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Singer/songwriter Keller Williams has launched a new, syndicated radio show on an eclectic lineup of indie-friendly stations. He promises he’ll only play his own stuff during bumps (which is the same promise we made when I was producing Todd’s show),…

Mark Kirby from MusicDish has put together a great profile of DIY pioneer David Nevue. In addition to being an accomplished musician, David was one of the first to figure out how to use the internet successfully to grow his…

The Telegraph covers the trend of DIY pop stars in the UK.

We’re so very sorry you thought this was the only way. Thank you for what you gave of yourself while you were here. [ Elliott Smith, dead at 34. ]

An excellent profile in the New York Times about the day-to-day life of an emerging artist. Do you see yourself in any of these scenes?

Continuting our patronage discussion, expect to see non-label companies use the infrastructure of retail and radio distribution to promote their products by aligning with indie buzz bands. This used to be the domain of the “special products” divisions at the…

1,350 jobs gone at Universal.

In case you missed it, Forbes checks out the numbers behind Hanson’s move to indie-dom.

In all the hoopla around pricing for CD’s versus digital downloads, it’s important to remember that paying for recordings is a practice that’s only been around for a blip of history. Patronage is what fueled much of music’s development in…

David Hooper, co-author of “How I Make $100K a Year…”, made an excellent point in his newsletter today, that you could look at the Twelve Disciples as the Original Street Team. In case you missed it: while I’m on the…

Frank Black visits his own fan forum, and nobody believes him.

Universal lowers wholesale/retail CD prices.