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June 30, 2006

Happy Birthday, A2IM

That's right, July 4th marks the one year anniversary of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).  Among its none-too-shabby accomplishments, according to the press release, are:* A2IM challenged and redefined the perception that the indie sector comprises 18% of... Read More

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June 29, 2006

Artificial Buzz and Unsigned Artists

Stereoboard.com has an interesting article about record labels' use of viral and word-of-mouth marketing programs to generate artificial buzz through PR efforts, and what effects that has on unsigned artists trying to do so without a PR machine.The story specifically... Read More

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June 27, 2006

Blog Comment Spam Killa - Keystrokes

Blog comment spam sucks.  I got seriously sick of robots posting about various drug, p#rn, and texas holdem sites on GarageSpin...like a Maxim magazine gone bad.  After playing with a couple plugins this weekend, the comment spam has ended.If you... Read More

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June 17, 2006

Another Artist Goes Online

Tara Meddaugh, author and playwright, just launched her brand-spankin' new portfolio website to place samples of her work online. It was a fun project with a tight deadline; the goal was to get it up before the Last Frontier Theatre... Read More

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June 12, 2006

Build A Cheap PC Recording Studio

Adrian Anders at CreateDigitalMusic wrote a nice piece about building cheap PC home recording studios, and will follow that up with a series of low cost, DIY solutions to recording gear, software, etc.  Good stuff.... Read More

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June 09, 2006

Jupiter Recommends MySpace For Music Promotion

Ok folks, it's official as of May 29, 2006: Recommendations from friends are one of the most powerful ways people discover music (only below radio and music videos), according to a new Jupiter study, Music and Community: Low-Cost, Authentic Promotion.So go... Read More

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June 07, 2006

Holy Grail Quote: "I'm Not...Dead..."

So, it's been quite a while since I've posted, apologies.  But I've actually been quite busy preparing GarageSpin for some new features, which has involved the building of new pages for the site, drafting album artwork (yes, GarageSpin's first release!),... Read More

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