We had a compelling discussion in Tuesday’s Music Biz Coaching Gym conference call about the Grey Tuesday protest. Quick catchup: Jay-Z releases mix-minus tracks to his fans to encourage underground remixing of The Black Album. DJ Danger Mouse gets an…
I Can Hear The Rain In The Summertime, Just Underneath the Sound of Record Execs’ Heads Pounding Against Office Walls
I have to hand it to The Alarm, for handing the music industry its own ageist head on a platter and jumpstarting their back catalog sales.
Dunkin’ Donuts Would Like To Buy You Some Gear
Little Steven and his Underground Garage radio show are sponsoring a search for America’s best garage band. Normally, I detest “Battle of the Bands” stuff, but there are some serious sponsors behind this, and Van Zandt is genuine in his…
Walt Mink: The Movie
Director (and Indie Music Club reader) Christopher Butler is putting together a documentary on Walt Mink. The production weblog is outstanding — if you’ve never worked on a documentary before, you see the level of dedication that filmmakers put into…
Yard Sale
Check out Claire Campbell’s online yard sale for a good deal on a pedal steel…
Philly’s Indie Labels Exposed
Great coverage in last week’s Philadelphia Weekly of the exploding independent label scene in and around Philly.
Demos By Mail
I’m so impressed with the ingenious ways that Nashville performers are supporting themselves through this industry downturn. Long distance demos is a great example. You can get a crew of experienced Nashville producers and artists to wrap your song into…
Alan Mann Tribute
Alan Mann is one of those artists you know through the work of the artists he influenced, and a pile of those artists are about to celebrate the anniversary of his birth in his hometown.
A Song Shark Bites the Dust
97 Radio closes its doors.
Meet The New Boss
A glimpse at the new president of Berklee Music.
Mperia would like to kick ass with you.
I’m rather fond of the manifesto posted by the founders of Mperia, a new pay-per-download music site that manages sales for indie artists.
Have We The Devil To Thank?
Perhaps Wal-Mart spreads evil across the land? Perhaps they’re just a clever, seemingly invincible, business juggernaut? Whichever side you find yourself on, you’ll have them to thank for pushing CD list prices below ten dollars. (Which, again, may be a…