A new study by the University of Pennsylvania looks at how Kickstarter impacts the economy. The Kickstarter blog has a run down of the findings:
- Employed 283,000 part-time collaborators in bringing creative projects to life.
- Created 8,800 new companies and nonprofits, and 29,600 full-time jobs.
- Generated more than $5.3 billion in direct economic impact for those creators and their communities.
Frank Ocean has launched a mysterious live stream.
Furthermore, The New York Times is reporting that the new album, Boys Don’t Cry, will be released on Friday exclusively (for two weeks) through Apple Music:
Mr. Ocean, the innovative and enigmatic R&B singer, is set to release his next album, “Boys Don’t Cry,” on Friday through an exclusive deal with Apple Music, according to a person with knowledge of the release plans. The release is also expected to include a major video and a printed publication called “Boys Don’t Cry” that will be distributed at Apple stores.
The Killers will release a 10-year anniversary reissue of Sam’s Town this fall. The new pressing will include two bonus tracks and be limited to 5,016 copies. The band will also be playing two shows on September 30th and October 1st at Las Vegas’ Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall.
Peter Sterne, writing for Politico, on how Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, has filed for bankruptcy:
“Gawker Media Group’s resilient brands and people will thrive under new ownership, when the sale closes in the next few weeks,” he wrote. “On this bitter day for me, I am consoled by the fact that my colleagues will soon be freed from this tech billionaire’s vendetta.”
Hogan sued Denton, Gawker and Daulerio in 2012, after the news site published a short excerpt of one of Hogan’s sex tapes. Peter Thiel, a billionaire technology venture capitalist who dislikes Gawker, secretly funded Hogan’s lawsuit against the company.
Thirty Seconds to Mars have released a new teaser video.
Sorority Noise have released a cover of “Everything is Alright” by Motion City Soundtrack.
Sonny Moore (Skrillex) played a new clip of a song he called “Bonus Track” on a Beats 1 show over the weekend.
After From First to Last’s Facebook page shared the post … the rumor mill has been going into overdrive.
Read More “Sonny Moore Shares New Song That People Think May Be From First to Last”
Yellowcard have announced that former drummer, Longineu Parsons III, will not be playing with the band on their final tour.
Read More “LP Will Not Be Drumming on Yellowcard’s Final Tour”
Bayside have released their new video for “I’ve Been Dead All Day.”
Emarosa is at the top of the charts and on “Cloud 9” with their new album 131. The band chats with me on the red carpet at the APMAs.
Real Friends are currently on the road promoting their recent album, The Home Inside My Head, out now on Fearless Records. I spoke with the band on the third annual APMA’s red carpet.