By Ryan Van Etten on 04/18/2011
“In the corresponding rush to give today’s music fans what they want when they want it, the lines between stakeholders have become increasingly blurred. Even with business models evolving though, effective tools for music discovery, distribution, promotion, and curation remain an absolute necessity.” –Greg Nisbet Canadian Music Week 2011′s Mediazoic Panel about “how different parts [...]
Posted in Music, Music Flux | Tagged access vs. ownership, Alan Cross, artist-fan relationship, business, business model, Canadian music, change, CMW (Canadian Music Week), CMW 2011, content, context, curating music, data, digital valets, Greg Nisbet, Jake Gold, Jeremy Fisher, legal vs. illegal, Mediazoic, micropayments, monetization, music discovery, music industry, music value, MusicBiz, radio, Spotify, streaming, Terry McBride, tribes, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 04/13/2011
Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson performs in 2005. – Photo: Andrew Kendall. “If you haven’t got a scene you’ve gotta’ set your own scene” said Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson at 31:40 and “keep your ears peeled” for song ideas said drummer Nick Hodgson at 51:00 during their interview below with Steve Lamacq on BBC [...]
Posted in Discussion, Interviews, Music, Music Flux | Tagged Andrew Kendall, BBC Music, British music scene, history, indie rock, Kaiser Chiefs, music industry, MusicBiz, Nick Hodgson, photos, post-punk revival, Ricky Wilson, rock/pop, Steve Lamacq, tips, UK, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 02/16/2011
Usually when you see the words ‘greatest hits’ you get scared, right? You crunch up in a ball and think why, why, why? Don’t worry—it’s not what you think! With every new article I try to outdo myself and with that in mind I wanted to come up with something strong to follow my 2010 [...]
Posted in Editor Notes, Music, Narrative | Tagged acoustic rock, greatest hits, indie, It's The Heat, lyrics, most popular articles, music video, punk, rock music, Ryan Van Etten, song, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 02/15/2011
GigsWiz officially launches in the U.S. today. Members of the team will be sharing detail about the service with an announcement at NMS in Los Angeles today. Last week I had the chance to talk on Skype with Joonas Pekkanen, one of the three co-founders. GigsWiz is a ticket promotion service that aims to solve [...]
Posted in Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged David Hazan, event promotion, Facebook, GigsWiz, Helsinki, Joonas Pekkanen, Juuso Vermasheinä, Kai Lemmetty, launch, Live Nation, music startup, New Music Seminar, NMS LA 2011, promotion, social media, ticketing, Ticketmaster, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/31/2010
2010′s hugest live-music media—in 10 photos and 10 videos. Includes M.I.A., Muse, DJ Shadow, Orbital, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Dirty Pretty Things, Paramore, Sharon Van Etten, Atari Teenage Riot, Sleigh Bells, Sparks The Rescue, The All-American Rejects, Die Antwoord, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Alkaline Trio. 10 photos and 10 videos.
Posted in Music, Photo Journal | Tagged 2010 year in review, 2010-2011 blizzard series, Academy Music Group, Alessio Michelini, Alkaline Trio, Arcade Fire, art punk, arts, Atari Teenage Riot, bands, best of, best of 2010, big media, Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2010, Coachella, Coachella 2010, cool hair, Dallas, Dance, dance music, dance pop, dance punk, dancing, Deadmau5, Die Antwoord, DJ Shadow, Dublin, Emily Haines, enter the ninja, Exit Festival, Exit Festival 2010, Fake Blood, fashion, festival, Glastonbury, Glastonbury 2010, Godiva Festival, Godiva Festival 2010, Hamburg, Hayley Williams, HD videos, hip hop, Houston, indie, live music, London, Los Angeles, M.I.A., manchester, Miami, multimedia, Muse, music photography, noise pop, NYC, O2 Arena, Orbital, Paramore, performers, performing, photojournalism, photos, pop-punk, punk, rap, rock/pop, Serbia, Sharon Van Etten, singers, Sleigh Bells, Smashing Pumpkins, Sparks The Rescue, SXSW, SXSW 2010, Texas music scene, The All-American Rejects, The Black Keys, the real shit, The xx, Tiffany Page, top 10, Tyson Ritter, UK, UMF (Ultra Music Festival), UMF 2010, usa, Vans Warped Tour, Vans Warped Tour 2010, video, videojournalism, Wembley Stadium, year in review |
![BandApp: Your Band, In Their Pocket [Launch]](http://img.virtualmusic.tv/logo/bandapp_150.png)
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/09/2010
UK startup BandApp is hell-bent on becoming the indie mobile replacement for MySpace and record labels. Similar in concept to Sound Around (now part of ReverbNation) or MobBase, BandApp’s monthly service gives musicians a platform to create and manage their own iPhone apps. But BandApp is taking a different approach in that they’re sidelining the [...]
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged A (band), Adam Perry (The Yin), app services, app stores, bandapp, Daniel Carter, DIY, indie, industry news, interaction, iPhone, iTunes, launch, mobile, mobile music, music startup, shareability, social media, social music, startup story, startups, The Blackout, The Bloodhound Gang, unsigned bands, video, We Are The Ocean, Zebrahead |
