This weekend I had the privilege of seeing Neil Young in concert. It was a surreal experience. I have always been a fan of Mr. Young’s, but only now do I really understand him. He is famous for his hit songs (Heart of Gold, Old Man, etc) but what he should also be famous for [...]
I came across an interview with Rick Devoe, former manager of Blink 182 and current manager of Angels and Airways, New Found Glory, and others. The interview is dated (2001), but there’s still relevant stuff. A key quote I found: “I think that most bands who send demos are looking for a quick way to [...]
This weekend, I headed to Calgary to see a buddy I haven’t seen in awhile. While there, he showed me this new game he got for his PS3. Dead Space is one of the most engaging, scary, plot twist full games I’ve played. It’s like a sci-fi horror movie where you’re the hero and the [...]
Hey Folks, just updating the world on our “Music Online” tab here at the New Rockstar Philosophy. We’ve organized the sites a little better and we’ve added a few new ones. There are some key sites below that can allow musicians to reach new audiences and attract more fans. In particular I would recommend Tunecore, [...]
Have you heard of Blip.fm? It’s getting quite a bit of buzz lately. Blip.fm is a micro blogging site devoted to your music tastes. Micro blogging is essentially a status update. Twitter, the worlds largest micro blogging site has enjoyed incredible success in the last year, especially when it come to the world of politics. [...]
So I was checking out some music sites (Idolator and Stereogum), and I kept seeing these ads for Sharon Little. I figured someone believes in her enough to promote her like this (advertising on those sites can’t be cheap). I wanted to see what’s up. Turn out she’s a bluesy type singer-song writer. What interested [...]
At the New Rockstar Philosophy, we’ve been writing about the importance of embracing the internet as a friend, not an enemy. AC/DC has chosen to ignore the changing times and have, arguably, missed out on paid downloads from the leak (400,000+ downloads and counting). On the other end of the spectrum we have artists who [...]
So you may have heard this about ‘In Rainbows’: • After being made available for free for 3 months the album was no.1 in the UK and in the US • 1st Radiohead album on iTunes – no.1 album selling 30,000 units in the US in the first week • The physical CD has sold [...]
A couple posts ago, I talked about how a lot of independent artists and labels are offering free digital downloads with the purchase of the Vinyl Record. Today, I was listening to Tool and wanted to talk about packaging as an incentive to buy the physical product. If you’re a fan of tool, you know [...]
Lala.com: The Cloud in the Sky
Lala.com, another music service which sells digital music is changing the game by offering 10 cent tunes. It has the blessing from the major labels and 170,000 indie labels according to Wired magazine. It also claims to offer no advertising according to Cnet. Lala sounds like a pretty good deal, until you hear the last [...]