Razor sharp example of cutting to the audio (Uptown Funk vid), and exemplar of the continuing insight of the Uses and Gratifications theory
Kidz Bop: 'It's not for everybody' https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/31/kidz-bop-american-preteen-pop-phenomenon?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger
Disappointing not to see Carcass on there, but my vote goes to Nocturnus' trailblazer The Key...
The latest twist in the analogue comeback, extreme metal label Earache are running a list of back catalogue albums - any that hit 500 pre-orders will be commissioned, burned and posted.
The audience as commissioner, the former audience...
http://teamrock.com/news/2017-03-14/earache-records-launch-on-demand-vinyl-service
A novel idea, the band book...
Thrash legends Testament (Burnt Offerings, Over the Wall, Souls of Black and many other classics that'll add a sonic boom to any day) are producing a band history which can only be ordered through their website, and comes with a personalised inscription.
Of course, there's a video from the lead singer, the venom vocalled Chuck Billy, to announce/flog the tome...
http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/03/10/testament-are-working-on-a-book-the-official-illustrated-history/
Korn blimey...
Fan club and VIP ticket packages for the upcoming tour will go on sale beginning March 7 at 10:00 a.m. local time at Korn.com; Citi cardmembers presale begins that same day at noon local time. For complete Citi pre-sale details visit: www.citiprivatepass.com. Live Nation presale starts on March 8 at 10:00 a.m. local, followed by a Spotify presale beginning March 9 at 10:00 a.m. local and a BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale starting March 9 at 10:00 a.m. local. All presales end March 9 at 10:00 p.m. local timing. Remaining tickets for all dates will go on sale to the general public on March 10 at 10:00 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.
Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-announces-the-serenity-of-summer-tour-with-stone-sour/#xbPFxReL5b723QpP.99
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-announces-the-serenity-of-summer-tour-with-stone-sour/
If you get on the right Spotify playlist, it could pay for your album. My friend Ian who runs How Does It Feel to Be Loved has a band call Haiku Salut – they were on a Spotify playlist and it made them a load of money. It’s different from just sending a record to NME. There’s no longer one source that has that single power those magazine had. That’s possibly a good thing, but I feel sorry for a lot of music writers who are expected to provide content for free.
Since posting this I keep seeing more and more references to the same point, the power of the Spotify playlist - as I write (5.4.18) Spotify has just launched on the stock market leading to more analysis of its role, power and future. Like Amazon, its in a race against time to establish such a huge market lead that it has huge power over labels when striking deals over payments/royalties.Another example of the infinite possibilities that exist for merchandising, and a novel way of making the audience feel a connection to the artist
http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/03/02/nine-inch-nails-make-dirt-now/
SBTV is a useful example of how new digital platforms are disrupting the established business practices of media industries:
When it came to underground artists, SBTV could play a crucial part in an artist’s trajectory. Instead of waiting to get signed by a label or for radio to create the hype, artists could put their freestyle on SBTV, get a manager and a million views on YouTube, then leverage that to get a record deal. In 2017 – with cases such as Stormzy or Boy Better Know – major label backing is no longer essential.
So, at first it gave a platform to underground artists who got zero airplay on mainstream radio, without which it has long been the case that commercial success is difficult to achieve.
Now, however, the revenue from YouTube views exceeds the likely income from record sales for such Indie artists as those featured on SBTV.
The channel itself, now with over 10,000 uploads (just take a moment to think about that - imagine doing 10,000 videos, vodcasts!!!), was also a pioneer of appointment viewing, a spin on linear TV's scheduling. Each week at 5pm subscribers would know a new episode in a series would be uploaded (regular podcasting applies the same strategy...).
10 years of SBTV: the YouTube channel that undercut the music industry https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/28/grime-10-years-sbtv-youtube-channel-music-industry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger
