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News for the week of 10.30.06 - 11.05.06
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Nov 3, 2006
How to invest in a start up band
from the Anyone can be a record executive these days. dept.
There's no telling what a $10 investment in U2 in 1985 would be worth today, but a start-up Web site called Sellaband is offering music fans the chance to put their money behind artists they think can climb the charts. The Amsterdam-based company allows fans -- or what Sellaband calls "believers" -- to invest in unsigned acts in $10 increments. Once an act reaches $50,000, it is given access to a recording studio and professional production, songwriting and marketing expertise.
posted by al at 12:25:07 PM | More Music News »
Nov 2, 2006
Gnome News
from the And the rights of your gnomish freinds dept.
Some 79 garden gnomes snatched by a so-called gnome liberation group, were discovered along the banks of a stream in the central Limousin region, police said.
posted by al at 11:53:34 AM | More Know Your Rights »
Oct 31, 2006
Rock Ridge Music launches free music sharing site
from the Music wants to be free dept.
One song from eight different artists will be featured at any given time on the site; debut artists for the launch include: Redding , Tony Lucca, Five.Bolt.Main, Psychostick, Travis Mitchell Band, Blanco Diablo, The Accident Experiment, and Boy Hits Car. Music fans can sign up to receive email notification when the site offerings are changed. Initially, plans are in place to rotate available songs once a month, but more frequent content rotation is planned after the Christmas holidays so that folks can load up their brand new iPods.
Rock Ridge Free was created in an effort to assist in building artist careers. "We like to share tastes of the musical offerings from our talented artists, so that music fans can be exposed to them and decide for themselves if they like them,” say label principal Jason Spiewak. “They can be judge and jury on the artist’s success.” While the initial offerings will be from frontline label releases, Rock Ridge plans to open the service to their online marketing clients who wish to participate as well.
posted by tearaway at 09:50:13 PM | More Music News »
Deftones Add More Shows to Tour
from the Shooting Fish in a Barrel dept.
Their fall tour just got underway, but Deftones continue to add shows to their schedule as the rockers begin the push behind their soon-to-be-released album, "Saturday Night Wrist."
posted by labellamuerte at 09:48:37 PM | More Tour News »
Too old to rock, too young to coalesce into a protoplanetary obj
from the Rock 'n Science dept.
As the guitar power in the legendary British rock band Queen, Brian May conquered most of the planet -- and now he has his sights set on mastering the universe. The star musician, who wrote hits like "We Will Rock You", "The Show Must Go On" and "Flash", has switched his plectrum for a pen and co-authored a book with two leading British astronomers, telling the story of the big bang and how the universe has evolved since.
posted by al at 09:47:30 PM | More Band News »
Pixies Making A Comback
from the StuStudio dept.
The band hope to start rehearsing in January -- if only they can get Kim Deal to "come out of her house."
posted by labellamuerte at 09:23:18 AM | More Band News »
Oct 30, 2006
Hinder Adds More Dates To Tour
from the Hot Live Action dept.
Hinder, which just launched a new round of tour dates behind its 2005 debut album, has packed its itinerary through the end of the year.
