1. You Don’t Have Fans: Sometimes, an artist uploads a video on his YouTube channel of him playing an acoustic version of one of his songs. That channel has two subscribers, the artist has 300 Likes on Facebook, and barely 100 Twitter followers. The artist then...
Rich Juzwiak wants to buy a song by Elle Varner — but can’t. Right now the single is only available on SoundCloud until some future date when, presumably, the full album will be released on iTunes, Amazon, etc. Rich is pissed. He thinks Elle is behaving according to an...
The final Chuck Brown album entitled "Beautiful Life", consisting of Chuck himself & The Chuck Brown Band, is scheduled to be released on August 19th. But pre-orders can be made now at Pledge Music! In late 2011, Chuck Brown began recording what is now his final...
The L!ssen Reunion that took place at the historical Howard Theatre is scheduled to be released as a full combination DVD and2 CD set this month on Tuesday, July 15th. The track listing consists of: Instrumental Intro (Band Entrance), Kwick Intro, Pusher Lover Girl, Tom Ford, Drunk...
[This post was written by guest contributor Dave Kusek of New Artist Model.] In the past, there was only one way to release an album. You spend months – or even years – writing and recording an album, you build up to the release date with a...
I’ve been hearing from a lot of bands who’ve had it with Facebook. These groups have spent years (and lots of money) using the platform to build a community of 1,000 or 10,000 or 50,000 Facebook followers. Now Facebook wants them to pay more money in order to...
“I’ve been teaching and researching marketing for a couple of decades,” says music marketing expert Bob Baker, “and there’s one thing I know with certainty: Most creative people are uncomfortable, confused or downright disdainful about marketing.“ In the video clip above, Bob shows you how...
As Spinal Tap reminds us, it’s a fine line between stupid and clever. This is particularly true in the world of popular music, where one bad move can kill an otherwise great tune. Here’s a list of ways to sabotage your next song during the writing or recording process...
Wisdome Speeks Band & Show CHECK OUT VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
The Go-G- Slide Song and video is a tribute to the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown, and features many of his friends, associates and bandmates, including: DJ Kool; Sugar Bear; Tony P; KK Brown; Kim Scott; Bryan Mills; Brad Clements; Greg Boyer; Sweet Cherie; Dave...
Marc Cary came up playing in go-go bands in DC during the 1980s, when he was a founding member of the Hi Integrity Band. He played alongside leading lights of the city, people like Iceberg Slim and Meshell Ndegeocello. Meanwhile, he showed amazing amounts of...
Marc Cary came up playing in go-go bands in DC during the 1980s, when he was a founding member of the Hi Integrity Band. He played alongside leading lights of the city, people like Iceberg Slim and Meshell Ndegeocello. Meanwhile, he showed amazing amounts of...
[caption id="attachment_90769" align="alignnone" width="536"] Former Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry attends the HBO documentary screening of The Nine Lives of Marion Barry at the HBO Theater on Aug. 6, 2009, in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images[/caption] In his new book, Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled six federal trademark registrations for the name of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name is “disparaging to Native Americans” and thus cannot be trademarked under federal law that prohibits the protection of offensive or disparaging...