Twitter power: how social networking is revolutionising the music business
A&R men and other traditional insiders bypassed as new sites connect artists directly to fansIn decades gone by, misunderstood teens with questionable personal hygiene would gather in cramped independent record stores to share excitement about new music, enthuse about rare singles and discover other lost souls with a passion for southern Californian cowpunk.But with the number of independent record stores in terminal decline and the boundaries of the internet limitless, online music social netw...
Guardian Music — A&R men and other traditional insiders bypassed as new sites connect artists directly to fansIn decades gone by, misunderstood teens with questionable personal hygiene wo... more info