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Nobody cares about your band’s ringtone.
At the risk of coming off a little peevish today… I have been BOM. BAR. DED. with companies wanting me to plug their “we make ringtones for unsigned artists” services. And I have turned down every single one. Why? Nobody…
If You’re Using a Free Web Host for Your Band’s Website, Your Fans Won’t Find You
I’ve written before about the phenomenon of bands relying solely on a MySpace or a Soundclick website to make information accessible to their fans. Today, there’s more news to discourage you from relying on free hosting sites. Specifically, if you’re…
Some good ink for GarageBand.com
Right now, the latest iteration of GarageBand.com is a great way to connect with other musicians, but very few members of your perfect audience use it. That’s because so few American audience members actively seek out new music on their…
Cubase Tops the Pro Audio Shootout
The Digital Music Doctor unveils his latest Pro Audio Software Shootout, and the $599 version of Cubase comes out on top. If you’re inclined to whine about the $599 price tag, remember that it was only about ten years ago…
Is MySpace GONE?
Uh, no. They simply had the misfortune for their servers to be located at a web host that was affected by the power outages in Los Angeles yesterday. If my inbox is any indication, it got a lot of folks…
MySpace To Start A Record Label
Everyone who counts “Tom” as a friend might start seeing some other common groupings when MySpace starts their own record label imprint later this year. Makes sense: MySpace is turning into a one-stop shop for A&R and promotion, though talent…
Music-Space Wikipedia
Chris at the Long Tail wonders why we don’t have a definitive music industry equivalent of the IMDB or Wikipedia. Folks in the comments posit that the big data players (i.e., Gracenote) might have too much to lose.
Proof of un-serious indie rock
spinme.com member J’Ae from the band Lokata sent me over one of their webisodes. It’s a fun video clip that looks behind the scenes at their recording process and other stuff they spend their time doing. (Are those pie plates…
SoundClick went down and my phone lit up…
At upcoming speaking engagements, I reserve the right to attach this post with a staple gun to the forehead of anyone who asks me why they should pay a few bucks a month to host their band’s site when there…
RupertSpace
To folks who were asking me what could possibly happen to MySpace… um… FOX could always buy it? Fox Buys Intermix: Some Background on MySpace (Is it me, or does it feel like 1998-99 these days?)
Back Up that MySpace Friends List
I’ve been urging folks for months now to build their own mailing lists instead of just relying on the “friends” feature on MySpace. Even though we’ve seen similar sites vaporize overnight, the MySpace team’s done a decent job getting ad…