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Why Amanda Fucking Palmer Is Never Afraid To Ask For A Fan’s Money

Taking A Stand As A Virtual Street Performer Excerpted from Amanda Palmer's blog:  listen. artists need to make money to eat and to continue to make art. artists used to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/15/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (11)
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Tunecore’s Widget Gets An Upgrade

Tunecore's signature widget has gotten a major upgrade with many new features: Streams up to 100 tracks in full. Has an optional Donate To The Band link. Links to the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/15/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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Video Interview With Radiohead’s Brian Message

Radiohead manager Brian Message sat down with Wired’s Eliot Van Buskirk at the Future Of Music Policy Summit to talk about the importance and power of artists taking control of their. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/09/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Nobody Cares About You, So Raise Your Baton

The new music industry offers the opportunity for an artist to go it on their own without a record label, a manager, agent, publicity firm, merchandise company or publishing company. . Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/07/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Interview: Mojo Nixon Sets His Music Free

On His New Album Plus Advice For Musicians For three weeks starting October 7th, Mojo Nixon is giving away not just his new album, but his entire catalog free on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Bandzoogle Hits A $1.5 Million Milestone

Self-service music web site builder and artist services site Bandzoogle has just hit $1.5 million market in commission free sales for artists using their services. Founder Chris Vinson also tells. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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A Look Inside The ReverbNation Audiolife Store

A week ago ReverbNation and Audiolife announced a partnership dubbed the Reverb Store. Currently in private beta, the free offering, which goes public in October, enables artists to design physical. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Sellaband Shifts Gears, Drops $50K Minimum

GUEST POST: Indie singer songwriter Mathew Ebel  is carving out a living with a mixture of live performances, CD sales, subscriptions and more.  But he caught my eye with his. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (11)
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Genro.tv Encourages Fan Created “Official” Videos With Contests And Community

Artists and labels are partnering with the just launched Genero.tv to enourage fans to create official music videos for featured songs.  By funding contests and prizes instead of a video. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/23/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Smashing Pumpkins Go Freemium With New Album

The Smashing Pumpkins will embrace the freemium business model favored by many tech startups to release their new album. Recording for the new 44 song album began last week with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/21/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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