Monthly Archives: February 2012
Spotify Launches Gapless Playback and Crossfading
Spotify announced today two major upgrades to its music streaming service: gapless playback and crossfading. So now all you deadheads and DJ kidz can get down with jammed out segues and smooth mixes the way they were meant to be … Continue reading
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Using Social Media as a Business Tool – Part 2
By Brian Weidy Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the chance to talk to a variety of bands and I used the opportunity to ask each of them the following question: How have you embraced the new forms of … Continue reading
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Bands, Brands and the Commercial Concept Album
By Chris Borchert Here’s an idea: I’m VP of Marketing for the Y—– Corporation and I want to make headlines with an advertising campaign. I have a boatload of cash, so I contact management for (insert Artist here) and propose … Continue reading
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Using Social Media as a Business Tool – Part 1
By Brian Weidy Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the chance to talk to a variety of bands and I used the opportunity to ask each of them the following question: How have you embraced the new forms of … Continue reading
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[Kickshuffle Exclusive] A Conversation with Vince Neilstein, Co-Editor-In-Chief of Metalsucks
Vince Neilstein is Co-Editor-In-Chief of the influential metal blog Metalsucks. Known for its snarky commentary, irreverent attitude, interviews, album reviews, and breaking news from the metal world, Metalsucks also offers sharp observations on how new media is changing the way … Continue reading
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Court OKs (For Now) Online Market for Buying and Selling Used Mp3s
Capitol Records has sued an online “modern day used record store,” ReDigi, for contributing to copyright infringement. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan ruled not to grant Capitol’s request and immediately shut down the site, but he thinks Capitol would win … Continue reading
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Point-Counterpoint: Is Spotify Good or Bad for Artists?
It’s Time We Stop Blaming Spotify! By Patrick Campolo The outcry from artists over the injustices of streaming music royalties, specifically with Spotify, has been a constant buzz in our ears. But these complaints are in large part unfounded, and … Continue reading
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[Kickshuffle Exclusive] BOOK REVIEW Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever
Will Hermes, Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever. New York: Faber & Faber, 2011. (and check out the book’s multimedia companion here!) By Scott Borchert New York City in the mid-1970s … Continue reading
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The End of Automated Ticket Scalping?
Is this the end of automated concert ticket scalping? That’s what the folks at AXS – a partnership between Mark Cuban, Ryan Seacrest, talent agency CAA, and ticketing giant AEG – will have you believe. AEG introduced the “Fair AXS” system … Continue reading
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Is Facebook’s Timeline Better For Music Marketing?
Does the introduction of Facebook’s Timeline open new possibilities for music marketing? Our friends over at Hypebot seem to think so. “Though most bands and many individual musicians are currently left out, marketing opportunities include offering fans band-focused Timeline Covers … Continue reading
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