From an upcoming interview with George Bush about his Book “Decision Points” MATT LAUER: You remember what he said? PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Yes, I do. He called me a racist. MATT LAUER: Well, what he said, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: That’s — “he’s a racist.” And I [...]
A big kudos to Hollerado for their buzz catching new music video for Americana. If you’re a regular reader of The New Rockstar Philosophy you’ll already know that Hollerado are no strangers to awesome ideas. They took their amazing battle of the bands winnings and have toured across the globe. Now, after releasing a brand [...]
This is what happens when people see you too much: Weezer.Yes even after the blog coverage we gave them earlier this fall, more has transpired. They released their clothing line with Hurley, invaded YouTube, and were generally everywhere. But all of that exposure has now created this : We will offer Weezer $10 million to [...]
At The New Rockstar Philosophy we’re big fans of Next Big Sound. Alex White and his team are building an essential tool for musicians who want to know more about their audience. If used correctly, Next Big Sound can help you understand where, how, and when your fans are coming to your music. And that’s [...]
Everybody’s favourite Mouthpiece, Kanye West, had a much publicized entrance into social media earlier this summer as he stormed onto Facebook to preform and Twitter to take over. Why would he be doing this? He’s got a new album of course. Did ya notice how long it took him to get onto twitter? That is [...]
I am a long time Weezer fan. From Blue Album to . . ahem. . Hurley (Weezer’s peculiarly titled new album) I will always support one of the first important bands in my life. So it is with a lot of love and good deal of humor I have watched Weezer make a career for themselves, and navigate [...]
Question: What does your 200 Facebook fans, 3000 myspace friends, and 20 last.fm plays mean? How can you quantify how your efforts on things like Facebook and YouTube? Are people listening to your music? Where are you getting the most plays? Are bloggers bloggin about your tracks? What does it all mean??? Well luckily for [...]
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Some statistics: Facebook has 350 million active users. More than 20 million people become fans of Pages each day. Your audience is on Facebook. With the help of the glitchy Facebook Insights you can identify where your fanbase is located and get creative with that info… Meaning plan a tour, release region specific content, etc,. [...]
The Importance of Your YouTube Video’s Still Frame
YouTube is the Google of Video. You can search almost anything on YouTube and get lost for hours or days. With an abundance of videos on the same topic, how does one video stand out above the rest? Like Google, the keywords and titles you use help people discover your YouTube video. Cleverly worded titles [...]