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Snakelike, Cable Grips the Pocketbook – New York Times Weezer’s “Pork and Beans” deconstructed [Viral Video] Mobissimo Has Raised 1/223 The Capital Of Kayak (And Out Executes Them) Top 10 Ways to Get More Money from a Gig Why would…
What does the American Idol Songwriter contest winner tell us about professional songwriting?
USAToday profiles Regie Hamm, the winner of the second American Idol Songwriter competition. Last year, our boards were pretty heated up, with folks so excited about the opportunity to get their songs discovered. Unfortunately, nothing in the rules specifically stated…
Lou Pearlman Can Buy His Way Out of Jail
All of Lou Pearlman’s crazy schemes have finally earned him something — 25 years in jail. Here’s someone who was, at best, a shrewd but successful music manager who bilked artists out of earnings and sought to get his company…
Country Music Star Darryl Worley: 15 Years of Digging
He’s singing the National Anthem at the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend, so the Sporting News checks in with Darryl Worley about how he got to where he is today. He converted a degree in organic chemistry into a successful business,…
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Russell Davies covered the front of his laptop with blackboard… Gordon Ramsay “battle[s] with Fox ” over contestants who are a “liability,” has an ulcer
How to Call Attention to Your Music
It’s an unassuming title for a free e-book, but Derek Sivers has created the most important piece of literature you will read this year, hands down. In it, he documents the shift in indie music culture from “Do It Yourself…
Gatekeepers Keeping Your Band Off the Stage?
Bob asks this morning whether there’s a new “indie pecking order” that makes it difficult for bands to get booked at “indie-friendly” venues. Absolutely, there is. The house concert circuit among folk performers is probably the best example of this.…