Meanwhile John C Fraser started the funding for his third project – the Documentary Project. After the release of his debut album “The Odd One Out” he has constantly promoted his music. I talked to him about his projects and his further plans … 50K MUSIC: You’ve released your fan funded album “The Odd One
read more..
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…
Enjoy Alex Highton performing live his latest single release “Village Life”…
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
read more..
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
read more..
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
read more..
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.
It’s time again to talk about my current favourites here – not necesseraly fan-funders, but indies in the broadest sense. First my number one at the moment – Black Mountain. I’ve downloaded all their albums – legally of course. Here are two of their songs, but I could list many more…
A few weeks ago I digged a little deeper into Pledgemusic‘s portfolio and found some interesting projects to follow and pledge. One of these was the upcoming album of UK based alternative rockers The Subways. Billy Lunn (vocals, guitar) answered a few questions about their experience with Pledgemusic, involving fans in a new way and
read more..
BOA have announced to leave SellaBand lately. Sad news for all BOA fans not only on SellaBand I think. But there is hope. They’re working on their upcoming album and signed to Jämmerdosa, a Swedish netlabel which has just been founded by Rikard Jönsson. I talked to BOA’s Botond Bokor about their reasons to leave
read more..
Tim Bennett wrote down a few guidelines for indie artists – read carefully and maybe it will help you to get your music to the people.
Making an album always seams to take forever. I am rehearsing twice, sometimes three times a week with my band on my solo songs, getting ready to hit the studio and while it’s obvious we are making great progress, I can’t help but feel like i’m not moving fast enough! It’s that feeling of being
read more..
Independent Music got a huge boost with this year’s Grammy award for Best New Artist as unsigned artist Esperanza Spalding beat out the well-know artist Justin Bieber, as well as the high-profile artists Drake and Florence & the Machine. Living in Los Angeles, the home of the Grammy’s, I caught a story on one of
read more..
It’s been two weeks ago when Agnieszka Holm, better known as Catself, reached her funding goal on SellaBand. It took her almost two and a half years to raise 40,000 €. But finally her hard work has payed off. She found 849 true believers and a lot more fans on SellaBand I think. And she
read more..
His fans are impatiently awaiting his upcoming album. Cubworld financed the second album as well as his first one “Step Lightly Create Out Loud” with the support of his believers on SellaBand. I talked to him about his plans for 2011…
Listen to TalentCast
SellaBand
TalentCast website