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CD Or Not CD: They’re Clunky, Expensive And Obsolete. But Yes, You Still Need To Deal With Them

by Brett Milano / May 11

As we’ve all heard a million times by now, the CD is dead. If you want to sell music, all you’ve got to do is let your fans pay the price of their choice for a download. Read full post »

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Don't Go On The Boat: The Promotional Party

by Brett Milano / April 7

So you’ve just released your first CD (or record, or download, or piece of fancy cardboard). Great! Now you’ve got to make sure people know about it. Read full post »

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Tales From The Management Zone

by Brett Milano / March 9

So you think you know what it takes to manage a band? Then think of what you’d do in each of these situations. . . Read full post »

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Getting Signed: How To Get Your Demo Past The Intern

by Christine Jandreau / March 2

In my year as a record label intern, I listened to hundreds of demo CDs of bands from all over the world. Six years later, I can only remember a handful of them. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxcj, promoting-your-band, recording-your-band / 8 comments

Riders On The Storm: Making Backstage Demands Like A True Rock Star

by LadyRachel / January 26

I learned many things during my tenure working at a nightclub: what platform boots are good to wear when working the guestlist, what not to say to bouncers, how to tip your bartender, and how much money a touring DJ makes.  Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: playing-live, promoting-your-band / 16 comments

The Gig From Hell: What Happens When Everything Goes Wrong

by Matthew "Nord" Nordhaus / January 5

Often playing a gig is the most amazing experience or your life. Other times things go wrong. Sometimes things go very, very wrong.  Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: playing-live, promoting-your-band, dealing-with-bandmates / 17 comments

Adventures In Booking: A Guide To Getting A Show

by Jessica Smith / December 22, 2008

The hard part is over. You’ve gotten a band together and written some songs. Now you’re ready to play some shows but you don’t have the faintest idea of where to start. Follow these guidelines and you’ll be on your way to stardom in no time. Read full post »

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Talk Is Cheap, But So Are You: Advice On Stage Patter

by Steven Moy / December 15, 2008

Okay. So you've got the band together through want ads or social networking websites or maybe just recruiting random interesting-looking people you saw on the subway. You've written some songs, maybe learned some covers. Read full post »

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It Is Really Unlikely That Your Arm Will Suddenly Snap Off: Fear And Your First Show

by The Hellion / December 8, 2008

When I was a kid, I was scared of almost everything. I was what child psychologists might call a “highly imaginative child,” which is what a normal person would call... Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, start-a-band, promoting-your-band, playing-live / 22 comments

Getting Interviewed - How To Make Journalists Love You

by Veng / November 10, 2008

Alright you budding artists, you made it. People actually want to know who you are, what makes you tick and are clamoring for your answers. That’s right, it’s your first interview. But what are you going to say? Read full post »

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