Artist Management Court Silicon Valley’s Entrepreneurs

An interesting article about Artist management and how they're searching for new platforms to promote.

Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga’s managers are looking for the next best thing.

They’re not looking for the next Bieber or Gaga— well, they’re looking for that too, but that’s not what I’m referring to here— they’re aggressively searching for the next great web platform.

See the interview here

Story by:
TechCrunch

Gun Horse Records

I'm excited to announce, (well pre-announce) that Gun Horse Records is to be live, well,... um, soon. At least the domain and temporary site is up. http://www.gunhorse.com

A little about my new to-be label:

Welcome to Gun Horse Records! We are small Northern California based, indie record label. In 2010, we have realized the shift in the music industry. The independent artist can make it without, big label bureaucracy, and red tape. Hopefully, that’s where we come in. It’s about the art of music and performance, not just a packaged product. The small label was started in the garage among the fog banks of the northern California coast. We cater to the independent artist, and the independent fan. We don't have much money, but we look good doin' what we're doin'.

Our mission:
Make music. Record. Send. Pay the rent. Sleep. Start over.

Is there an Apple in the cloud?

So, there are some I mean rumors in the air… Or, I should say, rumors in the ‘clouds’-- Apple, which might have more clout than the current record industry, (Which I guess is another debate.) May provide a streaming music service, or accompany iTunes, so your content to an Apple cloud. No details have been announced yet, however, this may make for an interesting topic in the next week’s Apple event in SF on the 27th.

So, your iTunes library could be in the cloud? ITunes could be subscription based? Is this competition to Rhapsody? To Pandora? Who knows? But Apple’s acquisition of Lala could play into this somehow. This shows how fast this industry is moving. This will be interesting to see when, or if it’s announced on the 27th.

Stay tuned.

~G

Article courtesy from Greg Sandoval's Media Maverick Blog on CNET

Apple-Lala

Lala.com is an online source for cheap music, and the ability to check out new music. You could buy an mp3 for 10¢, have it stored in you account, or purchase a song for 80¢. I’ve purchased and downloaded couple of albums, on sale for $3.99. What a deal! I’ve preferred purchasing music on Lala, rather than iTunes. It’s a sleek interface, reasonable prices, and I just liked how it worked... I suppose I wasn’t the only one that enjoys Lala.com, since it looks like Apple will acquire them.

There have been a couple digital music sites that have shut down recently; i.e. Spiral Frog, & Ruckus. Also, iLike is, and soon Imeem, will be with MySpace Music. Also, LastFM is now with CBS.

Now this isn’t to say these digital music sites are all a failure. There are a number of factors, and I believe the economy is a big part of it, not the model itself.

Pandora, Spotify, Grooveshark are still out there, and it’s going to be interesting to see how the Lala acquisition will shake out.

~G

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Article courtesy CNET / Media Maverick Blog

Ready for a new album? This one just came out?

Them Crooked Vultures planning second album? ...um, the new one just came out this week? But, *glee*

Them Crooked Vultures planning second album

Dave Grohl and co want it to be louder than their debut

Them Crooked Vultures have confirmed that they are to start work on their second album.

Despite their self-titled debut having only been released earlier this month, the three-piece say they are already thinking about its follow-up
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Article via: NME


The new album is growing on me, I really enjoy QOTSA, and the Songs for the Deaf album is one of my faves. So, just because I was excited for it's release. Homme, Grohl & John Paul Jones, c'mon! Talk about a rhythm section

Unfortunately, I missed them coming through town to the Fabulous Fox Theater in Oakland. So, I'm a loser... hopefully, next time!

~G

Pirate Cat Radio fights the feds

Help keep independent radio going... Pirate Cat Radio, is becoming quite the independent institution for local SF Bay Area music

Run entirely by volunteers and commercial free, Pirate Cat Radio is a low power, unlicensed community station that has been serving the Bay Area and beyond for the past thirteen years. However, its traditional frequency of 87.9 FM may go silent thanks to a hefty $10,000 fine from the FCC.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/culture/detail?entry_id=52075&tsp=1
Article from SFGate.com

Event
Pirate Cat Radio Benefit
“Let Your Voice Be Heard!”
FRI NOV 20

http://www.piratecatradio.com/wordpress/?p=15037

And the Google will rock...

This was inevitable; Google will rock.

Google will now add linkable items to buy and download music. So, when you search for Lady gaga, you'll have results to purchase the music. Pretty cool google-ites... Now I hope you make it affordable and competitive.

http://www.google.com/landing/music/