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Rhapsody America Relaunches Listen.com As Local Music Destination

Rhapsody America has relaunched Listen.com as a local music blog. Initial coverage via a hook-up with alternative newspaper chain Creative Loafing includes Chicago, L.A., New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/01/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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What If You Took A Poll Of Your Fans?

What would you learn if put a poll on the web or had someone with a clip board at shows and asked questions like: How old are you and where. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/24/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Bandcamp Offers Free Indie Download & Viral Tools

It never made sense to me: you beg fans to go to your site. then you send them off to iTunes or Amazon to buy your music. The distributor takes. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/17/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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MySpace Music Will Include Indies

UPDATED: Sources confirm that MySpace Music will include indie labels and artists that currently offer product via its apparent download provider Amazon MP3 when in launches this month.  No official. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/11/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Thumbplay Open Enables Indie Mobile Sales

Much of this week’s music news is coming from San Francisco and the CTIA mobile conference. Thumplay used the gathering to launch Thumplay Open which enables indie artists and labels. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/11/2008 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Amazon Offers Indies Free Download Distribution

UPDATED: Amazon’s CreateSpace Opens Free Direct Download Channel Amazon owned CreateSpace has added an MP3 distribution service that enables indie musicians and labels to sell downloads through Amazon MP3’s online. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/10/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Radar Connects Artists With Budget Video Producers

Videos are not just for MTV anymore.  With the growth of dozens of cable channels and thousands of online outlets, producing a music video is more important than ever. Videos. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/10/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Nominate Top Indie D.I.Y. Info Sites

There are an endless array of web sites and blogs that offer advice to independent and d.i.y. musicians. But which sites are really worth your time? Which are most useful. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (13)
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Finally, A Guide To The Music Press

Guide To The Music Press takes the archives and listings of the MusicPressReport.com and makes it available in downloadable book form for $19.95. Publicists, labels and musicians spend too much. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/02/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Top 5 Free Music Business eBooks

Welcome to Day 2 of the second slowest business week of the year.  Admit it, you’re not really working too hard this week. Summer is in its final days and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/26/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (8)
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