Comments on: Indie Music MySpace Marketing and How To Increase Plays And Views – Climb Charts To Get Noticed Fast

By: Fire

Fire — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:12:15 +0000

Bottom line. Pure Volume http://www.purevolume.com/ has the best indie band info, downloads and ease of use to find new artists and explore new types of music. Check 'em out.

By: Drew M

Drew M — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:04:32 +0000

I'm not sure about the "most proven way," but I always try to find the cheapest method possible. You can sell your MP3s at http://www.myfavoriteband.com for free and the only sales money you lose is the % that PayPal takes (which is about 2.9%). You can also sell your cds, shirts, stickers, etc. on that site, too.

By: thejokker

thejokker — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:49:52 +0000

very carefully.
indie bands generally lay low, so good luck!
My favorites are tilly and the wall and eisley (though some other people put them in different catagories)

By: LongLiveJonasXx

LongLiveJonasXx — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

haha

By: hannahf37

hannahf37 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:44 +0000

travis
pantera
the strokes
machine head
arctic monkeys
lamb of god
kings of leon
devildriver
hot hot heat
deftones
the killers
sepultura
white lies
system of a down
bury your dead
megadeth
down
trivium
avenged sevenfold
eighteen visions
biffy clyro
kingdom of sorrow
hatebreed
kasabian
36 crazyfists
in flames
snowpatrol

By: Lucille

Lucille — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:54:40 +0000

What's the focus of the mag? Networking/promotion, coverage/festival listings, classifieds, subculture identity, etc? With that in mind, you may come up with a more specific name.
Think about this: Say the mag is all about promotion and meeting people and getting the unknown bands known. You got a regular column about grassroots and renegade promotion. One that profiles the best local gig joints nationwide. An article about what to look for in a replacement drummer. You've got dreams of getting an affiliation relationship with well known agencies. You've got extensive well-organized classifieds in the back pages. So what's the name? The Bricks. As in, "hit the bricks, get out of the garage and get some damn gigs." You go to your favorite newstand, "Hey! The latest Bricks come out yet?" Not the most invocative of the music scene, but if the content is quality, it'll be memorable. Think about your focus and go from there.
Of yours, I like:
Amplified – Simple. Telling.
imuse – I like it. Maybe not for an indie music mag per se, but could definitely work.
Mic-life – Direct. You know what you're getting. Lacks a bit of poetry, but it isn't too outlandish either. Even tends to stir the memory of Life magazine, which was a household name for decades, but with a decent bit of individuality as well. Even plays to the subculture identity theory of "if you don't know, I'm not telling" when people who don't know of it say instead of .Probably my favorite of these.
Chords – Too specific. Sounds more like a music theory mag.
Retropolitan – good word. not for this mag, though, unless you've got a bent I'm unaware of. Write it down and use it somewhere. Album title, if nothing else.

Other possibilities:
Gignation
Indie Pulse (Edit: Scratch this one. Already used for several properties, music and otherwise)
something with "sharp" or "flat" in it.
Extension Chord
Reverberations
Ear Candy

By: MRCrabbyChickenOscar

MRCrabbyChickenOscar — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:21:58 +0000

Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) is better I think

By: playahata888

playahata888 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:45:49 +0000

Enjoy indie music : )

Then come to youtube . com / machiinate for some of the indie best mixes to come !!

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:26:04 +0000

Toronto

By: SDC910

SDC910 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:53:47 +0000

because it sounds good, makes me feel good and has true meaning and emotion behind it. “Indie” has absolutely NOTHING to do with how many people listen to it. You make a good point, but don’t be so shallow about the subject