Pop stars working the web

Rihanna is the queen of Twitter. David Byrne's psychedelic radio show is a global hit. And Tim Burgess has his own virtual caffAs recently as the mid-1990s, when record companies still sent postcards to fans alerting them to new releases, a few really keen, hands-on artists took the initiative and sent photocopied newsletters out to addresses gathered at their shows. And that was about as sophisticated as any direct contact between an act and its fans got.These days a band can get in touch with ...

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