by Bram Teitelman | Mar 3, 2014 | Conventions, Festivals
Right now, downtown Austin is bracing itself for the calm before the storm. In just four days (7), annual music, interactive and film mega-convention South by SouthWest (SXSW) will begin, and won’t let up until the following Sunday (16). Spring break for the...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 8, 2013 | Conventions
With the interactive portion of the 27th annual SXSW festival kicking off today, downtown Austin is transforming into a shitshow of epic proportions. Literally thousands of bands, hundreds of vendors, countless other companies, and a four-story tall Doritos vending...
by Nathan Katsiaficas | Mar 6, 2013 | Crowdfunding, Interviews
[youtube]http://youtu.be/zS4LNOHvUw0[/youtube] Lancaster, PA natives, This or The Apocalypse are just one of several metal bands to turn to crowdfunding in the last few months (e.g. Protest the Hero and Austrian Death Machine), but unlike most campaigns, ToTA isn’t...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 14, 2012 | Interviews
When you think of rock and roll and Cleveland, the two things that immediately come to mind are the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum and, um, the theme song from The Drew Carey Show. Standby Records is looking to change that. After catching the attention of the...
by Metal Insider | Dec 15, 2009 | Label Moves
Just one month after Razor & Tie made a splash in the metal scene with the signing of Norma Jean, the label has announced the launch of a new imprint label for The Artery Foundation, management company to The Devil Wears Prada and Whitechapel. Little is known...