December 2010
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Western Giants
I first found out Western Giants a few months ago while sifting through Grooveshark Artists sign-ups and loved their sound - a graceful combination of folk, rock, noise and Americana - stripped down to it’s simplest form (in the best way possible). I recently (thankfully) re-stumbled upon them in a forgotten Grooveshark playlist of mine.
During this re-stumbling process, I went ahead and...
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trending: Hoodie Allen
Not exactly a secret, but an artist that is fast on the rise within our own system (and a few others I’m guessing) is New York-based band-maestro pop-rapper extraordinaire under the guise “Hoodie Allen”. I think I’m obsessed with “You Are Not a Robot”. Did I mention I secretly love pop music?
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Free Love: Campaign Giveaway
Most recently, I’ve been speaking with Björn “Papa Bear” Rallare of HOMBRE Productions, a DIY all-in-one advertising bureau, management company, record label and booking agency (that’s a mouthful!). The record label under the HOMBRE umbrella, Killer Cobra Records, joined Grooveshark Artists a few months ago and brought along a whole slew of talented musicians - MÄRVEL, La...
AWESOME NEWS
Awesome news Grooveshark Artists users!!
Today, and every week here on out; every Grooveshark Artists user will be receiving a beautifully constructed HTML stats-update e-mail! These e-mails detail how many people have been listening to your music, favoriting your music, adding your music to playlists and sharing your music throughout the course of the week. Check out a preview here:
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Freestyle Friday: Why Didn't I Think of That?
E-Dubble was one of many talented artists that was quite literally dumped in my lap many months ago while sifting through recent sign-ups on Grooveshark Artists. I remember listening to the entirety of “Hip-Hop is Good” in one sitting and really loving the title track; but lacking confidence in my knowledge of hip-hop to really tell anyone: “This is good fucking music”...
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“I think more and more people are starting to understand these days that music is...”
– Luke MacMaster, the Romany Rye.
Crawdaddy: Before the Hype: The Romany Rye
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Thanksgiving came and went, and with it came and went my forgotten ability to relax. Not to sound “anti-mainstream”, but I even watched TV! (I currently don’t subscribe to cable or own a television - so this is a big deal). Over the past week or so, instead of partaking in my usual obligations - I pretty much made it my job to hunt down the best emerging music that I could find....
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Free Love: Campaign Giveaways!
Whenever we run into a registered Grooveshark Artists user who’s music knocks us out of our chairs, we always try to personally reach out to them - even if it’s just to gush. More often than not, we’ll offer them free promo on the site - not for any personal benefit or gain, but just because we recognize their potential for huge success.
I’ve given free campaigns to...