Lots of great stuff happening across our network this week: • Loren discovers that those “add a hotel” deals at travel sites can get you on some cheap flights. • The Internship Hub reveals sources for media and public relations…
More Collaboration: Songwriter Improv Night
Rhonda writes about a great way to hold yourself accountable to writing at least one new song every month — a songwriter improv night… Track these topics:
A Ninety Day Dash
Brent from the Music Marketing Cheat Sheet is putting the wolf at the door and challenging himself to grow his own band’s mailing list by 5,000 members. He intends to celebrate his achievement with a big show in a big…
How people really use the Web
A little something for your webmaster… Even if you don’t care to read through the entire text of Steve Krug’s excellent book on website usability Don’t Make Me Think!, you should at the very least read this one free sample…
Collaboration is Crucial for Musicians
Too many independent musicians lock themselves up mentally, afraid that if they share ideas “too soon” that they’ll either get stolen or that there won’t be any more good ideas where that came from. It’s a habit that all creative…
Indie band survival guide
I love this stuff: Beatnik Turtle’s indie band survival guide: We found, when we started out years ago, that there weren’t enough bands that shared what they’d learned. The information that we found useful was scattered in different magazines, books,…
You vs. Simon Cowell
If you think you have what it takes to become America’s next big superstar, I’m not about to suggest that you try out for American Idol. Instead, check out American Idol Underground, a website that provides an online community that…
Getting Airplay
John Richards of KEXP 90.3 FM in Seattle, a bellwether of the indie music movement, shares his thoughts on how to get radio airplay. ‘Nuff said.
Breaking news: we ARE sheep
Science confirms what we musicians know in our hearts, even if we don’t want to believe it: the social influence of peers affects your taste in music. Researchers at Columbia University observed that listeners who could see what music their…
A digital divide
I remember the days of record players. Then there were cassette tapes, and then CDs. And now, it seems, everything has gone digital. Has everyone gone digital, too? When you download songs off of the Internet, do you tend to…
Remaindered Links: February 19
Public smoking bans are good for business: Keywords: smoking
Remaindered Links: February 18
The Daily Show Takes On MySpace: Keywords: funny, myspace