De La Soul Sends Fans Of Their Free BitTorrent Bundle On A Record Store Day Easter Egg Hunt
Building on the success of the March release of their free "Smell the D.A.I.S.Y." BitTorrent bundle, De La Soul are rewarding fans with a contest that combines Record Store Day and. Continue reading
13 Topics That Musicians Can Easily Blog About
I love blogging. I would love nothing more than the spend more of my day writing – but sometimes, you just get stuck. I have been on a personal hiatus. Continue reading
Tech Forward Music Videos from Cut Copy, Kodaline, Rob Cantor, Tropkillaz
I've been posting about creative music videos for the last couple of years at Hypebot. Generally I feature videos using new tech, particularly consumer web apps, to create music videos.. Continue reading
Copyright, Pre-1972 Sound Recordings and The Hypocrisy Of The Music Industry
By Mike Masnick of Techdirt. Yet another story of hypocrisy by the recording industry? Why yes, indeed. For years now, we've been covering the issue of pre-1972 sound recordings. When Congress. Continue reading
#Fangagement: Artists Crowdsourcing – Chris Robley Of CD Baby
By C. Vincent Plummer, co-founder and social strategist for Bedloo.com I'm here today with Chris Robley. He's a producer, songwriter, father, and a published poet. By day, he works as the marketing coordinator. Continue reading
Kerrville Folk Festival Founder Rod Kennedy Passes
Rod Kennedy, founder of the Kerrville Folk Festival, died on Monday in hospice care. He was 84 at the time of his passing. Kennedy launched the festival in 1972 as an. Continue reading
OpenAura Adds Content Partners Like The AP, Pitchfork, Beggars Group To Artist Platform
OpenAura is an interesting new project from IODA founder Kevin Arnold that, most noticeably, aggregates images from musicians' official web presence. Artists can claim those pages or "Auras," add additional. Continue reading
Why It’s Important To Know What Visitors Do Once They Reach Your Music Website
You're a smart musician who's got an official website so that you're not just building up somebody else's social network. You check out site states probably emphasizing how many visitors. Continue reading
Can Symbolic Objects Revive Music Collecting?
Collecting music in the digital age is often perceived as an individual problem, which it is because collecting is personal, but it's also a problem for musicians as a whole. Continue reading
