Archive for August, 2011

Swing United  – October 1st 2011 @ Lichtung, Cologne

Swing United – October 1st 2011 @ Lichtung, Cologne

August 24, 2011 No Comments

I am currently preparing the second Swing United party with my buddies S-Kreama and Madame Summit. I have written about the first one before, and since everyone enjoyed this first party so much, we simply had to it again. The idea behind Swing United is that we want to celebrate Swing music in all its forms. ...

Headliner.fm : music promotion in a social way

Headliner.fm : music promotion in a social way

August 17, 2011 1 Comment

A few days ago, I stumbled over a new website called Headliner.fm. It proposes a new way to promote music, and I think the idea behind that is very interesting and goes beyond normal marketing. The idea is that artists introduce other artists to their fans and vice versa. For every artist that you recommend ...

“Frazy” drives festival crowds crazy

“Frazy” drives festival crowds crazy

August 14, 2011 No Comments

  There is a track that drives festival visitors crazy this summer. You can hear it at both electronic music as well as rock festivals, and it is actually a very cheesy track – but when it is played, people just go crazy. I am talking about the track “Frazy” by Synapsenkitzler (German for “a ...

Why we use play.fm

Why we use play.fm

August 11, 2011 No Comments

I have been asked why I use play.fm for the sets that I post on Sweet Headache instead of offering them for download. Quite a few people prefer downloads over streaming services like play.fm, so it would seem logical for a music blog to offer those sets as a download. To make this clear: I ...

Save independent labels – buy files!

August 9, 2011 No Comments

Probably everyone has heard about the riots in London by now. I wouldn’t normally write about something like this as it doesn’t have much to do with music. However, there is one very real consequence for music lovers here: A Sony warehouse burnt down last night, and this warehouse happened to contain the entire inventory ...

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