Green Day just released a new album and you can purchase tracks from the album in Rock Band. This game is now seen as a way to get your music to your fans. Indies have been shut out of this service, but that will come to an end very soon. Harmonix and MTV Games are ...…
WaTunes has announced that it will no longer charge artists for digital distribution to iTunes and other online retailers. The company hopes to generate revenue from ads on a new music social networking site. I’m not sure why company after company keeps going back to the free business model. Eventually if you don’t make money, ...…
I just found out about a new tool called Corner Stay Ads. This tool can sit in any corner of your website. You have access to tons of images to get people’s attention. Then when people put their mouse on that image you can do ANYTHING. Anything? Yes Anything. So here are some ideas I ...…
I am in the process of creating the website Marketing Musician where there will be tutorials for creating a band’s website, and harnessing the power of the Internet. I am looking 10 bands who will be my beta testers for the site. I’m not interested in creating a junky website, and I want to be ...…
While there may be times when you hate that the “buck stops here” with your band, and it seems like you have to do everything, that is a good thing. It means you are in control. Recently, Tim McGraw’s record labeled decided to put out another “Hits collection” when he has only put out one ...…
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Well its fall here in the US, and everyone around me is already getting sick. They are sneezing, they are vomiting, it is the official start of “Cold and flu season.” There is nothing worse than playing a gig when you are sick (I once played a gig where I was numb on cough syrup ...…
I was over at ww.judithowen.net and she has TONS of ways to entertain people on her website. She has videos, she has lyrics, she has music. The one thing that really caught me over and over was her “behind the song” kind of stories. These combined with her lyrics really had me tied into the ...…
Metallica is putting their new music on their website. I’m a Metallica fan. I was on board from Ride the Lightning and I peaked with the black album. I’ve listened to St. Anger three times. The snare drum gives me a headache. Not a Great First Impression So they release a song to the public ...…
One of the features we have on the Musicians Cooler Podcast is the “Tales From The Road.” Those lovely times when things didn’t go quite as planned. Well Peter Woolston not only has a story (which you will hear on a future podcast) but he has VIDEO. The great thing is he was in New ...…
