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Why Music Won't Be Saved By Social Media By Wes Davenport - Hypebot.com Social media gurus/ninjas/mavens hail the power of social media to radically change a business. They write e-books, produce blog posts, and use their own networks to amplify that viewpoint. Let’s look at the bigger picture. I love social media, and I think it plays a role in any musician’s career. But that role has been grossly inflated. Social media doesn’t single-handedly: Negotiate licensing, publishing, or record deals Make your live performances better Enhance your studio recording sessions Plot out a tour Send out press pitches Assemble a strong financial plan Prepare you for unexpected growth Yes, it can give you leverage on these things. Yes, it can open doors in these areas. Yes, social media is an important piece to any artist’s career. Will social media alone be your saving grace? No. Read More: http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/02/why-your-band-wont-be-saved-by-social-media.html

YouTube Plays Now Factored Into Billboard Ranking, Helps Make "Harlem Shake" #1 By D.L. Chandler - Feb. 21, 2013 - Hip Hop Wired Billboard has teamed with consumer information company Nielsen and will now factor YouTube video plays when ranking songs on the "Hot 100" singles chart. Baauer's smash hit, “Harlem Shake,” has already benefited, landing at No. 1 on the aforementioned chart. A new venture was announced yesterday, revolutionizing how Billboard tracks the rise of hit songs in a variety of genres. Before the deal, Nielsen tracked digital sales, physical copies, radio airplay and other traditional means of media delivery. Now, Billboard will collect streaming data on all of YouTube's official music videos using Nielsen's information measurements. Essentially, a streaming video click on YouTube will be counted as a radio spin Additionally, user-generated videos that have official use of original music will also have their streams counted and factore...

Well, I just found out that this blog has been nominated again for the fourth year in a row  for a Rondo Award in the category of "Best Blog 2012." It's still listed as Monstermoviemusic on the ballot, and I'm sure we don't stand a mummy's chance in a sandstorm, but just in case you want to vote, you can go right  HERE!  Tell 'em Eegah!! sent you!!! Despite how cool this picture looks, if I had to watch all the movies I've written about again, "Project: Kill" would be way down at the bottom of the list for various reasons, number one being it's not a very good movie! "Project: Kill" was also released as "Total Control!" Somebody get over there and push the "Go" button so we can get this going and over with!                                                                           Roll it!!!...

Indie community welcomes Warner’s Parlophone acquisition Feb. 7, 2013 - From Complete Music Update Even though the remaining EMI assets have gone to another major label, the indie community – much of which opposed the sale of the EMI businesses to Sony and Universal – has generally welcomed today’s news that Warner Music is to acquire the Parlophone Label Group. Indie support for the deal is based on the principle that a stronger Warner will provide more competition for the two mega-majors – Sony and Universal. - See more at: http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/indie-community-welcomes-warners-parlophone-acquisition/#sthash.iyFrB8he.dpuf Read More: http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/indie-community-welcomes-warners-parlophone-acquisition/

It's Meteor Mayhem Monday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. It's a redo post from the past all about the first rocket jockeys who pioneered catching meteors, an idea that has never really caught on! Seriously, how in the Hell could anyone catch a meteor?! This flick played on fifties TV regularly, that's where I first saw it, filmed in Supercinecolor even though it was always broadcast in b/w back then... Kitty White sings the theme in this nice soundclip Eegah!! just sent over, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button over there by purple whatchamacallit, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula! Here's some audio from... RIDERS TO THE STARS! The sci-fi story's written by Curt (THE WOLFMAN) Siodmak. The military races to get a 'black box' with info retrieved from a flight into space. This is a cool looking scene where US agents are trying to aquire astronauts to chase meteors for their space program. Here's William ( MEN INTO SPACE ) Lundigan chang...

"The Devil Commands" is a freaky little picture! First off, there's no Devil in it, or even any reference to one, except in the title that I noticed! It's actually about a poor misguided man searching for a way to reunite himself with a deceased person he loves more than anything, who, in this case, just happens to be his wife! Boris Karloff is that man, a role he always plays so well! His name this go round is Dr. Julian Blair! Dr. Blair is experimenting with brain waves, and communication without speaking! One dark and dreary night his wife is accidently killed while she is sitting in a parked car waiting for him in the pouring rain! Dr. Blair is a wreck himself after that incident and horribly distraught! Firmly believing there is a path to the other side, Dr. Blair seeks solace with the local medium Mrs. Blanche Walters played by the Oscar Winning Anne (SCUDDA HOO! SCUDDA HAY!) Revere! I was going to make a joke that she was Paul Revere's wife, but then I fou...