Fun Fun Fun Fest’s Marketing Keeps It Human
Unlike SXSW, Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest has remained focused on indie music. But it too is growing and, after five years in a setting accommodating up to 10,000 fans,. Continue reading
A Guide To Crowdfunding Music Using Mike Masnick’s CwF + RtB = $$$ Formula
(UPDATED) Crowdfunding sites now have a solid history of supporting new work. While each platform has its own quirks and some even focus on music, the core concept remain the. Continue reading
Vinyl Crowdfunding Site Hifidelics Readies First Projects, Seeks Feedback
Hifidelics is a crowdfunding and fan feedback startup for vinyl album releases currently in beta. Unnlike sites that just focus on the fundraising process, Hifidelics will also physically produce and. Continue reading
Rich Holtzman, Manager Of Portugal. The Man On How Social Media Built & Saved The Band
This guest post on the power of social media in music comes from Rich Holtzman, the manager of Portugal. The Man. It was a little over 5 years ago that. Continue reading
ShortForm’s VJ Channels Offer Playlists, Live VJ’ing
ShortForm is yet another VJ site featuring curation of videos from YouTube and Vimeo. However, unlike most such sites that offer either set playlists of videos, like Reelr.TV, or live. Continue reading
How To Follow, Interact With Hypebot & MusicThinkTank
Hypebot works best as a two way conversation, and we try to make getting involved easy. We recently added a Google+ button and you can join us on Twitter (@hypebot). Continue reading
RapGenius Builds Web Community For Rap Lyrics
Rap Genius has been getting a new wave of press coverage lately and, though I'm not sure what kicked it off, it's easy to see why the site gets attention.. Continue reading
Rockstar Motel Set To Unveil Social Platform For Promoting Artists And Fans
Rockstar Motel is a social networking site focused on building a platform for publicizing both artists and fans emphasizing indie and unsigned musicians. Its initial version, set for public unveiling. Continue reading
Study: YouTube Links Have Much Longer Impact Than Facebook, Twitter [CHART]
We already know that different kinds of posts drive different levels of activity. But do the dynamics of link traffic also depend on where the link is posted? It would. Continue reading
REM’s Michael Stipe Talks Art, Photography & Tumblr For The Creators Project
The Creators Project talked with Michael Stipe in his NY studio about his art, his photography and his web projects, including Futurepicenter, and his Tumblr blog, Confessions of a Michael. Continue reading
4 Most Popular Facebook Apps For Musicians
Facebook is fast becoming a hub for music discovery and marketing, That growth should accelerate when the social network announces its music plans on September 22nd. All of this makes. Continue reading
