Bob Baker runs down some of the most effective ways to pump up a flagging merch table.
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David’s getting bizarre e-mail. Thing is, he and I (and other folks who pop our heads out on the independent music prairie) get stuff like this all the time from folks that think they can’t do any of this on their own.

As David says, any “angel investor” in your project has to see that you’re [...]

A new 80’s Hits compilation in the UK has a huge bar code on the front cover. Three problems:

1. Confused cashiers are scanning this big bar code, instead of the real bar code on the back.

2. When scanning the huge bar code, it works (!) and the price comes up at about 40% off the [...]

While I was on the road, Bob Baker posted some great discussion around the idea that new technology won’t change the way that most people find out about music… but you don’t need to be worried about “most” people, right?

A New Day for Indie Music?

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Alexis Petridis writes a superb column for the Guardian about the steps that musicians have to take before releasing a major label record. It’s not just about the music, it’s about branding, and fashion, and all of the other subconscious hooks that tell your audience that you’re meant for them.

When you’ve been growing your audience [...]

Steve Safran, who normally covers the news business for Lost Remote, has a fun extracurricular Q&A with Tracy Bonham about returning to indie labels after leaving Island Records, and all the inherent changes in marketing, touring, and getting paid.
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Robin Good shares some key insights about multiple streams of income for musicians and other creatives.
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