I’m not certain that the world needs a new music site but this one looks interesting as it is user-driven. Amazon and IMDb have teamed up to bring us SoundUnwound. A quick search of ‘Gang of Four’ brings perfunctory results but here’s where the tail can wag the dog - if I become a member [...]
New Music Hour from 94.7 and a locals-only HD channel
I was chatting with 94.7FM Program Director, Mark Hamilton, the other day about FM radio and how it used to be the place for everyone to discover new music. It’s no exaggeration to say that today music fans have many ways to hear the latest and [...]
Girl Talk live in Detroit. Photo - Christos/Detroitartist.org
On my other blog, Social Cache, I appear to have lit a fire over whether Girl Talk is a musician or merely a talented DJ who puts together amazing mashups. Have your say here.
British singer-songwriter Tallulah Rendall is doing the right thing - accepting that her fans are music downloaders and accommodating them. Rendall’s newest single, “Only You,” is to be released on “viral vinyl.” This means that anyone who attends her show at Bush Hall on August 6th receives the vinyl single wrapped in artwork, a short [...]
My Online Marketing Presentation About Radiohead from iaintait on Vimeo.
If every musician or music group could operate at this level, and every major record label could have had the brains and the courage to sign more bands like Radiohead, the industry would be huge and stable, unlike it is today.
It’s not often I come across a major musical artists’ web site and find that I can say to myself - “these guys got it right.” Today I visited John Mayers site and although I’m not a fan of his music the site is a great example of how to get the message across simply [...]