Archive for March 2006

When did the Beatles become THE Beatles?

Mar 31st, 2006 | By Scott Andrew | Category: General

Welcome to spinme.com, where we help working musicians make more money making music. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or our weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting!Another great post from Seth Godin, this time on the Beatles’ rise to megastardom:
At the beginning, they were playing two or three [...]



Remaindered Links: March 29

Mar 29th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Links

Arctic Monkeys All Business Onstage:
Keywords: success

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!



Things could be worse…

Mar 29th, 2006 | By Scott Andrew | Category: General

…at least your tour van didn’t spontaneously combust on the road.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!



Roll your own press list

Mar 28th, 2006 | By Scott Andrew | Category: Tips

Over the weekend I saw a post on Craiglist by a guy offering to sell databases of music press contacts for between $50-$75 a pop. Not a bad way to make some cash I suppose, but with a little bit of work, indie musicians can probably create their own contact list in a weekend or [...]



Remaindered Links: March 27

Mar 27th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Links

How to get famous using myspace.com:
Keywords: myspace

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!



Remaindered Links: March 25

Mar 25th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Links

Branded Bands:
Advertising agencies are now creating their own bands, from scratch, to capture youth attention without shelling out big bucks for musician endorsements. Huh?Keywords: advertising, endorsements

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!



Remaindered Links: March 24

Mar 24th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Links

Kitchens of the rock stars’ office staff:
One day, your streem team captain could have a kitchen this nice.Keywords: fans

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!



Managing risk is key

Mar 24th, 2006 | By Scott Andrew | Category: General

I plucked this bit from the website of a guy I sorta-kinda know, attributed to another guy I sorta-kinda know: “It’s not about luck. It’s about managing risk, so in the end it looks like luck.”
Q: How do you convince someone to do something for you?
A: You manage the risk. In fact, you take as [...]



Remaindered Links: March 23

Mar 23rd, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Links

PayPal Mobile Arrives:
If this takes off, it could really rev up your merchandise sales.Keywords: money, sales

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!



Music, taxes and the “$400 Myth”

Mar 23rd, 2006 | By Scott Andrew | Category: General

It’s tax time in the US, which means it’s also the season for what I call the “$400 Myth” to start circulating in musician circles.
Here’s the myth as I hear it goes like this: “If I made less than $400 last year, I don’t have to report it on my taxes.”
Wrong. You are required to [...]