MEDIA AND MARKETING

Media and Marketing.

This comes from Ireland's siliconrepublic.com

"Pondering the new reality of the global music business, where a band could lose a record contract if it fails to be a top 20 success within a year, O’Grady is sanguine about the impact of the internet in making a viable future for artists and independent labels."

Read more of what Dave O'Grady (Irish music industry veteran) has to say about how this could affect the music industry.

[Resource http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single6796]

technorati tags:indie, independent, musician

METALLICA ON iTUNES

Metallica now on iTunes Music Store.

Read the full story here.

[Resource http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/8274/]

technorati tags:indie, independent, musician

IDOL ELLIOTT

I know this isn't exactly an 'indie' musician (and some would argue he's not even a musician) but it could be interesting to look at the 'reality' of a major touring artist through the eyes of an American 'Idol'.

So here's a bit of an interview and some Q and A with US Idol Elliott Yamin.

You know you want to read it! Click here (no-one's looking)

[Resource http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149189648839&path=!flair&s=1045855936229]

technorati tags:indie, independent, musician