Was just on Twitterholic.com, checking out the tweeters with the largest following. Barack has had less time to tweet as he’s got a country to run, so CNN has taken over with 897,969 followers. I thought about following, but who wants a steady stream of 98% negative news? I like the idea of being informed, [...]
Via Hypebot, Digg founder Kevin Rose interviewing Trent Reznor. In the video Trent speaks about the future of the music industry, gives advice for new bands, and gives us some insights into his thinking as an artist who is at the forefront of the music/technology intersection. The video is lengthy but worth your time. Some [...]
I just picked up the Esperanza Spalding disc (yes, I actually bought a cd). I could have easily torrented it as I’ve done with other artists. There was something that made me want to actually drive to the store and pick up the disc. So I did some backtracking to go through my thought process. [...]
Thought to dwell on for the day. In the age of direct relationships between fans and artists, why aren’t multiple fan-created release covers more common? Let’s say you have some fans and you’re putting out a new ep. Why not go threadless and have fans submit artwork. The top three could be used and you [...]
Yesterday we posted about paying your dues and how important it is to become a great artist. Today we have the case of Billy Bob Thornton and his band The Boxmasters. If you haven’t heard, Billy Bob Thornton was on the radio program Q and things went… awry. The host Jian Gomeshi, was interviewing the [...]
The instant success world fooled me. I started believing that everything was supposed to be here yesterday. I started forgetting that great things need an incubation period. Everything needs to be developed before it becomes truly good. I watched a video on RollingStone.com about White Lies. They’ve been getting much buzz in the last few [...]
So although MySpace is still kind of a must for many artists, today I would like to draw your attention to something much better. Bandcamp. Please disregard their name, this site is not a place for summer music nerds. This is a great website that is a waaaay better option then MySpace. The simple look [...]
Over the past year, while doing research for The New Rockstar Philosophy book, we’ve had a chance to speak with some very talented and knowledgeable people. One of the standard questions I’ve asked is; in our internet age “will there be a band as successful as The Beatles?” A band that the majority of the [...]
Change. Sometimes we want it. Sometimes we don’t. The only thing for sure is that it happens. Industries that thrived in the last decade are now struggling to survive due to change. That same change has created new industries and new jobs. Societal norms of today are much different than they were 25+ years go [...]
When Is A Song Finished?
The demo had sounded effortless. Certainly it didn’t sound finished but what recording ever does? -Bob Dylan When is a song finished? Is it when the lyrics are completed? Is it when you’ve pressed it and sold it? Is it when you’ve retired it from the set? I think I’m with Dylan, in the belief [...]