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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Getting Featured • The Art Of DJing • Music Videos On A Budget

This week on MusicThinkTank.com we examine how you can get your music featured, explore the art of DJing, and share some tips for filming a high quality music video on a budget.

Guest Post on 07/25/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising agency, Amazon Kindle, Best of You, Dave Grohl, Facebook, Foo Fighters, London, music video, Sweden, YouTube

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Foo Fighters Invite Fan On Stage To Play Drums

If you read this blog regularly, you know that we're big believers in fan engagement; and let's face it, when it's done on a grand and public scale, it a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5 Seconds of Summer, Big Me, Dave Grohl, Drum kit, Everlong, Foo Fighters, music industry, Toronto, United States, YouTube

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#JEALOUS: This 17 Year Old Owns His Own Vinyl Record Label

17 year old high school junior Jarrett Koral founded Jett Plastic Recordings as a vinyl only label. This year for Record Store Day, he released a seven-inch by actor Macaulay Culkin’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, I Saw Her Standing There, London, music industry, New York City, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Tokyo, YouTube

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Record Store Day 2015 Stats: 628% Growth Over Previous Week, Top 50 Vinyl Sales Chart

Independent record store data compiled by BuzzAngle Music for Saturday's Record Store Day 2015 shows once again what a powerful sales and marketing platform this anual promotion has become. Key. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/20/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All Music, Associated Press, Austin, Compact disc, Foo Fighters, Get Behind Me Satan, Gramophone record, Record shop, Record Store Day, Texas, The White Stripes

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill Beats Music Trumps Spotify In Artist Payouts TIDAL Absorbs WiMP As Jay Z Takes Ownership Of Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aspiro, Foo Fighters, Glastonbury Festival, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, WiMP, YouTube

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Glastonbury Festival Responds To Anti-Kanye Petition

You know the music festival world is changing when Billy Joel is playing Bonnaroo and Paul McCartney is headlining Lollapalooza. So you'd think it would not be a surprise when. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Beck, Beyoncé Knowles, Emily Eavis, Foo Fighters, Glastonbury Festival, Jay-Z, Kanye West, south by southwest, Twitter, United Kingdom

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Top DJ Zane Lowe Exits BBC Radio 1 For New Apple iTunes Radio Service

What does top BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe leaving to work at iTunes Radio tell us about the new "formerly Beats" music service that Apple is launching this summer?

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BBC, BBC Radio 1, BBC Trust, Disc jockey, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Nick Grimshaw, Ofcom, Zane Lowe

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Dave Grohl Named Record Store Day Ambassador, Pens Ode To “The Power Of The Record Store”

Foo Fighter Dave Grohl has been named 2015's Record Store Day Ambassador, joining an elite group of predecessors including Jack White, Chuck D, Iggy Pop, and Ozzy Osbourne. Record Store Day. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alice Cooper, Average White Band, Chuck D, Consequence of Sound, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Ozzy Osbourne, Record Store Day

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6 Ways You Can Improve Your Band’s Image

Guest Post by Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog Like it or not, image is everything. While your music is the most important thing, the look and visual you project needs to line. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Courtney Love, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, iTunes, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana (band), Sundance Film Festival, Taylor Swift

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American Aquarium Asked Fans What They Thought Of Spotify – Here’s What They Said

Guest Post by BJ Barham My name is BJ Barham and I am the singer/songwriter for the Raleigh, NC band, American Aquarium. Recently, Bandsintown named us the hardest working band of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Alex Turner (musician), Alt-J, American Revolution, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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