Amanda Palmer Requests Volunteer Musicians, Chaotic Discourse Ensues
For her current tour, Amanda Palmer put out a call for volunteer musicians to "hop up on stage with us for a couple of tunes." This request led to widespread. Continue reading
SpokesBUZZ Successfully Crowdfunds Innovative Five City BandSwap
SpokesBUZZ Fort Collins is a nonprofit focused on raising "global awareness of Fort Collins [Colorado] sound and culture by bringing worldwide attention to local bands." I'm not sure how their. Continue reading
IROCKE Launches Live Streaming Concert Hub [FREE BETA INVITES]
IROCKE is a recently launched hub for live streaming music concerts. The site features embedded live streams from such sources as Ustream, YouTube and Justin.tv. The aim is to become. Continue reading
Timbre: Elegantly Simple Local Concert Discovery
As live concerts continue to be the bread and butter of any musician’s business model these days, any and all new technologies that comes along to help people attend more. Continue reading
Despite Ratings Drop, VMAs Performers See Music Sales Spike
While last week’s MTV Video Music Awards saw a significant drop in television viewers compared to last year’s (6.1 million vs. 12.4 million – due largely to the Democratic National. Continue reading
Bandtastic Joins Concert Crowdfunding Miniboom
Though Bandtastic is based in Mexico City and their site is currently in Spanish, they are planning to expand to other countries and are starting to get some attention in. Continue reading
Upward Spiral Podcast #9: Grizzly Bear’s Twit-troversy, Apple’s “iRadio” & More
This episode features insightful conversations with special guest Ian Rogers (Topspin, This Week In Music), as he shares his thoughts on the recent Twit-troversy sparked when Grizzly Bear urged their fans. Continue reading
Ticketfly Sees 400% Growth In Los Angeles Live Music Market
Without question, Los Angeles is and always has been a top market for live music. Being a major entertainment and media hub for the entire world, major ticketing providers have. Continue reading
Kosha Dillz’ Alternative Strategy For Getting Booked At Music Festivals
Guest post by indie rapper Kosha Dillz (follow @koshadillz). Originally posted at Audible Hype. Many of you know I have been attending events such as Paid Dues and Rock the. Continue reading
Queremos! – Crowdfunding For Live Concerts
Today marks the formal start of TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, bringing together some of the top tech entrepreneurs, investors and hackers for interviews, panels, product demos, and the launching. Continue reading
Jack White Calls Performing At Music Festivals A “Neccesary Evil”
Jack White is in London this weekend to perform at the iTunes Festival, but he's not sure that playing festivals is worth it. "I don't get excited about festivals –. Continue reading
