CEO Ian Rogers Clarifies Topspin Story
Taking a break from a family vacation in Hawaii, Topspin CEO Ian Rogers wrote to object to my use of the word pivot (Sorry. Pivot just fit so well with. Continue reading
How To Feel Miserable As A Musician
I tell people who ask if they should pursue a career in music, "Not if you can imagine doing anything else." Though the chances of making a living as a. Continue reading
Topspin Pivots: Top Exec Leaves, SF Office Closes
(UPDATED) Big changes are afoot at Topspin as the direct to fan platform closes it's San Francisco office and loses one of it's top executives. VP of Sales Andrew Mains. Continue reading
Odd Future’s Adult Swim Show, Loiter Squad, Continues the Process of Mainstreaming Chaos
The announcement that Odd Future's show, "Loiter Squad", will appear in 2012 on the Cartoon Network confirmed last week that however difficult Odd Future seems, even they can be packaged. Continue reading
FREE Beta Invites: Serendip.me “The smartest music integration to Twitter that I’ve seen.”
It's FREE MUSIC TECH BETA INVITE WEEK on Hypebot with 1-3 startups sharing beta invites each day. First up is Serendip. This web app "offers the smartest music integration to. Continue reading
We Need Curators, Not Gatekeepers (or) Why You Should Stop Using Pandora
How do you discover new music? Michael Epstein used to listen to radio or watch MTV. Then, Pandora came along to help by analyzing what people already like. That’s great;. Continue reading
Greg Rollett’s “New Masters Of Online Marketing” Read Free Book Exerpt & Win A Copy!
(UPDATED) The following is an excerpt from The New Masters Of Online Marketing, co-written by Greg Rollett from Gen-Y Rock Stars and The ProductPros. You can pick up a copy. Continue reading
Beastie Boys Double Crowdsource Their New Poster
First the Beastie Boys turned to graphic design crowdsourcing site Creative Allies to design a post for their new single "Don't Play No Game That I Can’t Win (featuring Santigold)". Continue reading
Google Launches Magnifier Music Discovery Site
Google Music launched in beta four months ago as a rather unexciting music locker service. And with the launch of Facebook Music next week and iTunes Match in October, it. Continue reading
AM NEWS BRIEF: RIAA At It Again, BMG Buys Bug, X5 Grabs Sun Records, EMI, Bylin, Cull.tv & More
The RIAA is blasting Google (again) for not doing enough to protect copyrights. (RIAA) This from an organization who is trying to punish bloggers who are giving away music that. Continue reading
