Radiohead Hints At New Music Download Strategy
Radiohead is hinting on their web site that they may release some new music as single song downloads rather than wait for a full album cycle. Not only would the. Continue reading
Marketing At SXSW
Coolfer tipped us of to Trendcentral’s list of the Top 4 cool marketing campaigns at SXSW. Sadly, since it’s a music industry event, only one of the winners was music. Continue reading
What Can Artists Do To Cut Through Online Clutter? – A SXSW Report
The promise and power of the net for digital music distribution and marketing is not a new theme. But analyzing just what is and isn’t working is new; and SXSW. Continue reading
SXSW Reminds Critic That As Much As Things Change Music Promo Remains The Same
An interesting take on how the net is changing how we often discover new bands and the people behind the scenes from the NY Times’ critic at Kelefa Sanneh at. Continue reading
The New Cars Re-Launch With Smart Marketing
For someone who saw The Cars in Boston many times both before and after they became famous, it’s a little hard to imagine The New Cars without deceased singer Ben. Continue reading
Warners Grants Creative Commons Open License For Fort Minor
I followed a mention on BoingBoing that led to ccMixter where label Machine Shop/Warner Brothers has issued a Creative Commons license (think open for non-commercial use) that allows visitors to. Continue reading
Do Single Releases Hurt CD Sales? Do We Care?
One of the more discussed issues in the music industry right now is whether or not single sales in advance of the full CD release cannibalize for album sales or. Continue reading
Some My Space Tips From No Revolution
Great "how to" posting from the blog No Revolution on building an effective presence on MySpace using the band Vaeda as a positive example: 1. The overall look is clean. Continue reading
Victory Records Reaches New Highs…Or Is It Lows?
Indie Victory is known for its take no prisoners approach, but they may have reached new highs (or lows) recently with a message to their street team. Splashed across the. Continue reading
Remember The Jukebox?
When thinking about music promotion the good old fashioned jukebox seldom comes to mind. But the jukebox in new digital forms that allow for much larger song selections – and. Continue reading
