RSSAll Entries in the "Things We Like" Category

The Top 22 Players in Adult Rock for 2010: #17-#13

The Top 22 Players in Adult Rock for 2010: #17-#13

Our year-end recap of people and companies that broke records, innovated, moved AAA forward, or otherwise had a stellar 2010 continues as we count down from #17 to #13…

The Top 22 Players in Adult Rock for 2010: #22-#18

The Top 22 Players in Adult Rock for 2010: #22-#18

A year-end recap of people and companies that broke records, innovated, moved AAA forward, or otherwise had a stellar 2010. In part 1 of this post, we’ll count ‘em down from #22 to #18…

Best Black Friday Ever: Indie Record Stores Offer Exclusive Collectibles

Best Black Friday Ever: Indie Record Stores Offer Exclusive Collectibles

Mom and Pop Record Stores have come together to offer up Black Friday specials worth camping out for — including a full live album from Metallica and a U2 EP called Wide Awake in Europe

Does The Blues Have a PR Problem at Radio? Certainly Not on Madison Avenue.

Does The Blues Have a PR Problem at Radio? Certainly Not on Madison Avenue.

While getting The Blues played at radio can be a struggle, there certainly doesn’t seem to be a problem getting the genre placed on television. Does Madison Avenue know something that Radio doesn’t?

Taking Advantage of All The Digital Tools For Artists? Here’s a Tutorial

Taking Advantage of All The Digital Tools For Artists? Here’s a Tutorial

Veteran manager Peter Malkin flips on his webcam and rips through scores of tools and ideas for the digital music business. A must-watch for anyone trying to crack the code in the digital world…

Hitler Takes On The Tribune, Randy Michaels, and Lee Abrams Debacle

Hitler Takes On The Tribune, Randy Michaels, and Lee Abrams Debacle

There’s a popular internet meme featuring Adolph Hitler exploding after getting bad news. The latest episode: The Tribune Company. See the video Randy and Lee would probably love, here…

Marketing Do’s and Don’ts

Marketing Do’s and Don’ts

Old Spice manages to DOUBLE sales with a great TV and viral campaign. Discovery manages to keep Shark Week afloat. And Jamba Juice manages to blow it by being too clever…

What Spaghetti Sauce Has To Do With Pandora and Music Radio

What Spaghetti Sauce Has To Do With Pandora and Music Radio

An old speech from Malcolm Gladwell goes a long way toward explaining why Pandora is growing and music radio is not…

OK Go, Pandora, and NPR Music Take Home Webby Awards

OK Go, Pandora, and NPR Music Take Home Webby Awards

For 14 years the Webby Awards have celebrated the best of the web — contributions to society, innovation, design, and sometimes just plain fun. Take a look at some winners, then weep over how much your site fails…

Apple Teaches a Lesson in How to Sell Benefits, Not Features

Apple Teaches a Lesson in How to Sell Benefits, Not Features

Apple has introduced the smokin’ new iPhone 4, and in the demo video, they do a great job of walking the line between selling benefits to the average Joe, and highlighting the features to the average nerd…