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Behind the Mic: Beyond Basic Band Merch
posted: August 25, 2010
No matter whose merch table you visit, chances are you will find t-shirts and CDs on display. They are both great promotional items and relatively inexpensive to mass produce. But music is a business, after…
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GuacaMusic: Reggaetoneros!
posted: August 25, 2010
You’ve listened to it, you’ve even danced to it (or attempted to), but do you really know how to sing reggaeton? And most importantly, do you know what those lyrics mean? From Daddy Yankee to Don…
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Tricks of The Trade: What Small Venues Are Doing To Bolster Ticket Sales
posted: August 24, 2010
Like larger venues, clubs are trying to sell tickets to financially strapped fans by deploying social media, dangling discounts and free goodies and even sleeping with the enemy: neighboring rock clubs! “Venues are forced to…
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Q&A With Mike Herrera Of MxPx
posted: August 24, 2010
Most people have trouble keeping up with one or two musical projects at a time. Try being the frontman for upwards of four bands in addition to a solo project. Mike Herrera, bassist and lead…
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Rock 'n' Roll Call: Q&A with Motion City Soundtrack
posted: August 24, 2010
For pop-rockers Motion City Soundtrack, 2010 has been”and will continue to be”a busy and successful year. The band released their fourth album, My Dinosaur Life, in January and followed up with performances at Bamboozle and…
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Hip Hop Habit: Mike Mack & Harlem
posted: August 24, 2010
Mike Mack & Harlem. Say that name a couple times over in your head. Now look at the picture down on the right. If their blunting moniker and shady street side pose don’t scream rough…
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