These days, if you're a musician, you've likely wrestled with the question of how to get your music out to the masses and how much (or whether) to charge for it. Enter the iPhone. Bands like Nine Inch Nails have already been using the device to their advantage with cool apps like their version of Tap Tap Revenge and their NIN Access app.

Of course, that's Nine Inch Nails. For bands without much of an iPhone app budget or if they aren't so tech savvy, Mobile Roadie has come along with an inexpensive, customizable app for bands. For a fee, bands go through an automated process to upload content like photos, video, music and an upcoming show list. The backend CMS allows bands not only to manage content but also to manage fan comments. Setting up the app takes roughly a week, depending on how long Apple takes to approve the app.

So far, it looks like a few dozen bands, including Black Lips, have jumped on the Mobile Roadie bandwagon with an iPhone app. Time will tell how many other bands will use the iPhone platform and whether brands may jump in there as sponsors.

New York City foodies, take note. This Memorial Day weekend, it's time to step away from the barbecue and hit up the city's top food trucks. They'll be gathering on Saturday in one place, BKLYN Yard, for Parked!

The event brings together trucks that serve up tacos, ice cream and of course cupcakes from New York's first mobile cupcake shop, Cupcake Stop.

Food trucks, long a staple in Los Angeles, have been sprouting up all over New York over the past few years and bringing unexpected, sometimes even gourmet, treats. It's not just about the Mud Truck anymore. These rent-free food joints on wheels mean low overhead for the operators and inexpensive eats for the rest of us.

If you can't make it to Brooklyn this weekend for food truck cuisine, look for many of these trucks on social networks like Twitter, where they Tweet their locations and the day's menu and specials.

In an era where major print institutions have been going under, I was sad but not necessarily surprised to find out that hip music and culture magazine Paste is hurting. I was, however, surprised to see the magazine going to its reader base for donations.

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported:

Paste Editor-in-Chief Josh Jackson said he needs donations in "the low six figures" to safely keep the magazine devoted to music, film and culture afloat.

"We have been trying to cut costs but apparently not fast enough," Jackson said Wednesday. "We’re at the point where we have to go to the readers for a little help. We hope it will be a one-time thing."

Paste is following the Obama model and is trying to get small donations as opposed to large ones to help it stay afloat. The magazine has put out emails and calls for donations online. Its Twitter followers have taken the campaign a step beyond, tweeting about the situation and using the #savepaste hashtag. Fans have also set up a Facebook page for the cause.

It'll be interesting to see if the campaign pans out for the magazine (and personally I hope it does). It's Paste's latest in creative fundraising. In the past, they tried the Radiohead pay-what-you-wish pricing model for subscriptions.

If you can't make it in person to our first installment of the Creative Seed Initiative lecture series, fear not. We'll be bringing it to you live on Ustream this Thursday, May 14th at 7 pm EST.

This first Creative Seed event features acclaimed rock 'n' roll poster designers Dan Ibarra and Michael Byzewski, the co-founders of Aesthetic Apparatus. They'll be sharing their stories and taking your questions at what's sure to be an outstanding event.

If you happen to be in Savannah and would like to attend, join us at SCAD's historic Arnold Hall, located at 1810 Bull Street (between 34th and 35th Streets). The event is free and open to the public.

Some of the Aesthetic Apparatus work hanging at SCAD's Poetter Hall.

We're gluttons for cool design over here and this is the sort I can really get behind. It makes use of everything and the kitchen sink, many of them in fact.

Built by 2012 Architecten, the facade is made entirely of old stainless steel sinks held together with scaffolding, wire and waterproof multiplex boards. The open air community events space is set in the midst of much more traditional architecture in Amsterdam.

Another added benefit is that the building collects rainwater that can be used in a nearby garden.

For more photos of the structure, check out 2012 Architecten on Flickr.