Tag: Crowdfunding

Jeff Elbel has been around the block a few times. Active in one form or another since the 1980s, first via Farewell to Juliet, then Sunny Day Roses, and then Ping. He’s played with members of mainstream new wave/prog band The Fixx and also new age instrumentalists Mannheim Steamroller. He’s even had songs featured on Dr Demento! His latest project The Threefinger Opera is almost at its goal of $5,000 and boasts a wide variety of packages from downloads to CDs, vinyl, and other merchandise! With only 22 days left in the campaign, you won’t want to wait on this one.… Continued →

Last week a message in a bottle washed up in my inbox containing a treasure map. Okay, actually it was Indiegogo campaign. But let’s roll with the treasure map thing because the message was about everyone’s favorite nautical rock band, Rusty Shipp. Now I know what you’re thinking, “Noah, how can I get on this treasure too?” Well I’m glad you asked. The band is in the process of crowdfunding their second full-length album, which like their last EP Liquid Exorcist will be a concept album.… Continued →

L.S. Underground (AKA LSU, L.S.U. LifeSavers Underground, Lifesavers, Lifesavors) have been doing alternative music in various forms since the early 80s. “The Grape Prophet,” originally released on Blonde Vinyl in 1992 was a concept album full of nuance and metaphor representing a young man’s journey looking into what was deemed a potentially dangerous Christian cult. Dark and brooding, the album has often been hailed as the band’s magnum opus. The original release is tremendously difficult to obtain, in large part because a vast shipment of units got somehow lost in transit.… Continued →

Join me as I interview Nashville emo-rock advocate Chase Tremaine about his new single “Matter” and his upcoming album Unfall. In the interview Chase explains the meaning behind his song “Matter,” how he hopes his new album will help grow the emo/pop-punk scene in Nashville, and why CDs still matter (no pun intended). You can find out more about Chase and his music at ChaseTremaine.com and get your physical copy of Unfall by backing his Kickstarter campaign before November 5th. P. S. If you enjoyed this interview head on over to JesusFreakHideout.com… Continued →

Rusty Shipp is back with a new single and music video titled “Breaking Waves” which you can check out below. The song is the first to be released off of the band’s upcoming concept EP Liquid Exorist which you can pre-order on Indiegogo today. To learn more about Rusty Shipp and their EP you can listen to the interview IVM did with them last year and like them on Facebook. … Continued →

RED have just launched a large donation based campaign to fund the release of their next studio effort. Check out the campaign right here via GoFundMe and watch the video below. As of date of this post they’ve raised $45k of a $100k goal. This will be an independent release (so far). It appears thus far that this campaign will be a bit different than other campaigns on sites such as Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, Pledge Music, etc. in that you may not receive any “perks”. More to come.… Continued →

Nautical rock band Rusty Shipp have a new music video out for their song “Crack Baby” from the album Mortal Ghost. In addition to the new music video, Rusty Shipp is currently crowdfunding their next EP on Indiegogo. The campaign ends tonight and has raised 92% of the band’s $5000 goal as of posting. Watch the video below and click here to support the band on Indiegogo. … Continued →

Nautical rock band Rusty Shipp is crowdfunding a new EP on Indiegogo! I had the chance to interview the band and ask them some important questions like could Bobby Fischer beat God at chess and would the band ever consider making a nautical reggae record? Listen to the interview below to find out the answers to these questions and more. … Continued →

Dawn Michele, the lead vocalist of Fireflight, is in the process of crowdfunding a new worship album. Check out the video below to learn more and contribute to the campaign on Pledge Music.    … Continued →

Hello friends. I just wanted to announce that I am hosting a special “fundraising campaign” via our Teeblaster page (Click here). I have two different tshirts designed by Joshua T Design posted for sale and a zippered hoodie. Each piece of clothing has 3 color options. The two tshirts are printed on Next Level Brand and the Zippered Hoodie is Gildan with sizes up to 5X. The shirts and hoodies will begin shipping at the end of the campaign on Teeblaster (see countdown clock).… Continued →

The Coopertheband is back with a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new album! The album will be titled “Kingdoms” and is the follow-up to their last EP “Kings” (which you can download for free from IVM by the way). Kingdoms will pick up where the loosely based concept album Kings left, offering a conclusion to King David’s life of heartaches, joys, triumphs, and failures. Check out the live performance of the song “Invisible Man” below and consider funding the album on Kickstarter.… Continued →

Nautical themed rock band Rusty Shipp have launched a crowdfunding campaign to create their first full-length album. The album will be called “Mortal Ghost” and feature the band’s signature blend of classic rock melodies, aggressive punk, and surf rock vibes. You can listen the band’s newest single “Sinking Scarabs” below and find out more about the band and their new album on Indiegogo.… Continued →