I’m still on the road, but I’ve had a few moments here and there to catch up with my e-mail. First of all, I want to say a huge “thank youâ€?? to everyone who has joined our spinme.com members area…
mea culpa!
If you’re one of the handful of people who just got a note from me addresses to "$firstname," I AM SO SORRY! This is what happens when I try to do work on vacation. 🙁 jt
in review, part 3 of 5
More flashbacks to our most popular posts from the past six months: Chris Anderson’s Long Tail gives working musicians an easy phrase to describe the phenomenon that supports so many back-catalog sales. Poor e-mail messages could be costing you at…
What happens during a teleclass?
Some folks have been asking me about what exactly happens during one of our spinme.com members teleclasses. Take a look at the schedule to see some of the topics we’ve scheduled for the next two months. Every class gets underway…
in review, part 2 of 5
I’m on the road, and GMail is unusually fritzy… so on with our look back at the year’s most talked-about posts. Here’s what was on the top of our minds in February: Given enough time, clubs can survive just fine…
changes at spinme.com
Over the holiday, you may have noticed us rolling out a set of upgrades here at spinme.com. I’ve been on the road, so I haven’t had a chance to personally bring you up to speed on what’s going on. First…
in review, part 1 of 5
I’m on the road this week, which means I don’t know when I’ll get to add any "live" blog posts. So, in the spirit of Jason Kottke’s "Last 100 Posts" series, I’m going to spend the next few days reviewing…
Slap-Happy in Philly
Blogging from the Philadelphia area today. Though I lived here for over 2/3 of my life, I don’t remember people slapping and pushing each other as much as they are at this particular Panera Bread location.
Feudin’, Cussin’, & Mailin’
I got a couple of interesting e-mails today. One from a band who added me to their list without asking, which contained some profanity. I grew up in a working class neighborhood adjacent to Philadelphia, so I can tolerate more…
404’s My Fault
…as you can see, we’re doing a little renovating. Some of the menu items might result in “file not found” for the next 24 hours, but they’re worth waiting for!!!
Catching Up with Tracy Bonham
Steve Safran, who normally covers the news business for Lost Remote, has a fun extracurricular Q&A with Tracy Bonham about returning to indie labels after leaving Island Records, and all the inherent changes in marketing, touring, and getting paid.
What Grokster Means for Independent Musicians
This is a troubling ruling. As we have discussed on our conference calls, file sharing has always been a threat to labels and a benefit to artists. Yes, as some folks will probably e-mail me later today, a file that…