We have exclusive word straight from the folks at HP about what makes the upcoming Dr. Dre HP Envy laptop so freakin’ special. The most obvious difference is the all black matte casing with the glowing Dr. Dre “Beats” logo on the top…Yea. Hell Yea… but it doesn’t take a computer genius to see that [...]
To generate a return for your investors, you probably need 1,000,000 people to click their mouse three times. How hard can that be? In fact, every artist is just three clicks (times 100,000 or so people) away from financial independence.Here are the clicks:
Click one is the click that leads to discovery of a song or [...]
Data from Interpret via Silicon Alley Insider.
MySpace began rolling out new functionality today that allows users to sync their MySpace status updates with a Twitter feed. Any U.S. user can opt-in so that updates created on MySpace will appear on Twitter and posts to Twitter appear within their MySpace status & mood.
The system was created using open authentication technology OAuth which [...]
Why don’t we just turn over GM to the drivers. Hell, I’m in my car every day, I know how to run Chevrolet!
Or maybe cancer patients should draft the health care bill. Hell, they’ve been sick!
To let artists have the final say on file-sharing is like firing Derek Jeter and letting a fan play shortstop. [...]
Just what you always wanted…to control the New Boyz on your iPhone. Now you can with the new iJerkin’ iPhone app where you can take control of Ben J and Legacy during their hit song “You’re A Jerk” using four featured moves: “Jerkin,” “The Dip,” “Peter Pan,” and “The Reject.” Fans control the dance movements [...]
The new iTunes LP format appears destined for bigger screens.
How far is too far? Kurt Cobain sings Bon Jovi in Guitar Hero.
The steady decline of MySpace.
Singer Lily Allen complains about piracy and Muse’s Matt Bellamy responds.
Game sales and the age of gamers both slide.
Music from the major labels still dominates YouTube.
Unlike the rest of the [...]
Consistency: Your online profiles should all have the same look and feel as your main page and be linked to one another. Online profile pages are not a substitute for owning your own domain at yourbandname.com! The longer a fan spends on your pages, the stronger the connection to your music and career. Your standardized package [...]
If the travesty called the Grammy’s weren’t enough, here’s another reason to stop paying your RIAA dues.
Probably because stupid videos and all previous forms of mind control aimed at the under-age set don’t seem (surprise!) to be having an impact, the trade group has updated and upgraded it’s Music Rules! curriculum and free tools for [...]
