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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Getting Featured • The Art Of DJing • Music Videos On A Budget

This week on MusicThinkTank.com we examine how you can get your music featured, explore the art of DJing, and share some tips for filming a high quality music video on a budget.

Guest Post on 07/25/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising agency, Amazon Kindle, Best of You, Dave Grohl, Facebook, Foo Fighters, London, music video, Sweden, YouTube

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Foo Fighters Invite Fan On Stage To Play Drums

If you read this blog regularly, you know that we're big believers in fan engagement; and let's face it, when it's done on a grand and public scale, it a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5 Seconds of Summer, Big Me, Dave Grohl, Drum kit, Everlong, Foo Fighters, music industry, Toronto, United States, YouTube

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#JEALOUS: This 17 Year Old Owns His Own Vinyl Record Label

17 year old high school junior Jarrett Koral founded Jett Plastic Recordings as a vinyl only label. This year for Record Store Day, he released a seven-inch by actor Macaulay Culkin’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, I Saw Her Standing There, London, music industry, New York City, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Tokyo, YouTube

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Full List Of NME 2015 Winners plus The Worst Band Of The Year

Music magazine sales are down, but the NME Awards remain one of the UKs top honors. And you've gotta love an awards that names "Worst Band" and sells naming rights to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/19/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Britpop, Brixton Academy, Charli XCX, Dave Grohl, Google, Manic Street Preachers, nme, Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller, Suede (band)

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Dave Grohl Named Record Store Day Ambassador, Pens Ode To “The Power Of The Record Store”

Foo Fighter Dave Grohl has been named 2015's Record Store Day Ambassador, joining an elite group of predecessors including Jack White, Chuck D, Iggy Pop, and Ozzy Osbourne. Record Store Day. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alice Cooper, Average White Band, Chuck D, Consequence of Sound, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Ozzy Osbourne, Record Store Day

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6 Ways You Can Improve Your Band’s Image

Guest Post by Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog Like it or not, image is everything. While your music is the most important thing, the look and visual you project needs to line. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Courtney Love, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, iTunes, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana (band), Sundance Film Festival, Taylor Swift

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Finding The Holy Grail For The New Music Business

Guest post by music industry veteran David Sherbow who blogs at MyMusicLife. The music business is like our Congress – full of factions who can’t work together and special interests trying. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (8)

Tags: Action Bronson, Artist, Dave Grohl, Disc jockey, Do it yourself, independent music, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Marc Ribot, music industry, record label

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American Aquarium Asked Fans What They Thought Of Spotify – Here’s What They Said

Guest Post by BJ Barham My name is BJ Barham and I am the singer/songwriter for the Raleigh, NC band, American Aquarium. Recently, Bandsintown named us the hardest working band of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Alex Turner (musician), Alt-J, American Revolution, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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PJ Harvey Sells Exclusive Look Into Recording Sessions To Fans

By Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog One of the things that the new digital economy has taught us is that people value experiences more than products. In fact, many. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Brazil, Brian Buchanan, Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Civil penalty, Corporate title, Dave Grohl, Galway, PledgeMusic, Spotify, YouTube

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Grammy Lifetime Winners, XBox Discounts Music, Werde New Fenton CEO & More

FRIDAY 12.19.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Brazil, Brian Buchanan, Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Civil penalty, Compact disc, Dave Grohl, Extradition, Galway, record label, Spotify

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Skinny Puppy Sues The US Government Over Use Of Songs During Torture

By Bobby Owsinski on Music Industry Blog When the spooks at the CIA were interrogating their terrorist captives at the prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba in 2002, one of their techniques was to play. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/18/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Brazil, Britney Spears, Celebrity, Christmas and holiday season, Civil penalty, Clean Bandit, Cumulus Media, Dave Grohl, Spotify, YouTube

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