/12 16:16 from Musformation
Vimeo has always been the choice of those who want their videos to really look fantastic on the net. Their video service has always been better looking than YouTube and served as more of a community for those looking for good looking video..
» Jack White’s Third Man Records: Embracing Both The Past & The Future
08/02/12 16:01 from hypebot
The record industry is still trying to find its feet in the digital age, and with a plethora of labels popping up, claiming new business models and fresh trajectories, it often feels like the future of music has to be something radic..
» The Rock Star Branding Podcast #3 - The Importance of Visual Identity
08/02/12 15:33 from Thorny Bleeder
Our all-new weekly podcast series continues with our third episode. Hit \'play\' and join us for another quick 10 min. episode as we dive deeper into branding lessons that artists can learn from AC/DC, Disturbed, Boston and Steve Jobs. Follo..
» Dear Tech Industry, it\'s not nice to sell your customers (or their kids)
08/02/12 15:14 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
The Internet can be great for creators and their community, but Silicon Valley\'s own leadership refuses to recognize and take advantage of its promise. It seems they’d rather spend stockholders money paying fines for selling drugs online (..
» Rock Star Marketing: M.I.A. Flips the Bird, Tenacious D Rizes, Flaming Lips Sing with Siri
08/02/12 14:54 from hypebot
M.I.A. \'s recent 5 second assault on the sensibility of America reminds us that no one can market music like a rock star. As overblown as the Super Bowl middle finger coverage has been, it\'s just one recent example of interesting marketing..
» Conquering mobile music – streaming or downloads
08/02/12 14:47 from Music 4.5
Charlotta Hedman Let us start with the mp3, because that is really where the story begins. The mp3 is a compressed audio file that was developed sometime in the late 80s and released in 1993. At that time most of us didn\'t know things wer..
» ASL @ Music 4.5 – Mobile Music, London 8th March
08/02/12 14:45 from Audio Silver Lining
Pleased to announce that I\'ll be moderating a discussion around ‘Making mobile music – the new interactive relationship between musician, music and audience\' at the next Music 4.5 event in London. The event, which brings togeth..
» The Copyright Act and the Future Music Industry
08/02/12 14:30 from Musician Coaching
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» Unbundling The Album: A Business Case For Releasing Single Songs
08/02/12 14:27 from hypebot
Many fans prefer buying singles instead of the whole album. Most agree with this and yet, the music industry has stubbornly stuck with the business model of releasing albums. On Music Think Tank , Frank Woodworth has written an essay to pr..
» Take this Marketing Idea – The Buy One, Give One Album
08/02/12 14:01 from Think Like a Label
I have always been fascinated by the buy one, give one model of doing business. As far as I know, it was pioneered by Tom\'s Shoes and it\'s brilliantly simple. When you buy a pair of Tom\'s shoes for yourself, another pair is given to someon..
» New Face at Music Hack Day SF: Seatwave
08/02/12 14:00 from The Echo Nest Blog
The Echo Nest’s longtime support, sponsorship, and organization of the popular Music Hack Day series continues in San Francisco on February 11, as software geniuses and hardware hackers converge once again to build amazing music apps in a ..
» Music Thing: A Radio Sequencer, How to Get Into DIY Synth Modules, How to Have Fun
08/02/12 13:49 from Create Digital Music
Lured by the siren song of modular synthesis and DIY electronics, but not sure how to navigate the piles of requisite knowledge – or uncertain what the trip down this rabbit hole might have in store? For years, Tom Whitwell\'s Music T..
» The Importance of Visual Identity – The Rock Star Branding Podcast Episode 3
08/02/12 13:39 from Michael Brandvold Marketing - Music Marketing
The Importance of Visual Identity - The Rock Star Branding Podcast Episode 3 Continue reading →
» OneSheet Adds iTunes, Expands Management Team
08/02/12 13:33 from hypebot
OneSheet has added an iTunes sales widget to the options available to users of its musician and entertainment web site creation tool. Founder Brenden Mulligan also announced major additions to the company\'s management team inc..
» Open Mic: What Are Your Favorite Lyrics?
08/02/12 13:14 from Songtrust
Some of the most successful songs of all time have been deemed so simply due to the lyrical content. While the music or the melodies may be what people recognize, the message within the lyrics can, and have, changed lives all around..
» Are You Set Up to Share or to Fail?
08/02/12 13:00 from Hear 2.0
Although I quote my friend Seth Godin regularly, I rarely repost his thoughts in their entirety. Today I am going to make an exception for a post which is, in every way, exceptional : Horizontal marketing isn\'t a new idea. But it is the ..
» What Else? iLike, ReDigi, TastemakerX, The Guild, Grammys, Def Jam...
08/02/12 12:58 from Digital Music News
Remember iLike? Well, the MySpace-acquired, networking-focused idea is now officially closed.
» 3D Modular Sound Gets Real: Stunning AudioGL Demos, Crowd Funding, Beta Coming to You Soon
08/02/12 12:06 from Create Digital Music
Electronic music making has had several major epochs. There was the rise of the hardware synth, first with modular patch cords and later streamlined into encapsulated controls, in the form of knobs and switches. There was the digital synth..
» FRUKT Nights: Southern Comfort Juke Joint
08/02/12 09:16 from FRUKT » Blog
FRUKT headed north last week to help bring the Louisiana House Party vibe to Scotland, as Southern Comfort’s Juke Joint touched down in the heart of Glasgow. The Deep South spirit came out in force for an unforgettable night of music, mixo..
» Song Ke on the declining state of China\'s music industry
08/02/12 08:13 from China Music Radar
Song Ke, one of China\'s most prominent music industry veterans. Ex Warner China and more recently as head of Taihe Rye Music, he is in a pretty good place to judge the state of the local market. After resigning as GM of Taihe, he took the ..
» CD Baby’s 2011 Annual Stats [Infographic]
08/02/12 07:43 from DIY Musician
Growth remains strong in independent music! 2011 was a banner year for indie music releases, and we\'re pleased that CD Baby has continued to be the leader in independent music distribution. Click on the image to see the full size infograp..
» Introducing The Delay Genie App
08/02/12 05:30 from Bobby Owsinski\'s Big Picture Production Blog
About a year ago one of my publishers, Hal Leonard, asked me if I\'d be interested in doing a phone app. If I was going to do one, I wanted it to be something that I would use myself, all the time, so I came up with the Delay Genie. The Del..
» The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
08/02/12 05:30 from Music 3.0 - The Blog Behind The Book
While we like to think that we\'re so highly evolved in our current Music 3.0 world, it seems hard to believe sometimes that many of the real basic issues aren\'t that much different than they were 50 years ago. In this excerpt from Music 3...
» Work Distractions
08/02/12 03:53 from Intern Like A Rockstar
Story time. So, today at work, I\'m sitting at my desk, typing work-y things on my computer, when a strange woman walks into the office. This part isn\'t so weird to me because the business next door used to occupy our office space so strang..
» Updated: Paul McCartney Is Now Pulling His Albums from \'All Streaming Services...\'
08/02/12 03:00 from Digital Music News
Updated: Spotify has just responded, and noted that Paul McCartney and Wings content was actually first removed in 2010.
» Musician\'s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites – BandRx
08/02/12 01:05 from Ariel Publicity » Blog
When setting up a Facebook fanpage most artists realize they need to have songs, videos, concert dates, etc. readily available on their page (if you don’t realize this, it’s true, you need it). There are a few big players in this space tha..
» These Dressing Rooms Change Their Music to Match the Clothing Being Tried...
07/02/12 23:49 from Digital Music News
The motivational power of music can be astounding, which is exactly why retailers use it to sell products everyday. In fact, there are a number of companies that are focused
» The End of Automated Ticket Scalping?
07/02/12 23:35 from kickshuffle
Is this the end of automated concert ticket scalping? That\'s what the folks at AXS – a partnership between Mark Cuban, Ryan Seacrest, talent agency CAA, and ticketing giant AEG – will have you believe. AEG introduced the “..
» RayWJ
07/02/12 23:35 from Lefsetz Letter
What if we don\'t need radio. What if we don\'t need television? What if we don\'t need record companies and movie studios? What if we don\'t need money? Let\'s say you had a thriving business. Wouldn\'t you do your best to protect it? That\'s wha..
» Remember iLike? The Social Music Network Officially Died Tuesday
07/02/12 21:13 from hypebot
(UPDATED) In the the spring of 2009, iLike had 45 million registered users and was the #1 music application on Facebook . \" Is There An iLike Effect? \", we asked then; and the answer was yes. The #1 and #2 albums on iTunes were Keith..
» Turntable.fm: Still Just a Fad, According to the Latest Data...
07/02/12 21:08 from Digital Music News
There\'s now even more data suggesting that Turntable.fm was just a summer fling.
» What Can We Learn From Super Bowl Ads?
07/02/12 20:37 from Intern Like A Rockstar
364 days of the year commercials are the time for grabbing snacks, doing homework, talking to friends, or, recently, fast forwarding. Then the Super Bowl comes and those rules are thrown out the window. Some watch the game solely for the co..
» rePatcher: Make Your Computer a Real Modular, with Knobs and Cords; Pd and Max Right Now
07/02/12 20:04 from Create Digital Music
For the last few decades, generally speaking, we\'ve had computers, and we\'ve had physical, modular, analog gear. Computers are endlessly patchable, but not using physical cords. Modulars use physical cords, but they lack the flexibility (a..
» Album Scout Outdoes iTunes Genius on the iPhone
07/02/12 19:59 from Evolver.fm
Music heads have a new way to connect with the artists they love on iOS devices. An alternative to Apple\'s Genius music recommendation software, Album Scout ($1) allows users to discover new music, track their artists, and share what they f..
» Why Lady Gaga Could Deploy a Sound Only Your Smartphone Can Hear [Updated]
07/02/12 18:54 from Evolver.fm
Audio tags are looking more and more like the new QR code — not only are they way less ugly than those jagged black-on-white squares, but you don\'t need to take a picture of anything in order for them to work. (See also: Shazam and th..
» The DIY Daily Podcast #56 - February 7, 2012
07/02/12 18:26 from Thorny Bleeder
Today\'s Topic? How the Third Wave of Media Is Transforming Marketing Content Follow @thornybleeder !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"//platform.twitte..
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07/02/12 18:08 from Blog Zimbalam UK
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07/02/12 17:56 from hypebot
Music industry pundits often declare that radio is dead. In fact, its just evolving, as it has for more than 120 years. The team at wireless hi-fi manufacturer Sonos understand that. In fact, they\'re powering part of radio\'s latest ..
» Super Bowl Controversy Lands ‘Rebellious\' M.I.A. atop Music Blogosphere
07/02/12 17:28 from Evolver.fm
Madonna\'s half-time show at the Super Bowl drew mixed reviews, but one thing everyone seems to agree on is that M.I.A. managed to sneak an obscene gesture into Sunday\'s broadcast, which drew a record-setting 111.3 million viewers. M.I.A.\'s ..