I was going to post a link to Nancy Baym’s post about the issues that bands are facing when reaching out to under-18s, when I realized… you just need to be reading all of her blog, Online Fandom. Seriously, add this link to your feed reader, because she’s on-target every single day. Technorati Tags: music+business
Weblogs
Indie band survival guide
I love this stuff: Beatnik Turtle’s indie band survival guide: We found, when we started out years ago, that there weren’t enough bands that shared what they’d learned. The information that we found useful was scattered in different magazines, books, and all over the Internet. After doing all of that research, and going through the […]
Indie label growing pains
It’s not often that I see a blog post that draws public responses from the brass at hot indie labels like Merge and Secretly Canadian. Patrick Monaghan of Carrot Top Distribution was dismayed to discover CDs from Merge and SC artists available at Best Buy at a deep discount. Concerned that he was witnessing a […]
Grow Your Band’s Audience with Weblogs
Tomorrow night (August 2) at 8pm ET, members can join me on a live conference call where we’ll discuss the power of weblogs. Not just getting your music picked up by a tastemaking MP3 blog, but methods that you can use on your own website to attract your perfect audience. Members can log in to […]
Black Eyed Peas Members Web
Black Eyed Peas are taking the membership idea even farther, with a weblog-like site that allows members to pay $2/mo for bonus material and even a personalized weblog! Very cool idea.
