2 posts tagged ‘music industry’
Fender's new Tom Delonge Strat is out of this world, in more ways than one
Boing Boing,
Noted UFOlogist Tom Delonge recently rejoined his teenage pop-punk band, Blink-182, and to celebrate the occasion, Fender has released a new version of his old signature guitar, which became a bit of a coveted collectors item due to its reputation as a solid workhorse rock n' roll guitar. — Read the rest
Spotify's new royalty payment update hurts indie musicians even more than before
When you're a small independent musician on Spotify, the "1,000-play mark" is sort of a coveted moment for every new song you release. That's when your Spotify artist page starts showing how many actual streams you have—so breaking that 1,000-play mark on a song is sort of like a badge of honor. — Read the rest