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While the music industry spent a few weeks hammering Kickstarter millionaire Amanda Palmer for not paying musicians (she finally caved and is paying now), the company recently introduced a new set of rules for their Hardware And Product Design category to protect customers and to try and define what the site is actually to be used for in […]

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra Theatre Is Evil This review originally ran in AP 291. Amanda Palmer hangs on Twitter too much, insists on wearing sheer clothing in photo ops with her famous literary-figure husband and has galvanized a legion of marginalized, annoying people who needed to follow a similarly kooky type to […]

Confide have announced that they are reuiniting after 2 years and want to record a new album. They're asking for help from their fans to make that a reality via Kickstarter. Read the project description and watch a video for it below: “After spending 5 years touring around the world to, approximately, 15 different countries, […]

On August 10, Murder By Death became the third most successful musical artist to use Kickstarter, raising a staggering $187,048 in fan funds. That leaves them behind Amanda Palmer ($1,192,793) and Five Iron Frenzy ($207,980). The mission was simple; to release new album Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon on vinyl. The pledge packages were anything but—lanterns, test […]

The Classic Crime Phoenix Give Seattle quartet the Classic Crime credit: They’re not afraid of a little drama. They “wander through the desert under the cover of night looking for a fire that bring us to life,” as they explain on “Young Again” and stand on “The Precipice” where “piece by piece, I build the […]

There For Tomorrow have launched a new Kickstarter project to help fund their upcoming UK/European tour. Fans can check out an official statement and video from the band below. “Hello to all of you TFT friends, family, fans, supporters & complete strangers. We'd like to start off by saying thank you for visiting our Kickstarter […]

Kickstarter, the popular crowdfunding website, has launched a new stats section on their website that states it is updated “at least once a day” with data about the funding success rates, dollars pledged and what is succeeding and failing. You can view a screenshot below.  

The Spill Canvas Gestalt Score another for Kickstarter. In the same year that we have a fine new Matt Pryor record to enjoy thanks to the revolutionary capital-raising web sensation, now there’s also a long-awaited new release from the Spill Canvas, after the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, quartet, formerly on Reprise Recods, raised $35,000 through […]

Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) has raised $378,000 on Kickstarter since Monday at press time, a Kickstarter launched to help fund the costs associated with self-releasing her next solo album. Her initial fundraising goal of $100,000 was met in just seven hours. Here's an excerpt from the page: “this is my first BIG, LEGIT studio album […]

The Forecast Everybody Left This review originally ran in AP 286. It’s genuinely befuddling that the Forecast aren’t absolutely huge. Over the course of three prior full-lengths, the Illinois band have preserved (and extended) the legacy of ’90s Midwestern emo, thanks to no-frills, heart-hitting songwriting. Sonically, their Kickstarter-funded, hook-filled fourth album, Everybody Left, picks up […]

Thousand Foot Krutch The End Is Where We Begin The seventh album by Canadian rockers Thousand Foot Krutch is not only a return to musical form, it’s also a return to their industry roots—the band funded the album via Kickstarter instead of releasing it on their longtime label, Tooth & Nail. The change seems to […]

Look Mexico has launched a Kickstarter to repress a pair of early EPs, So Byzantine and The Crucial, on vinyl; the EPs, released in 2005 and 2006 respectively, have been out of print for some time. From the page: “This kickstarter is raising money so we, the 4 musicians and 1 manager involved in Look […]

Last Call (Mighter Than Sword Records) recently had their trailer stolen in their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, and have launched a Kickstarter to get back on their feet. The trailer was taken while the band practiced on Feb. 6. Here's an excerpt from the Kickstarter page: “On the night of Feb. 6, 2012, we […]

Whether it's recording an album, pressing it on vinyl or trying to get on the road, sometimes even your favorite bands need a helping hand to see their vision come to life. We present to you KICKSTART MY ART, AP's weekly roundup of Kickstarter (and similarly crowd-funded) projects created by bands and labels you love […]

Earlier this year, Living With Lions issued a statement about their album art controversy for Holy Shit, where they refused any alterations that would allow a loan repayment over time. Instead, they chose to keep the art as intended and repay their government-granted loan to FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) in full […]

AP's fourth annual Innovators special spotlights some of the people, products and ideas that are shaping the music industry's new landscape. This year's Innovators are redefining the relationships between you and your favorite art—how it's made, sponsored, delivered, promoted and consumed. Whether you're going to a show, joining a fan club, watching a video clip online […]