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Press Email press@localcorrespodents.com for press inquiries. Booking If you are interested in booking a show, please contact one of the following people by email and send a link to your music online. We do not accept CDs at this time. Please do not contact us about booking at Rockwood Music Hall. We select the performers [...]
The Ultimate Link List: Jessi’s Bookmarks
UPDATED 3/18/2007 I freely admit that I am a bit obsessive when it comes to bookmarking useful sites. So my compulsion will now be put to good use thanks to del.icio.us, the social bookmarking site. I am posting a list of links here, that reference all sorts of things, from hacking your MySpace template to [...]
The Ultimate Link List: Jessi’s Bookmarks
UPDATED 3/18/2007 I freely admit that I am a bit obsessive when it comes to bookmarking useful sites. So my compulsion will now be put to good use thanks to del.icio.us, the social bookmarking site. I am posting a list of links here, that reference all sorts of things, from hacking your MySpace template to [...]
SellaBand: Your Fans become your Investors
SellaBand is one of those things that makes you think, “How could I not know about this!” I don’t know if it works, but the concept is BRILLIANT! Your fans become investors and contribute money, banking on a future return from you. When the artists reaches $50,000 they make a sweet, sweet album. 12 artists [...]
iSound: 11 Ways to Promote your Music through your Website
I continue to be a huge fan of the iSound newsletter/blog, which is full of real world tips for independent artists. This month’s article promises to be extremely useful. It focuses on 11 ways to maximize your promotion efforts through your band website. I’m sure these tips will apply to MySpace and other social networking [...]
iLike: New Artist Dashboard
I’ve written about iLike before. Firstly, because I enjoy iLike’s features as a music fan. Their partnership with GarageBand and FaceBook is brilliant. They’ve recently added a new feature called the Artist Dashboard. If you already have a GarageBand page, iLike automatically created a page for you on their site. You can search for your [...]
finetune: Find Music
finetune is a playlist site. You can type in an artist name and the site comes up with a playlist featuring that artist and similar artists. You can create your own playlist as well, and then embed it on your MySpace page. It also interacts with FaceBook. Overall, a pretty cool music playlist site.
Last.FM: The Campaign for Better Music
I’ve always liked Last.FM. It’s a music site much like iLike and Mog. It interacts with your music player and tracks what’s in your library and what you are listening to. Independent artists and labels may create their own pages. Today I heard that Last.FM is launching “The Campaign for Better Music.” From their “Now [...]
Eventful: Get Demanded!
Want me to play in your town? DEMAND me on Eventful. The concept is to let the fans help you determine where to tour. This is a really useful tool for independent artists. If there is enough demand in a given city, you can use your Eventful stats to get you into the right venue. [...]
ReverbNation: Widgets are Cool
No, signing up for a ReverbNation account will not make you famous, but they have really, really, REALLY COOL widgets. And ReverbNation has an app for FaceBook too. If you want fame and fortune, this may not be the place to focus your energies on. But if you want interactive, live updatingwidgets for your fans, [...]
