Nathan Leone from Madina Lake just launched a Kickstarter for his book, "Dont Love Me, Judge Me." You can check out two excerpts from it on the Kickstarter page.
Sammy Kay and The East Los Three (ex-Forthrights/ex-Hub City Stompers) have posted a Big Tunes campaign as a pre-order for their new EP Love Letters. The record features appearances by Vic Ruggiero, Chris Murray, as well as members of The Delirians, Upground, Lightning Flash, Hard Times, and the Reggay Lords. You can check out the campaign here.
Fandalism, TuneCore, and CD Baby have all changed their pricing for putting your music up on digital services. Fandalism has it set up so that you can upload one song for free after becoming a member, and for $19.99 a year you can get your (unlimited) music to iTunes, Spotify and Google Play. TuneCore has dropped their price to $29.99, and CD Baby has dropped their cut from 25% down to 9%.
Bob Mould (ex-Hüsker Dü) has started a Kickstarter to help release See A Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould. It's a film/concert shot at The Walt Disney Theater Hall featuring artists such as Dave Grohl, Ryan Adams, No Age and more performing Bob's songs with him on stage. You can watch Bob and Dave's performance of "Ice Cold Ice" in the replies.
Mike Atta of the legendary So Cal punk band The Middle Class needs our help after his previously dormant cancer has returned and spread throughout his body. More info can be found here. Submitted by reid
The Fresh Clothing will be donating proceeds from its grab bag sales to help benefit Maker after its van accident. You can use "GETWELLMAKER" at checkout for 10% off the grab bag item. You can view the grab bag here.
Maker were in a terrible accident today while traveling to Texas on tour. Their Suburban flipped, ejecting a few people, one of which is in critical condition. The band have setup a donations paypal, which you can donate to at this email - makerdonations@gmail.com. Please keep the band and it's touring family in your thoughts and prayers.
Panic State Records is selling more items to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. You can view the items here. Rare test presses, limited edition vinyl, and more can be bid on.
Since this is probably the last Black Friday before the end of the world, let's make it a good one! Check the replies for the super sweet deals, and we'll make sure to update the list throughout the day.
They forgot to include Hayley Williams on this list, however, according to another article from the same site, she's worth around 8 million dollars. Fred Durst is on the list for having 8 million dollars (he's #84).
The Everymen has created a compilation to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. Artists include The Front Bottoms, Nicole Atkins, Those Mockingbirds, and more. A press release with more info can be found in the replies.
Damon Krukowski of Galaxie 500 has written a column for Pitchfork discussing the business of royalties since releasing the band's first LP in 1988 to streaming services' payouts now.
Glass Cloud got in a van accident and released a statement along with a video (in the replies) talking about it. They are accepting donations to help them get back on tour along with planning to sell new shirts for a new van.
Suicide Silence have set up a memorial fund for vocalist Mitch Lucker, who passed away last week. All proceeds will go toward his young daughter's education. A memorial t-shirt is also available.
Today is the last day for artists to claim royalties from SoundExchange that are over three years old, so if you are are a musician, make sure to check here if you have anything unclaimed.
