…by posting a free MP3 of your featured song, like Shawn Smith has done. What a great way to stay on folks’ radar!
Call Scott Stapp, Tell Him We May Have Another Member for the Support Group…
Fans report a bizarre experience at a recent Jewel show…
Should you use cheap CDR’s for your music?
In the case of blank CDs, steer clear of those cheap no-name bulk CD offers, unless you don’t care about how long the disk will last. Meanwhile, don’t pay extra for ‘audio’ CDs for your computer’s CD burner. They’re really…
Austin All Access
All Access Live, the new weekly 30 minute concert series, is a behind the scenes look at some of today’s best concerts broadcast from Austin TX. Moving past the long lines at the venues, giving you full access to backstage,…
Artists should consider whether a label can do more than they can themselves
According to Scott Harrington, music attorney & counsel for the Rolling Stones and the Eagles, unsigned artists should look inward. In a recent Music Connection interview, Harrington noted 2 hot issues concerning artists’ rights. Labels now demand assignment clauses, a…
Trying to e-mail us?
Our mail server has been getting slammed with an unprecedented amount of virus-spam since about 9am, to the point where the poor thing lis limping along. (This is exactly why we have mail and web on two separate servers!) We’ve…
New to songwriting?
Found this great site with songwriting tips, publishing tips, etc. Registration is free, so what you are waiting for! The faculty at this site is pretty impressive.
(L)ove (E)gos (A)lternative (R)ock
If it wasn’t enough work to write and produce a play about the independent music scene, the cast and crew of L.E.A.R. are running a nifty companion music weblog!
Independent Music World Series deadline May 20, 2004
Disc Makers is presenting the Southeast leg of the Independent Music World Series. Open to all musicians not currently signed to a major label. At least one band member must reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, N Carolina,…
Choose to be UNstuck
While my workstation’s churning out the audio file from the excellent IndieBiz Coaching Call we just wrapped up, I wanted to answer a question that folks have asked a lot in the last few days. Why did we change the…
MySpace.com looking for artists
MySpace.com is sponsoring artists to participate in the Vans Warped Tour and Orange Peal Records’ “Blossomin’ Media” Tour. Join MySpace.com for free, then email jordan [at] allisonpr.com for the details. [from joe: is that anything like a bloomin’ onion?]
[plug] Chat with Showin’ Tell during their radio interview @ 4pm ET
TCM clients Jeska and Nicolino will play some exclusive live clips and chat with fans at Indie Radio Live today at 4pm Eastern!