Curation: The Evolution Of The Global Brain
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, review. Those who can’t review, tweet. Those who can’t tweet retweet.” That quote is zinging. Continue reading
Tip5 Provides “Virtual Tip Jar For Street Musicians”
Tip5 is an interesting concept that has the potential to be a great service. It allows musicians performing on the street to set up an account and take mobile donations. Continue reading
The Future Of Music Discovery? @Uncovery Tweets Metacritics’ Top Albums
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolve r.fm. The @uncovery Twitter account launched early this week to send out links to music (and movies) that score a 75 or higher. Continue reading
SoundScan Mid-Year Report Shows Album Sales Down 3.2%, Digital Sales Up 13.8%
According to Nielsen SoundScan’s mid-year report, album sales (CD + digital) have dropped 3.2% during the first six months of 2012 to 150.5 million units from 155.5 million a year. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast: Episode 4 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the fourth episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of Marketing at Topspin), and Hypebot's Hisham Dahud (also of Fame House).. Continue reading
How I’m Building a Career as a Songwriter
Are you a songwriter or aspiring to be one? On Music Think Tank, Musician Wages has posted about how he is building a career as a songwriter. He talks about. Continue reading
TicketLeap Relaunches With Mobile Box Office & Easy Seating Chart Creation
With the recent direct ticketing success of Louis CK ticketing is back on the news agenda. But ticketing has been an incredibly active area of development on the web all. Continue reading
Gathering Of The Vibes Festival Reaches New Generation With EDM & School Of Rock
Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival is in its 17th year and any such event has to adjust with the times. Over the years Gathering of the Vibes has grown. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Robin Davey Shares 10 Simple Truths For A Delusional Music Industry Australia's inthemix Asks Is America Killing [Electronic] Dance Music Gregory Haberek Explains Why Artists And Labels Must Accept The. Continue reading