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# Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/getting-it-done-the-week-in-diy-indie-music-1-51/
- Published: 2012-12-08T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-08T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: Alex Day and the Dilemma of the DIY Pop Star Macklemore's Manager On Music Marketing and Social Media Metallica Splits From WMG To Launch Blackened Recordings Average Musician Grosses $5490. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/12/getting-it-done-the-week-in-diy-indie-music-1-51.ht
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, indie music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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- **Alex Day and the** [Dilemma of the DIY Pop Star](https://www.hypebot.com/alex-day-and-the-dilemma-of-the-diy-pop-star/)
- **Macklemore's Manager** [On Music Marketing and Social Media](https://www.hypebot.com/macklemores-manager-on-music-marketing-and-social-media/)
- [Metallica Splits From WMG](https://www.hypebot.com/metallica-splits-from-wmg-to-launch-blackened-recordings/) **To Launch Blackened Recordings**
- **Average Musician** [Grosses $5490 Less Than Average American](https://www.hypebot.com/average-musician-grosses-5490-less-than-average-american-chart/)
- **New Social Networks:** [Microsoft Launches Socl, Pheed Gathers Celebrities](https://www.hypebot.com/social-networks-pheed-socl/)

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