I was reading a Rolling Stone interview with Chris Martin as Coldplay were preparing to release “Vida La Vida or Death and All His Friends.” It was candid and informal which I really dig about some of the Rolling Stone interviews. Anyways, there was a point where Martin said Coldplay practiced everyday for 2 years [...]
You read that title right. Billboard the top of the top chart magazine/organization is ovah. . .Well not quite but soon it seems. You see BigChampagne, the massively successful media measurement company has turned their eyes to the music industry and has released the painfully titled ULTIMATE CHART!!!!! Kyle over at Hypebot has a great piece on the Ultimate Chart. Essentially [...]
You probably have heard about Pomplamoose, we’ve written about them before. They are one of the most succesful DIY bands on YouTube. They started putting up clever covers and in a short time developed an ever expanding covers fan base into fans of thier own songs. The interesting thing is that they don’t tour, and rarely [...]
Ocassionally I get shoved up the ass of the internet so far that I forget that the real world exists. Or rather, I lose a sense of what net trends have become discovered by the greater public and what are still very far from crossing over. MySpace is dead. Everyone knows that correct? You’re using [...]
Last month when ArtistData was gobbled up by Sonicbids there was more than a few sad faces at NRP offices. But Brenden from ArtistData assured us this was for the best. Sonicbids had more resources, could reach a bigger audience and bring a better product to the musical middle class as Sonicbids caters too. Well recently [...]
Selling Out or Selling Up?
It used to be all too easy for a band to be labeled a “sell out”. Partner with the wrong company, tour with the wrong act, wear the wrong clothes, or heaven forbid, license your music to an advertisement. Never mind that conventional advertising and music have worked together hand-in-hand since the birth of radio [...]