New media, same old hijinx. Tony Brummel’s been vocal about his distaste for selling individual downloads, to the point of refusing to let some of his acts sell music on iTunes. Now, there’s news that Hawthorne Heights is accusing Brummel…
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How to Get the Best from Your Relationship With a Stage Manager
Annette Warren’s got a great article up at GoGirlsMusic about how to be a good stage manager, and how musicians can get the most out of a working relationship with a stage manager. In my experience, the musicians that are…
Three Vital Things to Know Before You Can Succeed in the Music Business
We have a lot of new readers rolling through the site this week, so I thought I’d sum up my philosophy on how to make money making music. I just typed out a quick note to one of the members…
Record labels halt shipments to Tower Records
I think a tipping point for my love of music was the first time I visited the Piccadilly Circus store of Tower Records in 1992. Up until then, my record retail experience was limited to the awful chain stores around…
Even Lindsay Lohan Needs to Promote Her Record Release
I guess she thought it would sell itself? Guess not… UK label just dropped her, because she “couldn’t be bothered to get off her bum and promote it.”
Swimming Upstream: Can Musictoday Help Live Nation Get Back On Track?
Coran Capshaw was on to something when he founded Musictoday as a connector between fans, artists, and venues. Taking what he learned from the successful fan club he built for Dave Matthews, he and his team have been building solid…
Do radio stations use peer-to-peer technology?
Ray Beckerman’s looking for evidence that the record industry actively uses BitTorrent, Kazaa, or other P2P platforms to get tracks to radio stations. While I doubt that there’s a studio executive who would authorize such a thing (on paper), it…
A person’s personality is their art.
Since my little vacation, I’ve been meaning to write something up based on a recent comment. I linked to a debate about whether to put your own face on your album cover. The business consensus says, “no.” And the reality,…
Avoiding Music Business Scams (Or, it’s Partly Cloudy with a 90% Chance of Cra-Zeee!)
It’s almost like our own version of the swallows returning to Capistrano. Over in the comments, some folks are stirring the pot around a cabal of companies that we have repeatedly called out for separating working musicians from their cash…
Is BurnLounge a Ripoff?
I had a great conversation with a professional network marketer during my trip to Philly and the Jersey Shore. We agreed that the very best opportunities to make money require lots of hard work, but shouldn’t necessarily involve an upfront…
Wired Declares the End of the Blockbuster Album
And they’re not far off, with a piece describing just how much technology and legislation have caused frangmentation in the music marketplace. If not for Sheryl Crow and OutKast, this decade might be devoid of monster record releases. You can…
Big Tree Goes Down at 7th and Clement
I love our new neighborhood in Charlotte. Apparently, the tree in front of our neighbors’ house feels compelled to escape. This 100 year old tree came down during last night’s fireworks display, totalling three of our neighbors’ cars but mercifully…