MadeLoud.com Articles

New Tunes, Straight To You

adam_schragin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:22:54 +0000

Welcome back to a new playlist featuring independent artists from all over the world. We've made sure all of the mp3s here are downloadable for free, and we've included videos where we could.

Aaron "The Uke Slinger" Jones - "It Is What It Is"

Did the uke? You should.

The Brilliance of TV Show Themes

konowd1 — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:30:26 +0000

When the CD series TV’s Greatest Hits came out years back through the TVT label, it was a godsend for me. Listening to the ‘70s – ‘80s edition brought back a lot of memories because I grew up with so many classic shows, either when they were first hits or reruns. The memories came flooding back.

American Idol: After the Fanfare

konowd1 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:30:04 +0000

When it comes to reality TV, Cops and Intervention are more my speed. I never got caught up in who’s going to win on American Idol, and certainly the day Jersey Shore goes off the air it will be a huge boon to mankind. Still, the few times I’ve watched American Idol here and there, I can see how people get caught up in the cliffhanger element of the show and root for their favorites - I never liked the cruelty of making fun of people who just don’t understand they have no talent, though.

Rick Tallis Welcomes The 2012 Summer Olympics In Song

adam_schragin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:10:29 +0000

MadeLoud artist Rick Tallis has a heightened sensitivity to circumstance.

How to Fund a Music Project

steffmetal — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:19:02 +0000

You've got an ambitious idea for your next album and three dollars and seventy-five cents to your name. What can you do?

There are definitely funds out there for musicians wanting to raise money for a recording and touring project. Here are five ways you can fund a music project.

Crowd Funding

They Said What? - Our Favorite Bits From Our Favorite Interviews

adam_schragin — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:30:30 +0000

Over three years, we've done a number of interviews on the site, from musicians involved in everything from metal to 8-bit, ukuleles to funk. As a short compendium, here are a few of our favorite quotes from our most recent interviews, with links to put them all into context.

Above photo of Ben Sollee.

The Swang Effect: Fuzzy, Far-Out Brits

adam_schragin — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:30:46 +0000

Most of what you need to know about Brits The Swang Effect can be summarized in their own description of their project's title: "The band were named after a Vietnam acid trip experiment which to this day has been strongly denied."

Touring: When Are You Ready, And How Do You Do It On Your Own?

janetkjay — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:30:45 +0000

Ah, the glorious life of a touring band! You get to drive from city to city, gallivanting and exploring with your bandmates until nighttime, where you bask the spotlight of an unfamiliar venue and rock out to the deafening cheers of a new zip code full of adoring fans. That’s how the dream goes, at least, and with the ongoing shakeup of the music business, a tour can also be one of the best ways to make money (or at least recoup your investments). But it’s the dream, the mythos, the promise of travel and adventure and shenanigans that make touring seem so irresistible.

someonElse Get Inspired, Talk It Out

adam_schragin — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:30:04 +0000

Band breaks-ups are and aren't like romantic break-ups. We use the same phrase for both, but how often are you able to salvage a failed romantic episode simply by "changing direction" and switching out (some) personnel? Most band break-ups don't result the same deep scars implicit in the dating world, and good things don't have to go to waste just because a few solid parts weren't working in totality.

New Videos From Our Artists

adam_schragin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:30:12 +0000

The quality of homemade videos has gone up with the ease of making them - not the way the relationship with art and commerce always works. Nowadays, anyone with a laptop and the right software can make a music video that at least sounds decent, and lots of editing software out in the ether can help you make the visuals match the music. If it still sucks? Operator error.

Here are some of the latest videos uploaded on MadeLoud.

Ex Machina - "Beneath Neon Skies"