Making People Take Their Shirts Off For You
The music industry makes a living exploiting various non-musical factors. So how can you take care of these things beyond the music? The answer comes down to image control and sincerity.
2009
Holiday STS9 Giveaway! Or That’s What I Call Quality Merch
Enter to win a pack of spectacular STS9 merchandise! This electronic jam band not only make great tunes, it also services fans with really great products.
Turn On The Fans. Part 1
Your success in sharing your music with the world and influencing others to produce good music requires making a run of sounds that will sell to people. So what do we do so that we can sell without “selling out”? The main thing – if it does not hurt the music or artistic intent, do it.
OK Go: YouTube Is The Main Medium For Videos Now, Not MTV
The Internet phenomenon and the masters of viral promotion, OK Go did it again – creating a weirdy video for the new single “WTF?” and uniting with Design Miami/ for a groundbreaking design performance.
Roots Of Indie Punk Rock: The Legacy Of Ian Curtis Of Joy Division
Despite Curtis’ life having ended at a young age, his complete uniqueness in style and musical delivery has been a source of inspiration for many bands until this day.
Gama Bomb: ‘Music Should Be Free’
Irish thrash act Gama Bomb, a stalwart amongst thrash’s revival, made third album Tales From the Grave In Space freely available to download through earache.com. The label has partnered with RapidShare, the largest file-hosting website.
