“We want to be artist-friendly,” says a Clear Channel exec, right before announcing that they will sue the arse off any artist that attempts to sell a CD of a concert recording at the end of said concert. [Golf clap.]
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Joe Taylor Jr.
The Way The Music Died
Tonight’s episode of Frontline on PBS is ESSENTIAL VIEWING. Check your local listings and record this thing.
The Wounded Healer
Folks have been asking me to explain what I mean when I say that your audience can support you on many levels. Here’s a clear example. Tracy Grammar’s beloved violin has cracked and weathered with age. It’s beyond repair. Sad…
Marc Gunn is back!
Marc Gunn is blogging again!
Indie Or Major? Sometimes, It Doesn’t Matter.
Everyone should read Bobby Borg’s analysis of an indie deal gone horribly wrong…
Capitalize on your Sopranos Placement…
…by posting a free MP3 of your featured song, like Shawn Smith has done. What a great way to stay on folks’ radar!
Call Scott Stapp, Tell Him We May Have Another Member for the Support Group…
Fans report a bizarre experience at a recent Jewel show…
Trying to e-mail us?
Our mail server has been getting slammed with an unprecedented amount of virus-spam since about 9am, to the point where the poor thing lis limping along. (This is exactly why we have mail and web on two separate servers!) We’ve…
(L)ove (E)gos (A)lternative (R)ock
If it wasn’t enough work to write and produce a play about the independent music scene, the cast and crew of L.E.A.R. are running a nifty companion music weblog!
Choose to be UNstuck
While my workstation’s churning out the audio file from the excellent IndieBiz Coaching Call we just wrapped up, I wanted to answer a question that folks have asked a lot in the last few days. Why did we change the…
[plug] Chat with Showin’ Tell during their radio interview @ 4pm ET
TCM clients Jeska and Nicolino will play some exclusive live clips and chat with fans at Indie Radio Live today at 4pm Eastern!
Music Industry “Apprentice” In The Works
My clients know that, out of the three or four hours I get to watch TV every week, I had been reserving one for the entire run of The Apprentice. Word from NBC’s Telemundo unit now that they’ve signed Emilio…