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I (kinda) helped write this book…

August 30, 2010 / Leave a Comment

When Henry Owings – the man behind Chunklet – put out a call for people to contribute to his latest book, The Indie Cred Test, I decided to pitch in. I was only able to pitch in a small amount due to the whole grad school thing, but Henry was really responsive to my teeny … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Blog Tagged: Chunklet, Henry Owings, Kickstarter, music, The Indie Cred Test

Kickstart my rock 'n' roll heart: Girlfriends

June 16, 2010 / Leave a Comment

I’m an unabashed fan of Kickstarter, a site where creative types pitch projects for friends, family and complete strangers to help fund. I’ve helped fund a few projects here and there, and the platform Kickstarter has on its hands manifests the same kind of inquisitive state that can lead to spending hours on the site. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Bandcamp, emo, Foals, Girlfriends, Jerry Joiner, Kickstarter, music, Oregon, Pop music, Portland, rock, Social network service, social networking

Everyone Everywhere and the future of free online music

April 21, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Ever since Radiohead released In Rainbows in a pay-what-you-want format, bands and record labels have sought out new ways to use the Internet to their advantage. Often times, this occurs in the form of PR agencies emailing bloggers links to “exclusive” MP3s, which then become recycled throughout the blogosphere. Then there are the Nine Inch … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Bandcamp, Beartrap PR, Chuck Daley, emo, Everyone Everywhere, Everyone Everywhere MP3 Blog Tour, In Rainbows, Kickstarter, music, Nine Inch Nails, Philadelphia, Radiohead, Tiny Engines

Kickstart My Rock 'N Roll Heart

August 5, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I got this in the mail today: To explain, I was one of 382 folks to back record label Polyvinyl in their hopes to store/salvage 10,000 records using Kickstarter. Kickstarter is a new funding organization that helps artists, organizations, and individuals fund their various projects. It’s basically like a social networking site that allows creative … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Aloha, America Is Just A Word: Post-Hardcore Emo and American Culture, Braid, Decibully, emo, Friction, Joan of Arc, Kickstarter, Maritime, music, Of Montreal, Polyvinyl, Rainer Maria, Saturday Looks Good To Me, social networking

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