EventsWalmart Refuses to Sell Green Day’s Newest Album
Huffington Post: Walmart refuses to sell Green Day’s newest album… I wouldn’t want to sell it either, although, for different reasons. As my friend Brian pointed out, “They are more than happy to sell R-rated DVD’s, but they refuse to sell any CD’s with a Parental Advisory sticker?”
Twittering For Musicians
Twitter can be an extremely useful tool if you understand it’s benefits and know what you want to do with it. If you think it’s just a big status update tool, you’re mistaken. It’s a lot more powerful and it can help you achieve a lot. Especially if you’re a musician!
Seth Godin: Social Influence
With the power of influence beyond the scope of Billboard’s Top 40, where does it go from here? To us?
Power of Blogging
If you’re a solo artist or band/crew in the music world today, you should seriously consider creating a blog. There is no smarter and simpler way to market yourself in today’s music world. It doesn’t matter if you’re blog is about music or not, It just has to be interesting.
Trent Reznor Thoughts on Ticket Re-Sellers / Scalping
Trent Reznor recently posted about ticket scalping the ways he’s fighting it on the NIN forum. It’s definitely worth a read.
Ticketmaster Trying for a Monopoly?
Ticketmaster and Live Nation may merge to form the ultimate nemesis of concert-goers everywhere
95% of Music Downloads are Illegal: IFPI
I think the IFPI forgot to do another independent survey to assess how many people lie in surveys…
NPR: Steve Knopper
NPR’s Terry Gross interviews Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper about The Rise and Fall of the Music Industry.
Saul Williams: Smart
Saul Williams, poet and musician, writes an open letter to his fans and followers about the difference of selling out vs. “preaching to the converted”.
Viral Marketing
Viral Marketing comprises not only of coming up with a viral concept, but producing something of value. It’s easy to outdo Soulja Boy!
