Kate Nash's MySpace

http://www.myspace.com/katenashmusic

According to her MySpace, Kate Nash considers her music to be "Alternative/Indie/Other". So I thought it might be useful to analyse her MySpace as her music is of a similar genre to that of Imogen Heap/Frou Frou.

The headline for Kate Nash's MySpace is: "it's all a bit homegrown". This is linked to her identity as an indie artist who writes her own songs (hence the 'homegrown').
On her MySpace, Kate Nash has 6 tracks - Baby Love, Model Behaviour, Foundations, Pumpkin Soup, Merry Happy and We Get On. None of these can be downloaded from MySpace can't be downloaded, which means that Kate is trying to encourage her fans to download or buy her tracks the legal way (although obviously there are less legal ways other than MySpace).

Kate Nash has used the Upcoming shows function to give details on all of herupcoming gigs - with date, location and time details being given. This enables her fans to quickly look up upcoming tour dates and check the details for them.

She also has a blog in which the blog posts are written (or seem to be written) by the artist herself. This gives the impression that Kate Nash is an artist who wants to try and connect with her friends through use of a blog.

In the photos section, Kate Nash only has one photo album: 'My Photos'. This album contains images that appear to be fairly exclusive and they seem more like personal photos rather that promotional photos. This would appeal to Kate Nash's fans, since they would really enjoy the privilege of being able to view these exclusive photos. Also, it may give the impression that there is a more personal connection between Kate Nash and her fans, since she's sharing personal photos with them.

Kate has a YouTube video by the 'Trachtenburg family slideshow players' embedded in her 'About Me' section. this shows her connections other bands.

In the influences section, where most artists put their musical influences, Kate Nash also puts things like "Beans on Toast, Cheese on Toast, Anything really that you can put on toast, Spaghetti bolonese". This adds to her quirky image and the incorrect spelling of 'bolognese' could make the MySpace seem more personal, as if she writes things on her MySpace herself, as opposed to her management writing things.

In the 'About Me' section, there is also details on how to pre-order Merry Happy on CD/7 inch. There are different versions of cover art for the CDs/7 inch. The cover art is hand drawn, which links to the artist's image and the headline's use of the word 'homegrown'.

Kate Nash also provides her fans with links to her Facebook, music videos on YouTube and online interview. She also has a video from the Camden Crawl embedded into her About Me section.

In the About me section she also states "i love harrow and garageband.". This makes her MySpace seem more personal.