THE DEVIL STOLE THE BEAT

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TDSTB is that much less of a luddite today. We’ve joined Twitter. All the cool kids are doing it, and we’re pretty sure you can’t get pregnant the first time. Follow The Devil Stole The Beat on the twaddle at twitter.com/tdstb. Welcome to the 90s!!

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For 2009, The Devil Stole The Beat will relocate to it’s new home in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. Fall seems likely. LET’S GOOOO.

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Shaking the cobwebs off, and it looks like The Devil Stole The Beat will be back in Atlanta later this Spring. Big things planned for the O4W part of town. Hang tight while we tie our shoes…

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OK. Let’s think this thing through, people. Do we really need another outlet? More fragmented drivel from an overextended mind? Or should this strive to be something else entirely? Time will tell. In the meantime, rest assured. We’re still here.

link Back Where You Belong.

Sorry kids. TDSTB has been at the beach… Anyone recognize the t-shirt on the assistant in this vid from CWPR client Café Physique? Why isn’t that shit on Threadless?

link Save The Music Fan

Nettwerk’s Terry McBride takes the RIAA to task.

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"Music is spiritual. The music business is not."

Van Morrison (b. 1945) Irish musician, The Times July 1990
(via The Small Business Blog)

link Calling The Long Tail Bluff.

Harvard Business Review drops compelling science on Chris Anderson’s niche theories. (via The Daily Swarm)

link WTF is Publishing?

For those of you still confused… Great post. (via knowthemusicbiz.com)

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"I always think of music as Patient Zero in all the disorder that is changing everything in entertainment and media…"

Recently jobless NY Times reporter Jeff Leeds (via Sasha Frere-Jones)

link Fortune realizes that blogging is for the children.

(via Idolator)

link New Release Checklist

Simple and effective ‘things to do’ when you’re on the DIY path. (via Knowthemusicbiz)

link Resource: Gerd Is Back.

Gerd Leonhard chimes in with more excerpts from his latest book, Music 2.0 (via MediaFuturist)

link DIY Otra Vez.

Nettwerk’s Terry McBride leads a panel discussion on the topic. (via Crazed Hits)

link DIY: Maybe You Shouldn't

Despite the recent press push from Tunecore, we have to agree… not everyone should be on iTunes. (via Kings of A&R)