I’ve been wanting to write some new articles about booking concerts. It seems like we’re in another cycle where folks ask me questions like, “now that we have Twitter and Facebook, it should be totally easy to find a booking…
Joe’s Tweets for 2008-03-17
Looking for some dashboard widgets to make Twitter posting faster. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Neon Armadillo: Redefining Live Country Music
Many of my friends and colleagues have gravitated into the country music space over the past few years. It makes sense, given that Nashville is probably the last stronghold of the traditional music business model that relies on teams of…
My Favorite Links for 03/17/08
Ashley Dupre makes $204,000 from Web music sales [Jackpot] A word to the press: fight for the public’s right to know Would You Pay a Fee for Legal Music File Sharing? – Washington Post
Music at SXSW is just the afterparty for tech bloggers on their way out of Austin.
It’s tough enough to be a record executive these days. Your budget’s shrinking, your staff keep leaving to join tech startups, and you keep having to figure out which one of your interns is the one who’s leaking your biggest…
Joe’s Tweets for 2008-03-15
RoadRunner is made of fail this morning. Clearwire looks better every day. # OMG "Atomic" by Blondie is playing in the supermarket. End of the world is nigh. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Drexel’s Student-Run Record Label Reshaping Music Business Education
When I was in school — and I did have to walk uphill in the snow to get to class, so get off my lawn — the campus radio station was where you had to be if you wanted a…
My Favorite Links for 03/15/08
Kitchener enlisted to aid British bands’ assault on Texas – Guardian
What happened to subtle marketing?
Are we so transparent about marketing these days that it’s okay for NBC to just slap a box on their pages that blatantly says, “CROSS PROMOTE?”
Joe’s Tweets for 2008-03-14
When did Headline News decide to become a safety orange version of MSNBC? # Powered by Twitter Tools.
My Favorite Links for 03/14/08
Heavy Meddle: Music Festival Limits the Party – Wall Street Journal
My Favorite Links for 03/13/08
Most excellent Spitzer-related media gaffe: CNN RIAA Wants Songwriter Royalty Lowered – Slashdot AMERICAN IDOL: Top 12 Keepm Save You From Yourself now at iTunes Moving in the right direction – Winnipeg Sun