November 2009
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7 Tips to Prevent Van Theft on Tour
This could be your tour van after some scumbag rips you off.
It seems like there’s been a rash of band robberies lately. Kill Hannah, Poison the Well, Noah and the Whale, Valencia; maybe it’s just coincidence, maybe it’s the tough economy. Whatever it is, I thought I’d help my fellow musicians with some advice and tools on how to not get robbed on tour.
I remember going...
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Engage Your Fans on Online with YouTube Direct
Although Trent Reznor quit Twitter back in July, he returned briefly in October to share a link to some fan footage (like the video above) from the final Nine Inch Nails tour. The tour had an open filming policy, allowing users to take whatever photos and video they wanted. This resulted in a bevy of widely-viewed live footage, including NIN’s performance of The Downward Spiral in its...
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NEW MUSIC MONDAYS!!!
Surfer Blood - Swim
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How Important is Free Access to Music?
TechCrunch reported yesterday that Myspace may soon charge for streaming music. When the social networking site originally partnered with labels to provide free streaming content last year, it was heralded as a big step forward for the future of the music business. However, the royalties that Myspace pays for its free streaming capabilities are too significant, and with the site losing revenue,...
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Britney Lip Syncs, Some One Call Congress
Britney Spears is again making headlines after angry Australian fans walked out on a recent concert because she was lip syncing. Anyone that remotely pays attention to live music knows that lip syncing is a common practice with many pop stars. However, the interesting twist in this story is that some Australian lawmakers are calling for laws that would expose lip syncing, with Fair Trading...
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SLEIGH BELLS - A/B Machines
NEW MUSIC MONDAYS:...
Published!
I’ve condensed my article on social media and music PR into a downloadable PDF. You can download it here:
Social Media and Music PR PDF (Scribd)
and Here:
Social Media and Music PR PDF (Docstoc)
Please feel free download it for your personal use, and please share this link or the essay itself with anyone and everyone that may be interested. Thanks for reading!
Alex
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HOUSE OF FOOLS HAS A NEW BLOG!!!
houseoffools:
Hello fellow bloggers, blogees, blogistas and so on….. Jordan here. I am one of the new guys in House of Fools. I play bass. Jack is the other new guy. He plays drums. Abnormally short sentences aside, I would like to take a second to catch you all up on the happenings of House of Fools over the past several months. Like I said before, Jack...
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