Anna Sproul-Latimer, a literary agent writing at Neon Literary took on “the writer you can’t stop measuring yourself against.” You can’t girlboss your way out of envy, she says, and she isn’t buying the standard advice about converting it into…
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→ A Belfast punk band turned a protest song around in four days
Charlie Jane Anders wrote about Problem Patterns, a Belfast punk band who posted a protest song called Bodies four days after the anti-immigrant riots in Northern Ireland. Riots June 9 to 11, song out June 15, proceeds given away. Cancelled…
→ How Client Portal got started, from the person who built it
Laura Elizabeth built Client Portal, a small software product, and still runs it. She went on a Dutch podcast in English to tell the origin story. We use this tool at Johns & Taylor every day, and it’s delightful that…
→ Netflix, Sony, and A24 are all bidding on Letterboxd
Netflix, Sony, A24 and Versant are all bidding for Letterboxd, and this newsletter covers the entertainment business with the numbers attached. Elizabeth Joyce has a counter-plan built on the public benefit corporation model, trying to hold social good and a…
→ You keep redesigning the routine instead of running it
Anne-Laure Le Cunff writes Ness Labs, a newsletter about experimenting your way through creative work, and runs a paid community alongside it. This one arrived in the September 10 edition, written the week she got back from Burning Man and…
Monday Morning Link Love
The Trash Can Sinatras kick off their U.S. tour at a fan’s house. House concerts are becoming the norm for a lot of small-to-mid-range acts. It’s no longer a matter of, “OMG, you’ve sunk to the point of playing a…
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Arctic Monkeys All Business Onstage: Keywords: success
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How to get famous using myspace.com: Keywords: myspace
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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
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Kitchens of the rock stars’ office staff: One day, your streem team captain could have a kitchen this nice.Keywords: fans
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PayPal Mobile Arrives: If this takes off, it could really rev up your merchandise sales.Keywords: money, sales
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American Idol is also "a learning lab" the contestants call "star school" or "boot camp": Keywords: idol, showbiz, singing