Bandcamp vs. Spotify: Which is Better?

This one is a no-brainer for underground bands: bandcamp offers the best opportunity to create revenue by selling music and merch directly to your fans.  The fan profile feature also adds a social media aspect to the site, allowing users to browse each other’s collections and find new tunes.  And with 2020’s Bandcamp Fridays on… Continue reading Bandcamp vs. Spotify: Which is Better?

Toronto Rockers Pterodactyl Problems to Release Cover of Adele’s “Hello” on Spotify

Every now and then, there are unexpected gems in the inbox — like Pterodactyl Problems‘ upcoming cover of Adele’s “Hello,” to be released on Spotify this February 14th.  Hearing their powerful interpretation got me pulling up their 2019 debut album Esoteric Hobbies.  Van Halen-eque guitar riffs barrel full-force on the opener “Paresthesia,” with theatrical vocal interplay… Continue reading Toronto Rockers Pterodactyl Problems to Release Cover of Adele’s “Hello” on Spotify

Squeezing Out the Little Guy: How HR-1733 is Hurting Small Webcasters and What You Can Do to Help

Webcaster Bob "Knob" Marino in his element -- photo by Angela Rose Vartuli.

It doesn’t take a Pulitzer winner to see that media has changed since the advent of the internet. Publication mediums have shifted, advertising has increased on free services, and “click-bait” often rules over well-crafted or thoroughly vetted content.  On the positive side, the internet has allowed media companies to innovate how they deliver content to… Continue reading Squeezing Out the Little Guy: How HR-1733 is Hurting Small Webcasters and What You Can Do to Help