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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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Join The Debate: “It Was Never Just About Music”

Earlier an the week I wrote a short essay, "I'm Sorry, But It Was Never Just About The Music". I n it I reminded readers that in every era, there. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/18/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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ReverbNation Partners With Audiolife To Create On Demand Reverb Store

  Artist services site ReverbNation has partnered with direct to fan e-commerce provider Audiolife to create the Reverb Store. Currently in private beta, the free offering which goes public in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/17/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Video: Inside Nimbit’s MyStore On Facebook

Nimbit recently launched it’s MyStore Facebook app which enables artisits to sell both physical and digital goods from their Facebook pages. Making it easy for fans to purchase wherever the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/15/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Bandcamp Sneaks In Three New Features

Most new music industry services send a press release when they add an important  new feature, while others send an announcement every time they change the color of their home. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/09/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Nimbit Launches Facebook Artist Commerce Platform

Music commerce services provider Nimbit has launched launched Nimbit MyStore for Facebook, which the company says is the first direct to fan social commerce solution. Previously, fans on Facebook who. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (20)
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WaTunes Wants To Become The New MySpace

"WaTunes to Become the New MySpace?" is the headline of the press release, but we'll all have to wait until after Sept 28th to learn more more. That's when the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (12)
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5 Ways Your Band Can Avoid The Twitter Time Suck

This guest post comes from Kevin Breuner – CD Baby podcaster, musician, and indie artist advocate. It first ran on his personal blog. I’m in a new band called Hello. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/03/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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TuneCore Adds Amazon CD Store

Flat fee digital distributor TuneCore has opened a store at Amazon.com via Amazon's CreateSpace on demand pressing service. That means TuneCore now offers indie acts the ability to have low. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/02/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Hypebot Revisited: 100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips

As part of Hypebot's 5th Anniversary, we're bringing back some of our favorite articles.  This 100 Tips post needs some updating after almost 2 years, but aside perhaps from "Infiltrating. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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