When Kanye West released his first single from his new album many people scoffed and took out their sharpest carving knives. You could count me among them. I was not a fan of his singing or the cher-iffic vocal effect. But after seeing Kanye preform on Saturday Night Live my mind was changed. Not because [...]
There’s a new interview with Terry McBride and thought it would be cool to share it with you guys. Thanks to @simonowens for the tip. If you aren’t aware, McBride is leading the charge as the music business evolves. Nettwerk, the music company he and his partner Mark Jowett started 25 years ago, has given [...]
Momentum When bands have momentum there is a buzz and an intangible, yet significant, energy around them. It can be seen when they play, it can be felt from their recordings and it is usually the factor that sets them apart from the pack. I think there are 2 kinds of momentum(s) for bands: Outer [...]
Came across a 8 minute jam style version of The Roots’ classic “You Got Me” featuring Jill Scott. It shows how artists can make the live show an experience much more than a recorded song. Everyone enjoys shows where artists they take their songs, that everyone knows and loves, and moves them to the next [...]
Just the other day, I wanted to check up on some of the punk bands I loved when I was in high school. To my great surprise, I found some of them to be going strong. One of those bands was Strung Out. I loved this band. They were fast, heavy, poppy/melodic, and technical. Surburban [...]
4AD is a Independant label close to my heart. The Pixies were on 4AD, and lord knows I love the Pixies. For Christmas 4AD is giving away a digital sampler disc. It contains some of the most important indie rock music being made today like TV on the Radio and Deerhunter. It also contains bands [...]
So I was browsing YouTube and came across a video by Greg Patillo, a flutist who’s really taking advantage of YouTube to market his music. He has a few vids up but there are two videos that are in the millions of views category. They are both covers: The Mario Bros theme song (over 11 [...]
You’ve probably heard the story about the Canadian band, Mobile, who got their myspace url, taken back by myspace with only 48 hours notice. Yep, myspace is launching some mobile service and wants the domain. Tough luck for the band who spent 2 years authentically making connections with their fans. There has been outrage from [...]
A few days ago we wrote about Copyright hype and how for musicians with developing fan base’s copyrighting songs was generally a waste of money. Today I saw this in my inbox: Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over “Viva La Vida” Guitarist Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles federal court claiming “Viva la [...]
Video: Life of Outkast's Manager
Came across a couple vids documenting the ramp-up to Outkast’s “Love Below//Speakerboxx” release a few years back. You see how hard the manager and the act works to make sure the release hits the record label’s sales goals. You also see the conflict between the manager and the label, even though Outkast was a proven [...]