The Backstage is SoundRabbit's vision of the future of the music industry. If you've heard about The Backstage from the press or friends and want to learn more about it, please click here to read about it on SoundRabbit.com. If you're new to SoundRabbit altogether, check out the music on myspace. If you're already in the know and would like to join The Backstage community, click here!

2008 "GIVING BACK" NEWS:

• 08.15.08: Backstage Community donates $500 to Make A Wish Foundation!
• 06.19.08: SoundRabbit donates 100% of merch sales to EcoCycle on behalf of Backstage Community
• 04.24.08: Benefit Concert at The Attic (Newton, MA), benefiting National Kidney Foundation
• 04.21.08: Benefit Concert at The Middle East (Boston, MA), benefiting Haiti charities
• 04.03.08: Benefit Concert at Avogadro's Number (Ft Collins, CO), benefiting Alternative Spring Break
• 03.30.08: Benefit Concert at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), benefiting Habitat For Humanity
  

In case you need more reasons to love The Backstage like we do:

• "Gas Prices Thwart Indie Band Tours" - (CNN.com, 2008)
  
• "No More Pyrotechnics" (Economist.com, 2008)
  
• "Your One Big Break... will never happen." (Lefsetz Letter, 2008)
  
• "20 Biggest Record Company Screwups Of All Time" (Blender, 2008)
  
• "The Live Music Talk" (Seth Godin, 2008)
  
• "Copyright Royalty Board To Determine New Rates" (Wired, 2008)
• "Major Music Groups Not On Board With Qtrax" (AdAge, 2008)
  
• "Record Breaking" [featuring SoundRabbit!] (Westword, 2008)
• "Byrne and Yorke On The Real Value Of Music" (Wired, 2007)
• "David Byrne's Survival Strategies For Emerging Artists" (Wired, 2007)
• "If The Old Music Business Is Dead, What's Next? " (Mtv.com, 2007)
• "Feds To Audiophiles: You're All Pirates Now! " (MSNBC, 2007)
• "The Music Man " (NY Times, 2007)
• "Airing Their Differences About Pay For Play " (Washington Post, 2007)
• "Music Biz Laments 'Worst Year Ever '" (Rolling Stone, 2006)
• "The Way The Music Died " (PBS, 2004)"
• The Year The Music Dies " (Wired Magazine, 2003)
• "Record Label Boss Predicts End of Music Industry " (BBC News, 1998)