Blog Trackers Measure Band Buzz
So you read the Mediabase, Soundscan and even Big Champagne’s P2P numbers and think you know what’s going on the street? Recently you’ve even added checking how many new friends. Continue reading
Korn Sells Anothers Piece Of Their Soul
We’ve tried to be open minded but Korn and managers The Firm have gone too far. Creative thinking and dealing making usually excites us. After all ,the music industry is. Continue reading
Lets Give Away The Music
In yesterday’s newsletter music commentator Bob Lefsetz wrote: "…you’ve got to know where in the food chain to charge. It might be that the record labels are charging at the. Continue reading
The Big Takeover’s Critique Of Our Manifesto For Change In The Music Industry
Recently we published Hypebot’s Manifesto For Change In The Music Industry (read it here). The music magazine The Big Takeover and it’s online counterpart published a blow by blow critique. Continue reading
Prince, Dylan And Others Embrace Multi-Platform Promo Push
There is an increasing need for artists to promote new releases across multiple platforms in an era of increasingly fractured media. Digital Music News pointed to Prince whose new video. Continue reading
Plug Music Awards Celebrate Indies’ Best
From our pals at the ever cool Plug Music Awards: We know you are sitting at work looking for a good distraction and we over here at World¹s Fair have. Continue reading
Labels Hiring “Callers” To Influence Video Chart Positions
Did you ever wonder how the major labels are spending the extra dollars they have left over now that their not handing it over the table to indy promo guys. Continue reading
Barenaked Ladies Reject CDs & Downloads In Favor Of Unique USB Drive Only Release
From SeattlePI.com: "Rather than distribute via CD, DVD or download, the Barenaked Ladies are making their newest selection of songs, videos and exclusive material available on a USB flash drive.". Continue reading
Bruce Springsteen Hits The Big Screen
Bruce Springsteen and his team have always found smart yet classy ways of keeping the star in the spotlight and to monetize his fame and musical output. So it’s only. Continue reading
Hawthorne Heights Uses MySpace To Break Big
Interesting article from Wired Magazine on Vagrant Record’s Hawthorne Heights and their 230,000 member MySpace community: Who needs major labels, marketing, or airplay? A social networking site is getting more. Continue reading