By Ian Liberman HALL OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY A new organization (created by artists and music executives who work in the hard rock and metal industry) held a new award show. I have, in the past, given many dissertations regarding the lack of legitimate acknowledgement by the traditional music industry to the various genres of […]
Inferno of Rock Report – DECEMBER 2016
By Ian Liberman IN MEMORIAM LEONARD COHEN (9/21/34 – 11/7/16) Leonard Cohen, born in 1934 in Montreal, was one of Canada`s most prolific and famous artists. He became world famous as a poet, author, songwriter and vocalist. Cohen transcended countless genres of music from pop to country to folk, in addition to earning the respect […]
Hard Rock Daddy Announces New Weekly Feature – MUSIC DISCOVERY MONDAY
Hard rock music has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, but while the genre has grown, the ability to discover new music has not. Terrestrial radio is limited (to say the least). Satellite radio has a broader playlist, but is still relatively limited in the scheme of things. In an effort to expose hard rock […]
Hard Rock Music Marketing: Using YouTube Videos to Generate Income
On August 1, 1981, the first video ever played on MTV was “Video Killed The Radio Star,” a prophetic song by The Buggles that accurately predicted the importance of music videos in an artist’s career. Over time, the “M” in MTV might as well have stood for “miscellaneous” as music was gradually replaced by original […]
How Independent Hard Rock Bands are Building Fan Bases on Their Own
The music industry has drastically changed due in large part to technology. It all started on June 1, 1999, when computer programmer, Shawn Fanning, launched the beta version of Napster – the first peer-to-peer file sharing platform. And though the original free version of Napster was shut down in 2001 due to illegal sharing of […]
