This past weekend I attended the inaugural Pemberton Festival in Beautiful Pemberton British Columbia. 3 days of Camping, Parties, and Music. And although there were issues with Parking, Toilets, and Garbage, it was an overwhelming success. Nine Inch Nails headlined the first night and blew me away with their light show. and the whole festival [...]
image credits: www.drownedmadonna.com/ So you may have heard of this Katy Perry girl who’s being talked up because of her catchy single, “I kissed a girl”. Apparently Perez got the buzz going on her and now she’s popping up everywhere. Good for her….. but let’s talk about the point of this post. Industry Analyst extrordinaire, [...]
Barnaked Ladies’ frontman, Steven Page was recently arrested for posession of cocaine. If you don’t know the band, you might think “So what? Another Rockstar doing drugs…who cares?” However, if you actually know the Barenaked Ladies, they’ve built an image as being regular guys, playing light, funny pop rock. Their manager, Terry McBride, cancelled an upcoming [...]
Of all things. Miley Cyrus really? Really!? Yes. Why!? but why?!!!! Because she is a product of the new music industry. She is everything that the old guard hates and loves at the same time. Miley Cyrus is a blueprint for the future. But what kind of future? As you many already know Miley Cyrus [...]
I have exciting news. The musical troop that I am in (ArmsUp) has released our cover of “Where is my mind.” Although I blogged about it a few weeks ago this time it’s different because: It’s mixed and available for free download I know recording the song was the right choice It’s legal. ie the [...]
When you think of lasting artists, you may think of Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, U2, Bob Dylan, and some others. When you think of one-hit wonders, you don’t remember the artist, you remember the song. It was the early 90′s and besides Vanilla Ice, hair/glam bands were on top and Guns’N’Roses were crowned King. [...]
Recently I have had few minor epiphanies. Most of them have to do with the ways to present my own band to the world. Although Hoover and I are on the cutting edge of what bands need to do to get their music heard, there must be a balance to all that bands do online. [...]
If you’re Canadian, chances are you know who Ashely MacIsaac is. He’s a pretty talented fiddler (yes, you read correctly) that was actually somewhat big in the 90′s. He was also known for his Rockstar antics. The guy showed his “goods” on Conan (he was wearing a kilt… you can figure out the rest), insults [...]
John Brahney, author of “The Craft” and “The Business of Songwriting” was interviewed by TAXI regarding songwriting and the importance of re-writing. I won’t go on about it too much, but it’s definitely worth watching. Let us know what you think. Make Great Music, Hoover The New Rockstar Philosophy
Profile on Terry McBride: Visionary
On a recent post, I briefly talked about Terry McBride (manager for the Barenaked Ladies). Today’s post is all about him and more importantly his vision for the future of the music industry. He’s the CEO of Nettwerk Music Group, a music company which comprises several music businesses. Started in 1984, Nettwerk has come a [...]