Bandcamp + Facebook
If you’re in a band and you’re not using Bandcamp to digitally distribute your music, you’re probably either insanely ignorant or just not that bright. They take the lowest percentage of any distributor, give you phenomenal stats on who is downloading and a whole lot more. We’ve been over this, Bandcamp is great.. use it. The new news is that they’ve launched a Facebook App for their service so now you can easily embed your music right into your Facebook Fan Page by following approximately 3 steps (two if you prefer). Other services do already provide this sort of functionality but, let’s be honest, Bandcamp is going to tie it all together much nicer. Do it!

Tunecore Sale
As long as we’re talking about digital distribution it is worth mentioning that Tunecore – a service that gets your music into iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, etc. etc. – is running a special that allows you to distribute an album of your choice for $20 – as opposed to their regularly priced $50. Granted, it will probably increase next year when you want to renew but it’s a low barrier to entry now that should be heavily contemplated. Deal ends October 31st so get on it.

Square
If the following two criteria apply to you, pay attention. 1) You have, or have regular access to, an iPhone. 2) You are a touring band with even a single item of merchandise. Assuming both of those are true, you need to go procure a Square digital device. This has been mentioned on the Cream before but it bears repeating. This is the simplest and most affordable way to allow credit card transactions for your merchandise sales. Until technology is swollen with NFC, this is something every band needs because, lets be honest, carrying cash is becoming more and more a thing of the past.

You may not have noticed but there’s an enormous calendar entry for this coming Saturday, October 22nd for an all day festival called The Big Nashty. The lineup consists of 20-some-odd quality bands (including Evan P. Donohue, Hans Condor, Bad Cop and D. Watusi to name just a few) and takes place at The School in Gallatin, TN. Built in the 1920’s, renovated in the 60’s and abandoned in the 90’s it seems like a pretty phenomenal spot to have a bunch of high-energy bands doing their thing for the duration of an entire day.

Tickets are only $10 in advance and the official schedule shows things going down from Noon on Saturday into the wee hours of Sunday morning with acts playing between two stages. Assuming everyone behaves themselves and don’t incite a Mad Max style dystopian playground out in the vague wilds of TN it should be an incredibly good time.

If you’ve been curious to hear the new PUJOL EP, here’s your chance. Listen to it with Soundcloud or just wait until tomorrow when it’s officially released into stores.

Apparently this mini-documentary capturing Glossary making their latest record, Long Live All Of Us, has been up on the Internets for about a month but I just sat down and watched it in its entirety last night. If you’re a fan of the new record (and you should be), I highly recommend taking some time to watch the video. It’s got everything! Meth labs, BB Guns, Boyz II Men acapella, professional horn players wearing onesies.. you name it, they got it.

If that doesn’t float your boat, at least take a few moments to watch the three part series advertising the record – lots of ridiculous outfits, boomboxes and dancing.