Recently I have become obsessed about looking into the mind set of some my favourite artists. What inspired them? How did they solve the obstacles all musicians face? How and why did they evolve and change as artists? Although Bono is a glorious douche bag, I do love his music and will defend him to [...]
We all know there’s a new social networking site popping up every 5 minutes. Some last a couple minutes, some become Facebook. What if you could create your own social networking site, revolving around your music?? That’s exactly what NING.com is all about. They actually let you build your own online community with them. [...]
That Ocarina app for the iPhone is taking off. People are video blogging their renditions of songs, talking about how great the app is, and so on. The developers made something truly unique. You have to actually blow into your iphone to make a sound. It’s worth talking about. It’s worth spreading the word. Not [...]
If you knew Jimmy Eat World before “The Middle”, you would know that Clarity is their classic album. This album was one of the few that really started making the “emo” scene big. It was layered to the max, had a 16 minute closer, and was really fresh when it came out. The album was their [...]
It is my birthday today! And a few days ago it was Hoover’s! Birthdays always remind me that I have great friends. I think friendship is key if you’re planning on making good music for a long time. When you really know your fellow band mates you are able to understand where they’re going with [...]
I recently discovered that Pizza Hut, of all companies, is entering the music business! Yes, that’s right. Emusic.com is partnering with Pizza Hut to offer 75 free downloads with each online Pizza Hut order up until December 27th. It’s just a promotion, but the impact may be long term. Dominos might start doing the same [...]
Recently, I watched the Tom Petty and The Hearbreakers Biography/Documentary, “Running Down a Dream.” Now I always appreciated Petty’s songs, but never really considered myself a fan. After watching, I found myself seeking out albums and songs to take-in more of what I saw in the film. The documentary did such great job of telling [...]
By now, you must have seen the first use of a Hologram on TV. The CNN coverage of the U.S Election Night had a correspondent and Will.I.Am actually beam-in like in Star Trek. Who knows what’s next?? As this technology evolves, we’ll be doing business meetings via hologram, school lectures via hologram, and maybe even [...]
This UPS ad came out while ago featuring the music of The Postal Service, a Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) side project. The band is a more electro version of Death Cab and actually helped build up the popularity of Death Cab. Anyways, UPS used the 30 second intro music (the best part in my opinion) to a [...]
Interview with Kurt Cobain's Manager
You’d think a guy who did PR for Kiss, Led Zeppelin and managed Nirvana would have something to say. Turns out he does. Music industry veteran Danny Goldberg recently sat down with the Huffington Post to talk about his new book, “Bumping into Geniuses: My Life in the Music Business.” I’ll let you take a [...]