Once again Bob Lefsetz rubs salt into established music business’ wounds. In his letter from July 6th he talks about the rules for musicians, new and old music businesses today. You definitely have to read it.
I’ve never thought MTV or VIVA could perceive excellent music even if they had it right under their nose. But hey, I’m surprised, Amycanbe is played on both channels with their video “Everywhere”…
Catself is busy working on her album. I talked to her last week to hear how album production is progressing. She tells us who will work with her on the album, about her support of Talentcast team and her further plans …
I’ve discovered Phil Lomac on SellaBand quite a while ago. Now we’ve managed to get our interview done. And I’m happy about that … because his music is really worth supporting. So don’t let him down with his music project … he really deserves to get our support …
Unbuttoned heart had some momentum on SellaBand over the last weeks. Some believers are strongly supporting them. I talked to David Spiegler about their expectations and experiences on SellaBand and how they involve their fans in funding their album…
After a while of silence here on 50K MUSIC I wanted to reappear with some new videos I discovered lately. Some of them are little bit older, some are quite commercial, not really indie … but, I like them. First are Bombay Bicycle Club “Dust On The Ground” … I like the voice of their
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Enjoy Alex Highton performing live his latest single release “Village Life”…
Jurjen, a friend since the time when SellaBand had its better days, has sent me over a review about a Spanish fan-funding platform. And here it comes … In the summer of 2010 I joined AUAMUSIC.COM as a fan…
It’s been a while since Fleur’s last write-up. So I asked her to update us about the album production. And here it is: Last time I wrote for 50K MAG, I wrote about how making an album seems to take forever and can drive you totally mad while you wait for it to take shape …
Former Second Person singer Julia Johnson has released her debut solo album “I Am Not The Night”. After Second Person announced their split a few months ago it is the first sign of life of the band members. You can buy the album on iTunes and maybe want to download the digital booklet from Julia’s
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They are among my favourites for a while already. Dutch Folk-Pop band The Black Atlantic is touring Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Poland and Germany. Check the schedule…
Alex Highton’s label The Local has announced the release of his debut single „Village Life/You Left Me In No Doubt“ on May 23rd. After his USA and SXSW adventure he’s going to hit the road in May to promote the single. Gigs are planned in Liverpool on May 19th (at 33-45) and May 20th (at
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Latest edition of TalentCast’s radio show is on air now. Johan is struggling with the Finnish Ä and Y sounds while making the programme. So you already know that one Finnish band is featured in the new TalentCast programme … There is also music from Poland, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany… and not only. Don’t miss
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I know I promised to publish a Weekly Radar every week … but it turned out to be a little bit difficult to find the time every week. I will write it as regularly as possible. First I’d like to introduce PickTheBand.com to you, a so called fan run label. Sponsored by a big headphone
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Here’s another video mixtape from 50K MUSIC. First a great video from Amycanbe … I love this video … spread the word! Get a taste of Mount Fabric playing “Sarah and the Multiverse” live … Btw, their new EP “Secretly an Astronaut” is out now and you can download it on Hairy Wolves Bandcamp Site
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A while ago the guys of Sandbox Theory tried to breathe life into SellaBand community with some new ideas when they finally returned to raise funds on the platform. I guess the community was to dead to rise from it again. It’s become a little silent around the guys but they still want to raise 6,000 EUR with the support of the believers. I talked to Steve Maher what they wanted when they returned to SellaBand and what they have in mind now:
Alex Highton has just returned from his US trip. I talked to him about this adventure and his experiences…
50K MUSIC: You just came back from your US trip. You travelled New York, Austin and Los Angeles. Please tell us some details … first about New York …
Finally it’s done! Issue #16 of 50K MUSIC MAG is out after a long period of silence. Enjoy reading about Alex Highton, The Subways, Cornershop and a lot more. Also I have included the two interviews with fan-funding platform founders Benji Rogers (Pledgemusic) and Peter Sorgenfrei (Crowdbands).
Started a few weeks ago I’d like to continue the Weekly Radar and keep on publishing it in the future. Artists: Gruff Rhys … Drownedinsound.com did a fine interview with him. BOA … were featured in several music magazines and blogs: French YIN Magazine, Dutch Hunting Ensemble, … hopefully more in the future. Music Think
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BOA have released their single “Push” and get D-rotation on Swedish radio station P3. They will be gigging tomorrow at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg. I really like their refreshing Pop and hope they’ll get the attention they deserve.
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