Archive for June, 2010

100 Days of New SellaBand – Five Questions to Michael Bogatzki

Interview Music BusinessPublished June 25, 2010 at 22:07 2 Comments

In February this year Michael Bogatzki took over the job as the new SellaBand CEO. Since the New SellaBand has started he had to solve a number of problems. After his first 100 days it was time to ask him a few questions.

BOA on GP Scen Final

50K MUSIC Squad Artists NewsPublished June 24, 2010 at 22:25 No Comments

BOA made it to the final of GP (Göteborgs Posten) Scen on Järntorget in Gothenburg on August 14th.  It´s a contest for bands from Västra Götaland, the region around Gothenburg. Every band takes part with one song only. The first 8 songs went through to the final based on the listeners voted on internet. There
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Civilized Tears – Album Update

50K MUSIC Squad Artists NewsPublished June 23, 2010 at 22:01 No Comments

As many times before Tim Bennett reports about the progress of Civilized Tear’s album production: “Thank you for tuning in to the Civilized Tears update. It’s been a very busy last few weeks for Civilized Tears. Duncan (keyboards) and I have been having meetings with marketing consultants, radio pluggers and various music industry executives. We
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The Return of The Wha’s

Artists NewsPublished June 21, 2010 at 21:12 No Comments

It made me a little bit sad when I heard the news lately that The Nancy Wha have split up. You can imagine how happy I was when I noticed that they will continue to play their music as The Wha’s.  I asked Henrik, singer and guitarist of the band, for a short statement what
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The Tender Hooligans played live on 96.7FM

Artists NewsPublished June 18, 2010 at 21:27 No Comments

The Tender Hooligans were guests on 96.7FM last Sunday and played live there. Listen to the podcast (TTH are after 2/3 of the podcast if you want to skip the radio programme). It’s really worth it. The Tender Hooligans on MySpace

Tour Diaries of Pavlova and the Jandals

50K MUSIC Squad ArtistsPublished June 15, 2010 at 21:55 No Comments

Fleur Jack’s band Pavlova and the Jandals toured NZ in April and bass player Sims got some footage along the way and has been compiling the “Tour Diaries” – they are all around 2mins long and are little snipets of their adventures on the road. Here are the first three videos all with their own
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You’re My Music, You’re My Drug

Featured Artists InterviewPublished June 8, 2010 at 21:32 2 Comments

Everyone who is familiar with the artists of Dream Team and Wolfman’s Pack will sure know her already. Tula raises funds for two projects at the moment on AKA music and SellaBand with the strong support of her truest fans.

Read exclusive 50K MUSIC interview about where she comes from and where she wants to go.

My favourite albums: Shout Out Louds “Work”

Artists New AlbumsPublished June 6, 2010 at 22:10 1 Comment

The Shout Out Louds, a band I have not on my radar usually, brought out an album lately I can not stop listen to. “Work” is by far one of the best albums I have ever bought. I discovered the Shout Out Louds during my holidays in Austria when FM4 featured them just before their
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Listen to John C Fraser’s new album

Artists New AlbumsPublished June 6, 2010 at 01:08 No Comments

Until 10 a.m. tomorrow you shouldn’t miss to listen to John C Fraser’s new album. Check it out here. John raised the money to produce this album partly on SellaBand. He talked to 50K MUSIC lately after he reached his budget and is back on SellaBand to raise money for a special live DVD.

Epyllion CD Release Party

Artists On Stage with...Published June 3, 2010 at 22:35 No Comments

Epyllion released their album “Chance Encounters” a few weeks ago. I interviewed Eric St-Cyr lately and he talked about their further plans. And now it’s time to realise another part of them. Tomorrow night the Epyllion CD RELEASE PARTY will kick off.  Doors are at 9 – they’re on at 11. And there will be
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