Alien Ant Farm have shared the new song “Last Dantz.”
Read More “Alien Ant Farm – “Last Dantz””The Higher – “Sky Scanners”
The Higher have shared the new song “Sky Scanners.”
Read More “The Higher – “Sky Scanners””Matt Farley Tries to Match Every Search Term on Spotify
Brett Martin, writing for the New York Times:
Largely, though not entirely, on the strength of such songs, Farley has managed to achieve that most elusive of goals: a decent living creating music. In 2008, his search-engine optimization project took in $3,000; four years later, it had grown to $24,000. The introduction of Alexa and her voice-activated sistren opened up the theretofore underserved nontyping market, in particular the kind fond of shouting things like “Poop in my fingernails!” at the computer. “Poop in My Fingernails,” by the Toilet Bowl Cleaners, currently has over 4.4 million streams on Spotify alone. To date, that “band,” and the Odd Man Who Sings About Poop, Puke and Pee, have collectively brought in approximately $469,000 from various platforms. They are by far Farley’s biggest earners, but not the only ones: Papa Razzi and the Photogs has earned $41,000; the Best Birthday Song Band Ever, $38,000; the Guy Who Sings Your Name Over and Over, $80,000. Dozens of others have taken in two, three or four digits: the New Orleans Sports Band, the Chicago Sports Band, the Singing Film Critic, the Great Weather Song Person, the Paranormal Song Warrior, the Motern Media Holiday Singers, who perform 70 versions of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” substituting contemporary foods for figgy pudding. It adds up. Farley quit his day job in 2017.
Name Taken Name Dropped in Jeopardy Answer
In perfect timing with yesterday’s vinyl announcement, Name Taken were part of one of Jeopardy’s answers last night.
Read More “Name Taken Name Dropped in Jeopardy Answer”Dashboard Confessional & Boys Like Girls 2024 Tour
Dashboard Confessional and Boys Like Girls have announced new tour dates. Taylor Acorn will be opening.
Read More “Dashboard Confessional & Boys Like Girls 2024 Tour”Magnolia Park + Stand Atlantic Announce Tour
Magnolia Park and Stand Atlantic will be heading out on the Summer School touring festival.
Read More “Magnolia Park + Stand Atlantic Announce Tour”Manchester Orchestra Announce ‘Cope’ Tour
Manchester Orchestra have announced a tour in support of Cope.
Read More “Manchester Orchestra Announce ‘Cope’ Tour”New Name Taken Anniversary Pressing
A 20th anniversary edition of Name Taken’s Hold On is now available on vinyl.
Read More “New Name Taken Anniversary Pressing”Eight Years.
I officially launched Chorus on April 1st, 2016. That means today is our eight year anniversary. By most estimates, I started AbsolutePunk in 1999. So, the first “era” was 1999 to 2008 when the company was purchased by Spin. About 9 years. The Spin era then lasted from 2008 to 2016. Eight years. I’ve now run Chorus roughly the same amount of time as I ran AbsolutePunk during its growing phase and then its explosive phase.
Wild.
Thanks for being along for the ride. I can say without a shadow of doubt that these last eight years have been the most rewarding of my internet life. We’re not the biggest website in the world, but I have a space to write and talk about music and other things I love, every single day. And that’s exceptionally fulfilling. Also, a special thank you to everyone who is a supporting member of this website for helping us continue to do what we do.