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Top 10 Things to Expect from Limewire Shutdown
This guest post is by David Barrett, he's is the founder of Expensify. Attention people of the year 2000. At long last, and to no surprise to anyone, your beloved Limewire has been deemed illegal and shut down by the friendly folks at the RIAA. Don't panic, we've been through this before. Here are ten things ...
Spotify Inches Closer to U.S. with Cash in Hand
(UPDATED) I'd heard from sources that talks between Spotify and labels have been getting more serious recently after months of little movement, but not because they're suddenly loosening their licensing terms. Greg Sandoval of CNet says that the primary reason that the majors may be letting Spotify into the US is because they're being offered big ...
Brands Are the New DJ for Indie Artists
More and more, brands are partnering with indie musicians. In this video, indie artist AM and David Deal, VP of Marketing for Razorfish talk about how brands can partner with upcoming artists and how Razorfish works with AM. Deal thinks that brands are the new DJ for indie artists. Do you agree?
Fostering Communities That Support Creativity
This weekend, I had a chance to make a trip back home. Much of what I believe in doesn't exist there. When I tell people, some of which I've known for my whole life, that I write for a blog on the web and get paid for it, I am greeted with a blank stare. To ...
Pirate Bay Documentary Funded Through Kickstarter
The Pirate Bay documentary has received full funding through Kickstarter. They received $51,434 from 1737 backers, adding up to $29 per backer. With an initial goal of $25,000 to fund a professional editing staff and studio, the filmmaker behind the campaign exceeded all expectations by 104%. Over the course of one month, 400,000 visitors from more ...
6 Reasons Not to Quit Myspace
Yesterday, my Hypebot collegue Kyle Bylin celebrated the first anniversary of Andrew Dubber's Quit MySpace Day, even offering instructions for quitting. Blogger Steve Lawson agreed: ..."it's become almost exclusively the domain of spammers and blanket marketeers—musicians shouting at other musicians about gigs by bad bands on the wrong side of the world." Dubber even updated his call: “MySpace ...
Why Writing Well Will Help Your Music Career
One of the top qualities that recruiters look for in job candidates is good communication skills. This is no exception to the music industry. Mike Venti gives 7 reasons why communicating through good writing is important and can impact your music career. Besides creating songs, writing well is essential to contacting potential music reviewers, the press, ...
Always-On: How Technology is Biased Against Time
In the past, when you called someone and the person was not home, a voicemail greeted you. It said that they must be away from the house and will call you when they returned. Then, cell phones came along. When that person was not home and did not answer their cell phone, the message changed. Now ...
4 Services That Help Bands Make Money Online
Mashable writer Brenna Ehrlich has done a great job at outlining four services that can help unsigned bands make money online. Each of them have been profiled on Hypebot in the past. However, she has given a much more in-depth look at how these services work and who they have been working for. From music licensing ...
The Next Iteration of Interactive Music Videos
Andy Grammer has an interactive music video out. Users engage with the content and make decisions in real-time. Once selected, the course of the story switches. The scene changes are seamless. Even I watched it twice to see the different ways that it ended. While the music itself is less than compelling, the format gives a ...
