Eddie Vedder Releases “My City of Ruins” To Help Haiti

Posted by on Jan 28, 2010 in Song of the Week | Comments

We all by know by the horrible earthquake that essentially leveled Haiti. But, within the devastation comes the outpouring of support from the music community.

There was of course the Hope for Haiti telethon, and a ton of acts, like Radiohead, that have put on special benefit gigs.

Well, here’s one that I wouldn’t have missed. It’s Eddie Vedder covering Bruce Springsteen’s “My City of Ruins”. Sales from the single will be benefiting Artists for Peace and Justice Haiti Relief.

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Changing How Musicians Connect With Bloggers and the Press Release 2.0

Posted by on Jan 27, 2010 in Marketing | Comments

It’s been a solid 3+ years as a blogger here at evolvor, and because of that I’ve earned a ton of experience not only in the content development side of things, but also in the PR department. As I’ve continued to grow as a respected mind in the ever evolving digital music landscape, I’ve noticed that many still approach sending out press releases in the same fashion that has been used for years. And that approach, in my mind, is rather stupid.

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Changing How Musicians Connect With Bloggers and the Press Release 2.0

Posted by on Jan 26, 2010 in Label 2.0 Updates | Comments

It’s been a solid 3+ years as a blogger here at evolvor, and because of that I’ve earned a ton of experience not only in the content development side of things, but also in the PR department. As I’ve continued to grow as a respected mind in the ever evolving digital music landscape, I’ve noticed that many still approach sending out press releases in the same fashion that has been used for years. And that approach, in my mind, is rather stupid.

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FourFour Hooks Up With ArtistData and Makes User’s Lives Easier

Posted by on Jan 20, 2010 in Design | Comments

FourFour, a newly launched platform developed exclusively for bands and musicians to build better websites for free, announced today a partnership with ArtistData that provides musicians with an easier way to keep their official site in sync with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other music-related sites.

Thousands of musicians have been using ArtistData to syndicate information across social networks and concert databases. Now, those musicians can use ArtistData to update their official site at the same time. Bands enter tour dates, news and blog posts into ArtistData and then, by running their site on FourFour, can have that information simultaneously published to their website. Bands can now update all of their sites in one place without having to enter the same information multiple times.

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Windows and ReverbNation Team Up Once Again to Provide Music Fans Free Music

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in Distribution | Comments

A few months back, you might recall the first time ReverbNation and Windows teamed up to promote free downloads. The campaign was a success for both parties – many bands got some serious exposure, ReverbNation and Windows got some ad love, and some acts got to put a few bucks in the bank (which they need to take whatever they can get at this point, especially if they are just starting out.)

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