If you follow me on Twitter you might have gotten word that I cleaned out my blogroll over the weekend. Between two new huge jobs and my computer taking a dirt nap, it was the last thing on my mind. Luckily a few weekend hours on the couch and I sifted through 5,000 feeds to bring you some cool stuff to check out.

Take your time checking out these resources – there’s a lot of stuff to take in at once, I know. Grab a few beers and open the notepad, and I promise you’ll have an information hangover when you’re done!

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I got word that Mog.com relaunched over the weekend; here is their official press release regarding their new features and direction.

Official Mog PR:

I think you’ll agree, our new home page (http://mog.com) is now your primary destination for staying on top of what’s going on in music.

To create this page, we hand curate over 5000 blog posts a week that flow through our network, to give you the best singular page online for music lovers.

The list of new features and site improvements are endless. The design and user interface have been completely revamped allowing MOG to reclaim the online music crown as its rightful owners!! : )

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As someone who is heavily involved in the digital music realm, one of the things that becomes a challenge is staying on top over everything – between the 40-50 hours per week working on almost every aspect of the web, from coding and technical issues, writing and editing, doing research, setting up schedules and budgets, emailing, chatting on IM, wasting time on Facebook, and maybe getting to my 300+ subscription blogroll, there’s a ton of information out there for one to consume and digest.

It’s really too much for one person to take all that and somehow teach a village before that info becomes obsolete.

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As usual, I’m getting drunk on blogs and sharing the digital music and online marketing world’s recent greatest hits.

Problogger discusses finding bloggers on the top social media sites. It’s important to network with bloggers who regularly use these sites because they play an integral role in getting your site picked up and blogged about. They also are heavily engaged in these communities and are constantly looking for content to submit to these networks or add to their own blog’s content.

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Jed Carlson takes a look at his very own ReverbnNation’s “Fan Funnel” and a closer look into their“Band Equity” score via Music Think Tank. A very adult and business oriented tool that takes marketing principals many bands don’t think about (how to build and nurture your email lists, track conversion data) and offer it in a user-friendly way.

Last.Fm is now offering royalties to Indy bands for streaming content. While it’s probably won’t make you a zillionare, it’s still nice to know you are being compensated for streaming your work. Many similar opportunities will pop up over the next few years for independent artists to reap their own streaming radio royalties, and one day they might all add up to bring an additional revenue stream to your work.

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Seems I can’t handle my blogroll like I used to, and needed a day to recoup. Here’s the rest of news and tips from my overstuffed blog reader:

If you’re not reading Bob Lefsetz “Lefstz Letter”, then pack your bags, go home and get a day job, ’cause you wont make it. Bob’s words are a priceless insight into what the hell is really going on. Some of his recent ramblings that stuck out are his views on measuring your successes, defining success based on your initial album sales, and why Pixar has hit 9 home runs in a row.

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Geez, it’s been a crazy couple of weeks. I tend to work hard and also play hard, and was out of town for a couple of days to catch Pearl Jam once in Camden and TWICE in New York City at Madison Square Garden.

Seeing them live again just reinforced how badass they are and how much I adore them. They are masters at getting the crowd involved and excited, and every band looking to establish a connection with their fans needs to see them to experience this first hand.

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