Howdy. I'm Justin Boland.

I work for World-Around Records. We're a startup company and I'm working 16 hour days to keep up. It's hard work because there's no road map, but I love what I do. Audible Hype is a platform for me to share everything I'm learning. I believe that open source works better than selfish prick, and I believe that empowering other independent musicians will do more to improve our culture than me keeping this information to myself.

I'm also a rapper, which is obviously why I started a record label. My original group, Wombaticus Rex, is ending this summer and my new outlets are Algorhythms (with Dr. Quandary) and my sex party rap project, Humpasaur Jones.

On good days, I am interested in everything in the Universe. I've written for a lot of websites and I still do. I work for Back Brain Media, and I run Brainsturbator, Skilluminati Research and of course Hump Jones, our sex education program.

• The IMF is Near Death—Let’s Help Complete the Process

  Burn the Vampire, Burn the Vampire, and Burn the Vampire. This concludes my socially conscious yet cheerfully anarchist commentary.

  Tags: Economics, Geopolitics, World Saving

• David Byrne on the Coming Revolution: Heavy Brainfood

  David Byrne is an awesome human for a million reasons: here's one more. Short but potent meditation on the Kali Yuga.

  Tags: Big Problems, Economics, Geopolitics

• Music Business 2.0 Without the Bullshit

  A short rant about the vapid nature of the recent discussion and journalism about the "new music business." I hope none of this qualifies as complaining, I should actually go back over this article with that in mind. Note to self: SOLUTIONS, YOU FOOL!

  Tags: Economics, Music, Personal

• Seth Godin Takes on the Music Industry in 2008

  ...and it's remarkable how much Andrew Dubber already scooped him. A mid-length, excellent read from visionary power weirdo Seth Godin.

  Tags: Economics, Good Advice, Music

• Audible Hype: The Straight Dope on the Rawkus 50

  At least, so far. Who knows what will come out after this. A look at the business behind the "new" Rawkus 50 model of music promotion.

  Tags: DIY, Economics, Music

• Pizza SEO 2008: Meme Warfare and Weirdo Capitalism

  I don't fully understand it yet either. I have about ten main ideas I'm trying to lay out about humans being part of a group brain and essentially stuck as hardwired nodes and how to make money changing that, but as you can imagine, it's not coming out very clearly.

  Tags: Economics, Occult Tech, Weird Science

• Audible Hype: The $10,000 Record Label Template

  A simple breakdown of how to invest $10,000 into a profitable record label. Criticism, advice, feedback is more than welcome. Thanks in advance.

  Tags: DIY, Economics, Music

• You Are Not a Victim: Rebuilding the Music Industry in 2008

  Taking a positive and proactive approach to industry chaos: self-reliance and mastering the 10,000 details as the key to independence in 2008.

  Tags: Economics, Music, Personal

• Tim Boucher Throws a Book Sale

  Lots of interesting titles, make a bid, buy some books, Tim builds a Secret Machine. Everybody wins.

  Tags: Economics, Personal, World Saving

• Growth Industry 2008: Freelance Exorcism Services

  Hump Jones article identifies a booming market sector: the global demand for professional exorcists. Do you have the balls to battle with Baal?

  Tags: Economics, Occult Tech, Social Control

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