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Linkage: 12 of the worst movie posters of all time & other links

Niall Byrne — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:15:23 +0000

Irish Blog Awards longlist released
The first nominations list for the Irish Blog Awards 2010 was announced and it also serves as a great resource for finding new Irish blogs which may interest you.
See list at awards.ie.

Public Enemy’s fan-funded fail
The legendary rap group’s plan to raise $250,000 through Sellaband.com has stalled at $67,400. Poor incentives were blamed for not enticing enough fans to part with their cash.
Read Billboard article

12 of the worst movie posters of all time
From awfully conceived Barbara Streisand vehicles to movies about dolphins killing a US president to Chuck Norris’ canine cop movie, it’s not just the films that were terrible.
See list at Oddee.

Dublin Tweasure Hunt & other linkage

Niall Byrne — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:30:19 +0000

Dublin Tweasure Hunt
Irish Twitter users are using the service for a treasure hunt on the 30th of January. More details at this Twitter profile.
http://twitter.com/dublintweasure

Twenty Pieces of Music That Changed the World
Fascinating Canadian radio series which takes a look at 20 single songs and their impact on the world. Includes a studious look at Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Public Enemy, Wagner, The Carter Family and The French National Anthem.

CBC Radio – Twenty Pieces of Music That Changed the World

The ultimate geek jumper
Super Mario fans beware, you’re going to want one of these immediately.
See pic at The Daily What

Yo! Finance the Show

Niall Byrne — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:29:09 +0000

Last month, this column mentioned Sellaband.com, a site that enables fans or “believers” as they’re called, to donate towards an artist’s album recording fund and share in the potential profits. Sellaband scored a huge coup last week when rap hall of famers Public Enemy chose the site to raise money for their forthcoming album.

Chuck D, Flava Flav and co. are hoping to raise $250,000, the site’s most ambitious funding project yet at sellaband.com/publicenemy. PE have always been at the forefront of championing net music technology. They were one of the first groups to release MP3s from their own website and have advocated artist-owned releases for a decade or so.

“Believers” are able to buy single $25 shares and each share entitles them to: a numbered copy of the album, an early download version and 33% of the net revenue for the first five years divided amongst them.

“SellaBand’s financial engine model goes about restructuring the music business in reverse,” said Chuck D. “It starts with fans first, then the artists create from there. The music business is built on searching for fans and this is a brand new way for acts to create a new album with fans first, already on board.”

In the week since the project began, Public Enemy have raised $30,700, 12% of the total target. The money will go towards the complete recording costs and a strategic marketing plan for the release in 2010.

According to industry newsletter Record of the Day, Sellaband has 34 artists who have reached their $50,000 target since the site started in 2006. Thanks to their enduring popularity with hip-hop fans, Public Enemy are confident they will reach their target.

These ideas don’t always work out though. Spare a thought for Texan rockers White Denim who recently tried a similar fan-assisted scheme. They set up a subscription service promising fans regular exclusive releases but had to cancel the idea when the money raised didn’t cover the manufacturing of vinyls they initially promised.