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Discovering Musical Lineage
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BEST BAND. EVER. August 29, 2012. I recently read the excellent. How To Steal Like An Artist. By Austin Kleon. Kleon introduces, amongst a bunch of brilliant ideas, the concept of âcreative lineageâ. As an example, Iâve been loving-the-living-shit out of Jessie Wareâs debut. Jessie has previously collaborated with:. Jessie worked with three producers on. Lead singer of The Invisible. Worked with Anna Calvi, Matthew Herbert, We Fell To Earth. Aka Kid Harpoon, released on Young Turks. If youâre a fan...
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SXSW 2012: Well, that was a shitshow
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BEST BAND. EVER. March 19, 2012. SXSW 2012: Well, that was a shitshow. 1 Bear In Heaven. For the longest time, Nick Curran from You Can Be A Wesley. Has urged me to see Bear In Heaven. After seeing them twice in Austin, I now understand why. Endlessly catchy indie pop, replete with seriously smooth dance moves by singer John Philipot had the Tumblr/Barbarian party and SXSW Official Showcase moving in unison. Rumor has it HAIM. After about 2 hours aimlessly walking around, Downtown Austin gets old. Was th...
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Where to next for music bloggers?
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BEST BAND. EVER. April 08, 2012. Where to next for music bloggers? After reading a fantastic interview. With Drowned In Sound founder Sean Adams, in which he laments the âdeath of mp3 bloggingâ, it got me thinking: where to next for these one-time tastemakers? Bloggers were at one point, the backbone of music discovery. Hell, Pitchfork was once just a humble blog run by a high school grad in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With this, youâve a toxic combination for bloggers: their perceived value is severel...
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There is still so much left to build in music...
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BEST BAND. EVER. July 19, 2012. There is still so much left to build in music discovery, there is plenty of room for everyone to grow.". Mdash; Steven Phillips, Founder / CTO of We Are Hunted, Hypebot. Buzzbands and music tech. Follow @jamesaviaz. Designed by Artur Kim.
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Music as art; fans as patrons
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BEST BAND. EVER. October 24, 2012. Music as art; fans as patrons. Musicians moaning about paltry Spotify payments is nothing new (see: latest furore surrounding Grizzly Bear. Much of the discussion to this point has boiled down to sheer economics - âweâre not getting paid enough; this is not a substitute for salesâ. Baltimore indie rockers Lower Dens. Have similar gripes with streaming services:. Wonât use spotify. not for anything besides browsing. they offer musicians next to nothing. Hellip;relationsh...
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Solving the Obscurity Problem
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BEST BAND. EVER. September 03, 2012. Solving the Obscurity Problem. Current thinking suggests that being an independent artist âsucksâ - paltry payouts from streaming services, your music as a loss leader, decline of album sales, EVERYTHING. In a conversation between Arial Hyatt. The bespectacled marketing guru sees things through a far more optimistic lens. He believes this is the. Make lots of cool shit. Tell lots of people about it. Sounds easy, yes? WRONG Thereâs an undeniable art to effectivel...
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The trouble with having good taste in music
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BEST BAND. EVER. May 21, 2012. The trouble with having good taste in music. Itâs a good day in the history of the internets for my countrymen: Spotify just launched in Australia. Funnily, it was only last night that I tried explaining Spotify to my 15-year-old sister in Melbourne. The best I could manage:. Itâs like having all the songs in the world, but you donât need to download them! Note: She seemed excited. A quick Twitter search - and this tweet from Lexy Savvides. Lsquo;I love all kinds of music!
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BEST BAND. EVER. April 08, 2012. Where to next for music bloggers? After reading a fantastic interview. With Drowned In Sound founder Sean Adams, in which he laments the âdeath of mp3 bloggingâ, it got me thinking: where to next for these one-time tastemakers? Bloggers were at one point, the backbone of music discovery. Hell, Pitchfork was once just a humble blog run by a high school grad in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With this, youâve a toxic combination for bloggers: their perceived value is severel...
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Your fans could work for you (literally)
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BEST BAND. EVER. May 16, 2012. Your fans could work for you (literally). Of late, Iâve been devoting an inordinate amount of time looking at the digital presence of bands big and small - especially official sites. From Katy Perry. The litany of online offences grows longer with each click:. E-commerce as an afterthought. Impossibly hidden / nonexistent email signup. After an interview with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. It seems like the music business at large has completely lost interest in c...
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No Apple in Zuckerbro's garden
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BEST BAND. EVER. September 23, 2011. No Apple in Zuckerbroâs garden. WOW What a mind-blowing showcase by Facebook at their annual f8. Developerâs Conference. Two major releases have. Implications for music fans:. 1 âTimelineâ will replace your traditional profile to showcase all your content from THE FUCKING DAWN OF TIME. Yep, say hello to: photos of you pouting circa-. And a chilling reminder of your obsession with electroclash. Except, of course, the worldâs biggest retailer of music - iTunes. Iâ...
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