January 2010
1 post
100 Resources for DIY Musicians →
The following is an excerpt from the press release for the “100 Resources for DIY Musicians” brought to us by Gen Y Rockstars and Label 2.0.
2009 was a year of change for the music industry….
November 2009
4 posts
Interview: Erik Peterson of Plugola →
Morpheus Rising - Rock / Metal MP3s and Music... →
Plugola (The Indie Music Social Networking... →
Plugola (Social Music 2.0 Community) Interview -... →
October 2009
4 posts
Pal Sheldon - Folk / Rock MP3s and Music Videos →
Sounding like Tom Waits and Ryan Adams chatting under an umbrella in Byron Bay, Pal Sheldon is sure to enliven the Cupid or Plato in everyone
Losing Scarlet - Hard Rock / Rock MP3s and Music... →
Losing Scarlet is a hard rock / metal band from Northern Illinois. Their fan base is as diverse as there music. With fan ages running from pre-teen to empty nester, Losing Scarlet draws a very…
SEO Basics for Musicians →
This is a repost from the old Plugola Inc blog. Part 2 was supposed to come after this, but when I switch our blog to it’s own domain I forgot all about it. So, here’s Part 1 and I will add Part 2…
Plugola for ACANTHA - Progressive / Thrash Metal →
Acantha is a group of four dirty headbangers, hailing from western Canada with one common goal. That goal being to slay the asses of all headbangers while correcting the worlds misconception of what…
September 2009
2 posts
Audio Weapon - progressive / rock MP3s and Music... →
Audio Weapon has risen from the dark forests of the New Hampshire White Mountain. All through these years, never satisfied with playing others music, I took on the need of being the composer,…
Gidgets Ga Ga - Interview and Free Streaming MP3s →
August 2009
5 posts
Showcase for Plugola Artists →
Since the day musicians began to join PLUGOLA I have received many messages asking to be a ‘Featured Artist’. When we were developing the community, we decided it be best that ‘Featured Artists’ be…
Abyss >> Interview and Music →
Abyss is one of those types of musicians where he is talented across the board, dabbling in many aspects of creating music. In his own words, he’s a multi-instrumentalist, turntablist,…
Drop-Zone - Alternative / Rap - PLUGOLA →
New York City’s Premiere Indie Music Group, “Drop-Zone” of Zone Platinum Ent., Lead by Mr.Tac a.k.a. “Chocolate”. Known To Many As “The X-Men Of Music”
AltarEdge - Christian Rock / Metal - PLUGOLA →
AltarEdge is a christian rock/metal band from a small town in Idaho, that thanks GOD everyday for the opportunity to play music for others….in his name.
Francis Rodino - Light Rock / Adult Contemporary -... →
Francis Rodino, a native New Yorker in London, has an overall sound that’s a fusion of alternative and modern rock, full of strong radio friendly choruses and hooks.
Trent Reznor is Only Part Right →
In response to Trent Reznor’s thoughts on diy, music marketing. Including useful tips for indie musicians to market their own music.
July 2009
11 posts
ozone333 - Trance / Electro - PLUGOLA →
ozone333 is mostly instrumental upbeat electronic music that is played at raves, parties, dances, and events of all types!
Trent is Only Part Right →
Over the past few weeks I’ve been noticing a lot of talk among musician resource and/or tech blogs, about Trent Reznor’s thoughts for new/unknown artists to be heard and market their music. Of…
Nakedown - Rock - PLUGOLA →
NakeDown is a labor of love, and here to rock. A fusion of latin and alternative rock with a spice of almost everything else, their musical mix is edgy, energetic, and filled with haunting melodies.
L-Mo - Alternative / Funkcoustica - PLUGOLA →
L-Mo is a Alternative, Funkcoustica band hailing from Yorshire
HOTTBOXX - Hard Rock / Christian →
HottBoxx is a hard rock, christian band from Atlanta, Georgia
Val Halla - Rock / Americana - PLUGOLA →
Val Halla is a 24 year old rock/americana singer/songwriter, currently living in Nashville, TN
Using VIRB to Market Your Music →
Using VIRB to Market Your Music →
One of the most important parts of DIY music marketing is being sure anyone who likes your music knows where to get it, without having to search the Net. No one is going to purchase your music if…
MavRiKaoS - Electronic / Pop - PLUGOLA →
MavRiKaoS is a pop / electronic artist. Free mp3 streams
MoShang - Downtempo / World - PLUGOLA →
MoShang - South African singer out of Taiwan
June 2009
2 posts
Cool, New Updates to PLUGOLA →
New Updates to PLUGOLA →
Well, we’ve been working hard on a bunch of new updates for PLUGO.LA and we are finally finished; at least with this round of updates. This work went on WAY longer than scheduled, but we wanted to be…
May 2009
4 posts
Plugola Offers Digital Music Marketplace and... →
SoundOps - Online Mastering →
A friend of ours, Greg Rollett, recently sent me an email explaining a new project he’s involved in called, SoundOps. It’s online audio mastering and it seems like a good opportunity for any musician…
Smoke E. Digglera →
IMF (Chicago Punk Band) →
April 2009
3 posts
How Plugola's Download Codes Work →
How Plugola’s Download Codes Work →
In the last post, I mentioned how we’re trying a new promotional idea using Twitter, and that any PLUGOLA artists using our free promo feature should supply us with their download codes (obtained in…
Blog Moving... →
March 2009
1 post
SEO Basics for Musicians - Part 1 - Meta Data →
February 2009
2 posts
Indie Music Web 2.0 Platforms Compared →
How to plug your music on Twitter →
January 2009
1 post
'Plugging' and Sharing Your Favorites →
December 2008
2 posts
Registration Confirmation Emails →
Music Videos for the Indie Artist →
November 2008
7 posts
Offline Music Marketing (our coupon system) →
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Watch‘The Sleepers’ did their Halloween set as an early version of ‘Aerosmith’ and did a great job! They had the packed house going!
Giving Away Music for Free →
PLUGOLA Feedback Forum →
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WatchChicago band, BlackBox, perform their Halloween set, at Double Door-Chicago, as Michael Jackson. They did a great set and here is their version of MJ’s, “Smooth Criminal”.
Simple Tips for Succes: Start a Mailing List
artistshousemusic:
Hello loyal readers!
I’m going to start a weekly column geared towards providing simple yet detailed steps to help you with your musical, artistic, or entrepreneurial career. Although it is may seem impossible to 100% guarantee success, it is often the simple things that people tend to overlook that contribute to failure. It is my goal to help you avoid that!
If you have...
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WatchHalloween Bash @ Double Door-Chicago, where a handful of bands dressed-up and played their set as one of the music greats from the past. This video is of a rock/soul outfit called, “The Midnight Shows” doing their live set as Eddie Money! They were the winners that night, in my opinion.
October 2008
5 posts
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Distributing My Music: CDs or MP3s? →