If any of our SF readers can get down to this, I would love a report. Branson understands that music is a vital ingredient in the lives of people. His stores do a great job of actively introducing folks to…
iTunes Alternatives
As the number of online music stores grows, carving out their own niches may get tougher.
What’s Funny About MP3.com
24 hours before it goes dark, and not a peep on the public site about the announcement.
Citizen MacIsaac
Ashley MacIsaac talks about the tough life of touring as an indie (making $1,500 per gig but paying $1,700 in expenses) and why he feels he can do better by going into politics…
What I Am Thankful For
Thousands of readers who visit this site every week to learn how to play a bigger game in our field. Hundreds of musicians who carry dog-eared copies of Grow Your Band’s Audience. Dozens of clients who are prepared to build…
Go with the best. Discard the rest.
Jason Kottke’s weblog usually focuses on media design and production, but there’s a post in there this week that I think applies just as well to bands. If the “average” band has a life span of a few years and…
Burn And Share
The folks in the band Granian have put together a really compelling promotion which takes advantage of the Creative Commons license and actually REQUESTS that folks “burn” their free MP3’s onto CDs and “share” the discs with others. It’s this…
And the winner is…
Bronfman, by a few BILLION noses.
Mighty Morphin’ Power Warners…
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder… could Warner cut loose?
Hear Our MP3… Win an X-Box?
Here’s an interesting idea. A band is running a sweepstakes, an X-Box is the grand prize, and the winner will be chosen from everyone who registers to listen to an MP3 of their song. Though a stunt like this might…
Gym Memberships Now Available
It’s good to be back… After finishing the nearly SEVEN HOUR Monster Music Business Survival Call with David Hooper (and hundreds of YOU — thank you for spending a Saturday night with us!), I went to sleep, woke up the…
From The MailBag: Licensing for Film and TV:
I’m making good on my promise to answer some leftover questions from the Monster Call. Here’s one: I have a student at an university who wants to use a couple of our songs for her film. She will be giving…