Kurt Cobain: Rewind To Fame, Family & Death

Don't ask me what came over me but I wanted to do this "rewind" on Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. Here are some YouTube videos on Kurt:Kurt on fame and press distortions:Kurt gets his butt kicked by a bouncer (around 2:15):Dave Grohl's first show (1990):Kurt, Courtney, Francis Bean family pictures w/Foo Fighters Miracle playing:NBC coverage of Kurt's death:Words to Kurt's suicide note:My favorite Nirvana song called Dumb (...I'm not like them...

Bands Need Twitter And Here Is Why

There seems to be a lot of debate on just how effective Twitter marketing compares to MySpace and Facebook for bands and businesses in general. Drum roll please....I have some results. According to this recent article, businesses are now including their Twitter accounts in their email marketing more than Facebook. In January 2009, Facebook held over a 2-to-1...

5 Band MySpace Tips To Make More From iTunes

***This article is geared towards bands but any label or blogger can use these same steps to make extra money selling music.*** Would you like to make more money promoting your music with the iTunes logo on your MySpace? Or how about any site? How about making money promoting ANYTHING on iTunes? Want to know how? Read below! If you're unfamiliar with affiliate...

Silversun Pickups On Letterman

My love for the Silversun Pickups is definitely not going unnoticed on this blog. Their song Panic Switch has been in my Top 5 Weekly Songs back-to-back and their album Swoon (Dangerbird Records -album of the year?) is played non-stop in my car and office. Swoon has sold 138,000 copies off the first single. Here is their recent performance on Letterman. ...

Billboards Top 200 Albums - July 29, 2009

Here are some select albums from this week's Billboard Top 200 charts plus the top debut albums: Demi Lovato Here We Go Again 108,000 (108,000)Kings Of Leon Only By The Night 39,000 (998,000)Rob Thomas Cradlesong 20,000 (207,000)Green Day 21st Century Breakdown 18,500 (705,000)All Time Low Nothing Personal 13,500 (95,500)Warped Tour Compilation...

Jonas Sees In Color - Why You Should Care

Jonas Sees In Color hails from North Carolina but why should you care? They just signed to Glassnote Records. Still don't care? You should. Daniel Glass runs the label.I'm a big fan of Daniel Glass and what he has done for this music industry in the last 20+ years. Glass started Glassnote Records waaaaaay back in 2007. In just 2 short years, he has brought...

Four Year Strong Interview - July 18, 2009

Interview: Four Year StrongDate: July 18th, 2009Venue: The Reverb, Toronto, OntarioConducted by: Brandon AllinBrandon Allin, pit reporter for The Daily Chorus, had an opportunity to chat with Boston quintet Four Year Strong before the Toronto stop of the Gig Life tour on July 18th, 2009. The band discussed their new 90s cover record Explains it All, their sudden...

Top 5 Weekly Songs

1. Raining & OK "Empty Handed" - This emotional piano song has sold over 1,600 singles in the last 2 weeks thanks to a 50-second clip on The Real World. This band has a ton of songs meant for radio, TV and the movies. This will be the start of many more to come. (Unsigned) 2. Phoenix "Lisztomania" - This band still hasn't sold over 100,000 records...

Undergrad Records TV - Label Unfolds Before Your Eyes

Patrick Owen takes his last financial aid check to start an indie record label called Undergrad Records (ballsy). His Undergrad Records TV episodes take you on his journey (from Day 1) of finding partners, sponsors and bands for his label. There are also recording and music business topics covered. Only 6 episodes are posted but there are already over 600,000 views and over 3,500 subscribers to his videos. Are you one of them? Also,...