I just saw Russian Ark, and seeing all those oil paintings reminded me of a great art class I took in grad school, where we discussed how art used to be customized to the whims of the patrons. It wasn’t…
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Senate Involvement in Indie Music
…and it’s not what you think. Not REMOTELY.
The Point: One of America’s Finest Venues
Congratulations to our friends at The Point, who have just been added to Esquire Magazine’s list of the best music venues in America. We interviewed Rich Kardon for Grow Your Band’s Audience back in 2001, and it is so wonderful…
Oh, HELL, no!
Someone must send pictures from this.
Any such thing as a digital free lunch?
Interesting commentary from the Progress & Freedom Foundation on the effect of iTunes on piracy. Their basic argument: if iTunes is sellings songs at the right price point, then the *need* to pirate songs will diminish, marginalizing swappers. Meanwhile if…
Free Expo for California Artists
Folks near Cal State Fullerton: register for your free admission to a great art & artists expo this August. You’ve got to be among the first 1,000 artists to get in for free, so register now!
Spring Fever Sale on “Grow Your Band’s Audience”
You could call it Spring Fever. You could call it our wish to give you more tools for success. You could call it just plain crazy.We’re doing something we have never done before. We’re offering our flagship book, “Grow Your…
Contact Directory Roundup
Dave Jackson’s just posted reviews of the major indie music directories. If you’ve been mulling over which one to purchase, you’ll want to hear what Dave has to say.
Dax: Making It Easy To Share
It’s absolutely true, as documented in this Fox News report, that you can create a top ten record with about $1,500. What it doesn’t say until the last line is that you also need to have honed your songwriting ability.…
Zeebo Turns Two
Congrats to Mark Weber — his Christian Music E-Zine, Zeebo turns two years old this week. Every week, Mark covers new releases and industry events with a literary flair. Here’s to many more years!
Trash Proof Press Releases
Joe’s entering RANT MODE… Nothing riles me up more than a poorly written press release. It annoyed me when I was a business reporter, it annoyed me when I used to do radio news, and it annoys me even more…
RAVE Act Protests Begin
We’ve been covering the RAVE Act in all its flavors in our newsletters for a long time. It finally cleared Congress a few weeks back when it was bundled with the Amber Alert legislation. (Reminds me of the episode of…