Before you make your next DIY gig poster, check out this tutorial on making the classic photocopied/overexposed effect that you have seen in so many posters.

http://www.rnel.net/tutorial/Photoshop/5368

Here is a great video I ran across for one method of DIY screenprinting.

In case you missed these posts, let me mention them again. I am working on making an indexed page where they can reside. Oddly enough the post on the Maxon tube screamer is the most visited of all our posts.

• Maxon OD808 = Ibanez Tube Screamer 808
  A post on how these pedals are the same, but you will save a chunk of change going with the Maxon.
• How to add a header image to your myspace
  It’s easier than it seems, though you could spend days looking for the myspace code for it.
• Downloadable tab files
• Sell your CD at your local record shop
  How to distribute an album yourself!
• The right way to grow your friends list on Myspace
  A downloadable PDF we put together that details some methods for (legally) adding tons of friends and keeping them up to date on all your shows.

There is an excellent article over at Build !nternet outlining current trends in Myspace design. Definitely read this if you have a myspace profile for your band!

Once you’ve finished reading the article don’t miss out on the discussion beneath. I have personally been coming to the same conclusion recently that a band should have their own .com as well as a myspace. It’s definitely something to consider since with your own website you are freed up to do a lot more with your online presence. In addition, and this is the thing I am really liking about having my own band website, I can see stats of who is visiting and downloading music.

Here is the article:

http://buildinternet.com/2009/02/battle-of-the-bands-myspace-music-profile-trends-roundup/#more-1645