Looks like Starbucks is moving closer to offering digital music downloads through their Hear Music program, allowing customers to load MP3s directly onto portable players, in addition to CD sales and on-the-spot CD burning: “A lot of our customers are…
Playing the subway: a hot new ticket
Well, well, well! It’s great to be back (it’s like my very own Saturday Night Live intro!). I’m excited to be back on board with the spinme.com site, and I hope you all can work with me so that Scott,…
Street Musicians Sponsored by Sony
To promote the soundtrack to Walk the Line, Sony is paying street musicians $80/day to play sets of Johnny Cash songs. My head asplode.
How To Break An Act
Abrasive-yet-insightful music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz knocked one of the park a few days back with his post, Breaking An Act. A must-read, even if half of it is just plain common sense.
Lou Pearlman Has Visited Glamour Shots
Not only does today’s news of a Pearlman-backed, American version of the esteemed BBC series Top of the Pops raise some eyebrows at Fark, but the story contains one of the most questionable headshots of a recording industry executive ever.…
Happy Birthday to Joe!
Originally uploaded by spinme. I wanted to wish Joe Happy Birthday today! He is very hardworking and loves what he does! Happy Birthday Joe! Love, Lori
There’s More Than One Kind Of Gig
Ahem. Check, one two…check… ::thump thump:: Hi. I’m Scott Andrew, singer-songwriter guy from Seattle, and as Joe already mentioned, I’ll be a guest blogger on spinme.com for the next few weeks. I’ve never been a “guest blogger” before, so this…
Meet Your Very Special Correspondents!
Because I want to make sure spinme.com remains one of your favorite places to get news, tips, and tools for your career as a working musician, I’ve recruited two familiar faces to help keep things moving around here. They’ll be…
Remaindered Links: January 21
New York Talent Agency Agrees to Refunds: Keywords: scam, showbiz
Remaindered Links: January 20
The ‘Song Doctor’ Is In: Keywords: production, songwriting Nellie McKay’s Ongoing ‘Head’-Ache: Keywords: business, music
Remaindered Links: January 18
gapingvoid: doc searls was wrong: Keywords: audience, sneezers, viral
There and Back
The only time I usually get to see MTV is at the gym, so I missed last night’s debut of Ashley Parker Angel’s new series, There and Back. The former O-Town singer’s trying to get a solo record made, he’s…