Our friend David Hooper from 2NMC is hosting a conference call TODAY at 3pm Eastern with Vivek from StarPolish.com. They’ll talk about the pros and cons of DIY albums vs. getting signed. Highly, highly recommended… to get to the call:…
Can We Still Be Friends?
There’s a new sheriffSharman in town. Rather, KaZaA 2.5 is out, and it contains a number of compelling tools for content providers. Me, I’m still to virus-and-spyware-phobic to run the thing on my own desktop, but it’s good to see…
Chicago Internships
Ryan at Pitchfork Media in Chicago is looking for interns.
Kids Do Pay For Quality
In all the commotion over file sharing, this gem of a discussion on Slashdot illustrates the point that tweens and teens are more than willing to pay for entertainment — provided it’s of high quality. Ask yourself: will your audience…
Sellout Watch
Just stumbled upon the tongue-in-cheek Sellout Watch of indie artists with prominent placements in commercials.
Who’s Buying Indie Music?
In the Christian Science Monitor article on Indie Music (and O’Reilly’s discussion of it), lots of attention is focused on the notion that purchasers tend to be older audience members who are unwilling/unable to download music. I agree with O’Reilly…
Dallas Songwriters’ Workshop
Time’s running out to get in on this great songwriters workshop in Dallas on July 12th.
LAMC Sets Panels for L.A. Conference
The Latin Alternative Music Conference is a compelling event scheduled for August, and they’ve announced more panels for their event. Look at the demographics in America over the past few years, and know that there is an audience that’s really…
Indie Music On Sale!
Our friends over at Buy Indie Music have posted a great short list of the artists they’ve featured throughout June.
Summer Strategy Seminar Update
Signups for the Summer Strategy Seminar have been opened to the public (though without the deep discount that our newsletter subscribers enjoyed!). Register before all the seats are gone, or e-mail me if you’d be interested in attending if the…
Pay-Per-P2P
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is taking a step toward a middle ground on file sharing with this new hub page.
Dave Allen Launches OEBase
I used to get a kick playing Gang of Four and Shriekback records on college radio back in the day. Portland-based Dave Allen (who fronted those bands) has launched a very slick online boutique to sell records he really, really…