Posts under Music News Category
Did You Notice? MTV Drops “Music Television” From It’s Logo
Posted on February 11, 2010 In: Art, Commentary, Music News
None of us can honestly be too surprised by this headline. I don’t have cable anymore, but if I did, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed the change. Aside from the VMAs & the recent telethon for Haiti, MTV hasn’t had any real music programming in years. The reality show-heavy network has finally realized this, and dropped the words “music… Read more »
iPhone App: Brooklyn To Babylon…Shinobi Ninja Attacks
Posted on February 7, 2010 In: Music News, New Releases
[tweetmeme source="IndieOn65" only_single=false] Back in November, we posted a video interview with Brooklyn, NY band, Shinobi Ninja. Well, the band has been busy making moves, and recently released an iPhone app that is “part cartoon video game, part music video, and part music/video player.” Using the band members’ likenesses as characters, this 8-bit video game rewards players with free music, videos, and… Read more »
Digital Music News: ‘Is DIY Suddenly DOA?’
Posted on February 5, 2010 In: Commentary, D.I.Y., Music News
[tweetmeme source="IndieOn65" only_single=false] In a similar post from December entitled, “You Really Can’t Do-It Yourself…By Yourself” I touched on an article which discussed how a successful do-it-yourself approach to music, entrepreneurship…basically anything you aspire to do on your own, actually requires building successful partnerships and relationships. This article posted on digitalmusicnews.com, expands upon this concept, as ReverbNation chief Michael Doernberg was quoted as saying, “…the truth is… Read more »
Indies Racked Up At The Grammys…But Numbers Are Down From 2009
Posted on February 3, 2010 In: Live Shows, Music Discovery, Music News
[tweetmeme source="IndieOn65" only_single=false] Hypebot reported that independent artists showed up and showed out at this year’s Grammy Awards winning 30 “Best Album” awards, not to mention the Album of Year Honor (yeah, I didn’t realize Taylor Swift was on an independent label either). Indie artists won a total 43 awards in various categories, but not surprisingly, the majors dominated the year’s biggest… Read more »
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Google’s Musicblogocide
Posted on February 15, 2010 In: Commentary, Music News
[tweetmeme source="IndieOn65" only_single=false] Although we here at IndieOn65 don’t consider ourselves full-time bloggers, our company obviously has a blog (as does every other company on the internet), which we use as an informational site. We pride ourselves on being able to put the spotlight on independent & upcoming artists of all genres, and valuable music news and tips for musicians…. Read more »