We’re always checking out Facebook apps for bands which takes time so to make things easier we’ve collated the Facebook apps we’ve used and tested and made this post to which we’ll add to over time – a public bookmark if you like. So here’s the AMPHQ list of Facebook apps that can be used for bands (some free, some not) we want to share with you – in no particular order of preference:

Not really DtF but still an inspirational speech.

OK, so this is quite old now but its still a master class in the methodology of Direct-to-Fan marketing. Probably one of the best case studies we’ve seen to date. Speaker: Michael Masnick Editor/President & CEO, Techdirt Blog.

Direct to Fan marketing blog... 

great tutorial on batch converting psd files into jpegs or whatever file extension you prefer. using CS2 in built Action Script tool

great tutorial for merging data in spreadsheets or text files into photoshop. excellent for creating unique prints such as download codes or business cards for multiple users

myspace, social media, news

"Information published on fan pages or via Twitter can be replicated instantly and there is no end to the amount of users who can be reached using the ever expanding social networking platforms available. So what do you do when something goes wrong? How do you react when a crisis snowballs? First of all it’s useful to look at a recent crisis affecting a pet charity which illustrates how it can all go wrong very quickly."

"Death of A&R??? I’d say more of a re-shuffling of an already pretty well shuffled role. Over the years A&R people have been changing and adapting to what the music industry requires of them and what they as individuals require to be able to survive in the competitive landscape in which they operate."

"Strummerville has collaborated with WOWee to create the Strummerville WOWee Ghetto Blaster. These portable speakers are totally amazing … plug in your ipod / mp3 player and place speaker on any hard surface or on glass and the inbuilt bass gives incredible sound."

"We were honoured when Don Letts wanted to make a film about us, and here it is. More info about the DVD can be found on our website strummerville.com One love, Strummerville x "

"There’s been a lot of speculation as of late with regard to the future of digital music, but judging by the results of a recent report by Nielsen Soundscan, music sales have only increased this past year.

According to the report, sales were up 2.1 percent in 2009 from 2008, with consumers snagging 1.16 million digital tracks (an 8.3 percent increase from ‘08) and 76.4 million digital albums (a 16.1 percent bump). In fact, 40 percent of all music purchases in 2009 were digital."

A few months old now but still very interesting