Facebook Stock Up 25%, These Charts Show Why
(UPDATED) Facebook stock soared in after hours trading Wednesday, after the company posted better than expected earnings. That upward trend continued on Thursday morning for an overall gain of 25%.. Continue reading
The “New” Pandora: Blue Ocean To Bloody Water
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm) of Sidewinder.fm and Live Nation Labs. In late 2010, Pandora set out to create a new Internet radio experience. Pandora wanted to rebuild the popular service. Continue reading
MusikFly Makes It Easy To Submit Music To Bloggers
MusikFly is a new service that facilitates music submissions to music blogs. The basic concept is simple, musicians submit music to specific blogs based on genre and bloggers unclutter their. Continue reading
Coub Raises $1 Million For 10 Second Music Videos
Coub, a Russian startup that lets fans create Vine/Instagram/Gif – like looped music videos from existing footage, has raised $1 million. The funding, the company's first outside infusion of cash,. Continue reading
Peter Wells: TuneCore After The Brain Drain – A Year Later, Artist Have No Voice
UPDATE 2 – An op-ed by Peter Wells, the co-founder of TuneCore and more recently Audiam. What happens to a music company when the money men take over, when the. Continue reading
Guitarists: Sell Tab Notation Of Your Songs Via Soundslice’s Pitch Perfect
Soundslice is a new company that began by creating tab notation for guitar parts synced to audio. Especially suited to guitarists with a fanbase that wants to learn to play. Continue reading
WillCall 2.0 Adds Tipping, Merch & Ticket Bundles To Concert Discovery App
WillCall is a curated concert discovery and ticketing app that currently focuses on San Francisco and New York. Recently WillCall launched 2.0 with features that allow concert-goers to tip the. Continue reading
Turntable.fm Tries To Monetize With Turntable Gold, “Under New Management” [Updated]
This week Turntable.fm launched their first real effort at monetization with Turntable Gold subscriptions. Monthly subscriptions provide Turntable.fm users with custom avatars, stickers and the ability to post animated GIFs.. Continue reading
Audiodraft Raises $400,000 To Expand Custom Music Marketplace
Audiodraft, a platform for brands, video makers and others to commission custom music has closed it's first funding round of $400,000. The investment was led by 500 Startups and Promus. Continue reading
The Music Tech Graveyard: A Graphic Look At Music Tech Startups Circa 2007
A collection of logos of music tech companies circa 2007 prepared by designer Jadam Kahn serves as reminder of just what a treacherous sector music tech can be. Hypebot turns. Continue reading
