Idolator

Next week is the CMJ Music Marathon, the annual festival where a bazillion indie bands come together to either make their names or cement their hype, and a New York Times preview makes this year look more hype-filled than ever before, with more bands, more panels, more attendees, and definitely more bloggers. (And yes, Idolator will be attending.) In fact, blogging and "blog bands" and the Internet in general have been slowly changing the way CMJ operates for some time, with industry folks claiming it's "more about networking and building awareness and community" these days. And bloggers have also brought a blog's press cycle, giving CMJ more potential than ever before to build up a band's dreams only to have a fickle audience dash them months (or even weeks) later: More »