Podcasts are great. Simple to use and available in every genre. I’ve been listening to a lot of National Public Radio, Notes from the Underground, and a little podcast called Podington Bear. I discovered the Podington bear podcast accidentally and it turned out to be music featuring, and produced by the artist Podington Bear. It’s [...]
There’s been more and more debate on the pros and cons of music being free. The comments from a recent hypebot article and this recent post all are trying to make sense of free. Chris Anderson (the Long Tail guy) is even putting out a new book about the future of Free and Seth Godin [...]
Passion plus talent….You can’t go wrong. – Andy Gould Came across a vid interview with Andy Gould, manager of Guns N’ Roses. Aside from his firm belief that Chinese Democracy is a piece of art, he stated that talent and passion are the two things he looks for with a new artist. Sounds pretty obvious, [...]
Casey Westcot from the Fleet Foxes gave a very interesting interview to National Public Radio on his band’s approach to music. Most of you have probably heard of the Fleet Foxes, as last year they had one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2008. They not only have great songs but their vocal harmonies [...]
I’ve read that sharks can’t stop moving. If they stop they die. Well recently I’ve come across a dead shark. The band The White Light Riot have a solid internet presence and a pretty slick MySpace. I caught the vibe on a few of their tracks and tried to dive deeper. Although they have no [...]
Met some friends who came into town for the Bloc Party show on Saturday. Somehow we started talking about the pressure bands must have releasing a sophomore album after experiencing debut album success. One argument was that if you got into a band because they had a specific sound, why should they change and try [...]
Back in early January I set out my goals for 2009. Month by month and week by week, I laid out my goals for the next year. The first 6 months were specific goals and the last 6 months slightly more general. I remember thinking that if all this happened it would be a good [...]
Next Generation Jazz Careers
Despite being some of the coolest music on earth, the musicians who play jazz aren’t usually making big money. A lot of the famous musicians have earned their respect over many years and maybe started to make real money much later in their career. So let’s say you’re a young twenty something jazz musician who [...]