Direct to Fan – the art of the house party

Big Kenny: Crossing genres important to musicians – The Associated Press Not a rock star? There are still ways to have a career in music – San Jose Mercury News

Musician Economics 101 Music and merch. Bands over-think design. Fans want big loud logos.

Rock’n’roll jobs explained – The Guardian

Southern Culture on the Skids goes independent, stays true to fans – California Chronicle It’s One of Those Days in the Music Business – CMT.com (blog) Rounder Records Acquired by Concord Music Group – CMT.com

Who Needs a Record Label? Washington DC Rock Band Breaks Out of the Mold – Benzinga

Amazon exec lashes out at music industry – CNET Business students turn class project into music company – Red and Black ‘I’m With the Brand’ – Wall Street Journal Where are the modern-day ‘Runaways’? – CNN McLaren formula won fans ; MALC WAS LEGEND – California Chronicle A promotions company profile: Pepper Entertainment making Sioux [...]

In addition to piping out random links on Twitter throughout the day, I’ll be using Pinboard to collect those links into some more organized posts here on the site. These won’t appear on the front page, but will show up on the sidebar, in our RSS feed, and in the archives.

Apple’s Bad Day