Online Marketing:

• TopSpin’s Ian Rogers provides a great guide to marketing your band.  One of the quotes that seems most interesting is “Don’t sell ANYTHING until you have 2,500 fans.”  Getting Practical: A Step-By-Step Guide to Building an Online Marketing Plan That Works
• Chris Rocket at Promote Your Music discusses how to get new fans through guest blogging.
• NoiseTrade allows musicians to trade music for an e-mail.
• 3 E-mail Marketing Tips for Musicians
• Another Chris Rocket post about engaging your fans daily.

Songwriting

• How being the Constant Guinea Pig can help your creativity
• A great podcast with Big Kenny.  I found it very inspiring for writing music and carving your own niche.
• Use cover songs to generate revenue.
• 7 ways to market a single.

Touring and Playing Live

• Engaging in local blogs, QR codes, and protecting your money.  10 Tips For Touring
• Eating pizza right before you gig could kill your vocals.  Learn what to eat for your vox.

Advice

• Never give up.  The secret to sucess is persistance.
• And similarly, Lefsetz wrote about music and perseverance.
• 10 Lessons on marketing from KISS.
• Failure has to be an option.
• How to tell if you’re successful?  Look to the third ring.