366 posts tagged music2.0

IF NOT THE RECORD LABEL, WHO WILL HELP? Several comments to my recent Top 10 Issues Facing Music 2.0 post suggested that an 11th issue facing indie musicians was to find a Patron. Readers pointed to the lean years that musicians suffer and the need for financial backers to help get through them.

IF NOT THE RECORD LABEL, WHO WILL HELP? Several comments to my recent Top 10 Issues Facing Music 2.0 post suggested that an 11th issue facing indie musicians was to find a Patron. Readers pointed to the lean years that musicians suffer and the need for financial backers to help get through them.

I got an email a couple of days ago from Ruth. You may not think you know who Ruth is, but I bet you do really: she is in two of my favourite recent discoveries, The Moulettes and Modernaire. In fact, the only reason I know about Modernaire in the first place is because they appear on the Moulettes MySpace page.

When I'm not composing or touring or bandleading, I love watching technology obsolesce and re-emerge. Our gadgets rarely disappear entirely: through processes of fascination and fetishization, the trappings of dead or dying technologies are usually rescued and put to new (albeit sometimes entirely superficial and / or merely psychologically satisfying) uses.

*The Guardian: How is Apple changing DRM? Subscriptions rising? *Extending album art: What your favorite albums look like beyond the cover… Did no one mock up that one Sugar Ray album? [tobs] *Bloggers can feature Amazon MP3 tunes on their blogs now thanks to a widget.

Another day; another private beta invite. But unlike yesterday's that was gone in 10 minutes, this one is not limited except that only Hypebot readers and a few others know about it. Music Arsenal is a web based tool for artists and music business pros to manage their day to day business.

Another day; another private beta invite. But unlike yesterday's that was gone in 10 minutes, this one is not limited except that only Hypebot readers and a few others know about it. Music Arsenal is a web based tool for artists and music business pros to manage their day to day business.

Another day; another private beta invite. But unlike yesterday's that was gone in 10 minutes, this one is not limited except that only Hypebot readers and a few others know about it. Music Arsenal is a web based tool for artists and music business pros to manage their day to day business.

The Bandwidth Conference announced that Jonathan Poneman, co-founder of indie Sub Pop, will be a featured speaker at the conference to be held in San Francisco August 14-15. Poneman has been influential in the success of Nirvana, The Shins, The Postal Service, Soundgarden and others.

The Bandwidth Conference announced that Jonathan Poneman, co-founder of indie Sub Pop, will be a featured speaker at the conference to be held in San Francisco August 14-15. Poneman has been influential in the success of Nirvana, The Shins, The Postal Service, Soundgarden and others.