Submitting your music to radio stations

[ Excerpt from Elise Nordling's blog @ rightround.com ]I get a lot of music submissions for my radio station, Indie Pop Rocks! on SomaFM. While I think most people try to submit their music to the rig...
Posted by rightround on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:29:00 PST

Indie Austin

Venues, bands, and resources in Austin, TX[ Excerpt from Indie Austin by Kim Roche @ rightround.com ]There really is something special about Austin. After a few days here, out-of-town visitors notice ...
Posted by rightround on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:13:00 PST

Aussie and Kiwi goodness at SXSW

[ excerpt from Annette Loudon's Sydney blog at rightround.com ]It's that time of year again: All the Aussie indie bands pack their lunchboxes full of Tim Tams (translation: addictive chocolate-covered...
Posted by rightround on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:59:00 PST

Canada goes to SXSW

[ excerpt from rightround.com Montreal blog by Andrew Rose ]March is a crazy time of year in Montreal. The weather always teeters on the brink between ice-age frigidity and that first whiff of spring....
Posted by rightround on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:21:00 PST

Tokyo: Asakusa Jinta tours the US!

[ excerpt from rightround.com Tokyo blog by Ken M ]Tourists go to Asakusa to see Old Japan. In this Tokyo district you'll find ladies in kimono going to and fro, rickshaw runners touting for customers...
Posted by rightround on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:19:00 PST

Small club acoustics: Playing with the room

[ Excerpt from Dana Jae's Live Audio blog @ rightround.com ]Acoustics. You've probably heard the word dozens of times, but how many musicians truly know what it means? Most rehearsal studios and many ...
Posted by rightround on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:52:00 PST

Austin: Radio, Radio

[ Excerpt from Kim Roche's Austin blog @ rightround.com ]Lately I've had a lot of time on my hands. In December, I was involved in a car accident that laid me up on the couch for a bit. This week, win...
Posted by rightround on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:35:00 PST

Setting Up a Tour; Getting Gear Back from a Deadbeat

Music business question?Ask Mr. Industry! Mr. IndustryOur band has gotten a lot of fans in other cities thanks to stuff we've done online, and we want to start touring to other parts of the country. W...
Posted by rightround on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:15:00 PST

Sydney: Death by festival

[ Excerpt from Sydney blog by Annette Loudon @ rightround.com ] turn the page in the Sydney indie music paper, The Brag, and break out into a cold sweat  it's another bloody festival! This particular...
Posted by rightround on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:12:00 PST

Moga the Y5 and Pizza of Death Punks

[ excerpt from rightround.com Tokyo blog by Ken M ]Punk rock music scenes everywhere seem to spawn factions and cliques, whether populated with day-glo Mohawk punkers with their fur fannypacks or hard...
Posted by rightround on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:22:00 PST