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Industrial Revolution: Kickstarter Fatigue
posted: May 26, 2011
The artist funding platform Kickstarter is estimated to have injected $13 million into what is being called the new music economy over the span of the two years since the site’s launch. Kickstarter is based…
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Congrats To Buckeye Knoll From OurStage And Ernie Ball!
posted: May 20, 2011
Every good band begins with an interesting back-story, and for Buckeye Knoll, it all starts with Doug Streblow. The young songwriter took a “sabbatical from life” in the woods of California”what resulted was a book of…
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Industrial Revolution: Audio Files For Audiophiles
posted: May 19, 2011
Woah. Death came to two digital music pioneers within just a couple of days of each other. Max Matthews, widely considered the father of computerized music, died on April 21st. Two days later, the inventor…
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Industrial Revolution: First Mate Biden Takes On Pirates
posted: May 12, 2011
“Look, piracy is outright theft. People are out there blatantly stealing from Americans”stealing their ideas and robbing us of America’s creative energies. There’s no reason why we should treat intellectual property any different than tangible…
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Industrial Revolution: Revaluing Music
posted: May 5, 2011
Unlike some of the more desperate record company execs, indie artists today are not clinging to the fading music revenue models of the past. Instead of mourning the loss of record sales, these musicians are…
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Industrial Revolution: The Soundtrack Remains The Same
posted: April 27, 2011
Ah, the soundtrack. The personal heavy-rotation staple or the CD that’s keeping company with unlabeled mystery CD-Rs, the free magazine compilations or your friend’s band’s terrible demo”all filed somewhere after Misc. ˜Z’. You’d like to sell or…
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