1. Press Your Cremated Ashes into a Vinyl Record

    http://news.discovery.com/tech/press-your-cremated-ashes-into-a-vinyl-record.html

    Hell yes! Hell yes. HELL YES. Nothing more really needs to be said. Better yet, press the cremated ashes of your enemies into a vinyl copy of YOUR NEXT ALBUM. That’s how you win a fucking battle.

  2. Hustle Simmons | Advice for Artists

    http://getfreshkid.com/wordpress/2010/09/21/hustle-simmons-advice-for-artists/

    Short, blunt and awesome. Hustle Simmons is a name you should already know if you’re a regular Audible Hype reader.

  3. Fan Acquisition 101: The Best Places to Build Your Mailing List

    http://blog.fanbridge.com/fan-acquisition-what-are-the-3-best-place-and-or-ways-to-get-more-fans-onto-your-email-list-what-is-the-best-incentive-to-give-them-to-join

    This was excellent! A roundup from multiple professionals getting their answers to “What are the 3 best places to acquire new fans?” Lots of brainfood here.

  4. The End of Music as a Loss Leader

    http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/the-end-and-beginning-of-music-as-a-loss-leader.html

    Another great piece from Mr. Bylin, reflecting on Best Buy’s recent announcement that they’re radically reducing the floor space they devote to physical media. (Which was a long, long time overdue.)

  5. Albums Are Dead (Except in Hip Hop)

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/09/16/129911235/albums-are-dead-except-in-hip-hop

    More interesting music biz coverage from NPR. Hopefully this trend continues — they’ve been on it all summer long.

  6. The Ghost of Jay Electronica

    http://passionweiss.com/2010/09/16/baseball-caps-beats-backpacks-the-ghost-of-jay-electronica/

    This is the best article I’ve read in awhile. Very interesting and detailed writing…I really dig it.

  7. Awesome Advice on DIY Touring from Gavin Castleton

    http://gavincastleton.blogspot.com/2009/11/keys-to-failure-tour-edition.html

    Gavin is a quality human, a dope artists, and has a lot of experience to draw from. He’s been driving wherever to rock a show since I was in high school, and this is a stripped-down goldmine of practical advice. Good shit in the comments, too.

  8. Why Albums are Released on a Tuesday

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/09/08/129725205/why-albums-are-released-on-tuesdays?ft=1&f=1039

    Shit, I didn’t know. Now I do. This is exactly the kind of music business trivia that can get you hired on the right night in the right bar, so arm yourself now and thank me later.

  9. Dart Adams Schools BET on "Female Emcees"

    http://bastardswordsman.tumblr.com/post/1062053016/where-da-ladies-at

    Like this even has to be a topic in 2010? Yup, it does. Dart Adams proving once again that he is never half-stepping. This was a damn great sermon.

  10. iTunes Overhead: Almost $1 Billion a Year

    http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-itunes-hint-its-big-.html

    Quite an eye-opener, and every relevant to the news that Bandcamp is charging artists for their free downloads. Had to happen eventually, but it still sucks.

  11. 12 LA Indie Labels You Should Know

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/twelve-la-indie-labels-you-should-know-a-primer.html

    Awesomesauce! Pure inspiration, I love shit like this.

  12. Where is the Next Great Hip Hop Magazine?

    http://pizzaseo.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-is-next-great-hip-hop-magazine.html

    I’d still like an answer to this one…I must be missing something, right? Do I really have to wait a year until Wax Poetics does their next Hip Hop Issue?

  13. NASA Tears Apart the Busta Rhymes Lawsuit Story

    http://www.uncommonmusic.net/theprogblog/2010/9/8/just-another-case.html

    This was excellent — a short rundown on why the Busta Rhymes sample lawsuit is a totally overblown story, and a case that won’t hold up for shit in court, either. I am now smarter for having read this…you should join me.

  14. NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON SAMPLE LAWSUITS

    http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/09/07/22370886.aspx

    Busta Rhymes just got sued over a sample that got used in a song…from motherfucking 1991. If this goes through, nobody is safe and it’s going to be open season on rappers in a big way. This could be a game-changer.

  15. Amazing 2000 Documentary about Underground Hip Hop

    http://vimeo.com/3519552

    It’s called Open Transport and I cannot recommend it enough. Inspiring, depressing, entertaining, educational, this is well worth the hour. Make some time for this ASAP.

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