I went to see Green Day last night. I got free tickets and wanted to be 14 again. I haven’t heard much of the new stuff or even much in the last little while. I wanted to go hear Dookie and remember what it was like seeing them 10+ years ago. Besides the Nickleback-esque pyro [...]
I know I’m late to the party. Blogs, TV, newspapers, and my sister have been yelling at me to check out the Avett Brothers. I’d heard their stuff months ago and was captivated but for some reason did not investigate further. I finally did, and wow. These kids know what they’re doing. We’re not only [...]
I’ve been cruising youtube for Jackson videos, mainly to catch more live show footage. I always knew the songs were great, but damn, the performances are beyond fantastic. Every song he’s giving it all he’s got. He’s not going through the motions. He’s feeling every song. I stumbled on a fan made live music video [...]
When Michael Jackson wrote Billie Jean he knew it was a hit. Quincy Jones, the moron/genius, didn’t like the song. He wanted to cut it from the album. Can you believe that? Billie Jean!?! Quincy Jones wanted to cut, what for me is, the most iconic MJ song ever off of Thriller! Luckily for us [...]
As more and more details of the Michael Jackson world crop up, it’s interesting to hear about the state of his finances. It seems that Michael was spending a lot more then he was making and yet even with his mounting debt he didn’t sell out some of his most valuable possessions. Mainly the rights [...]
Being Accessible To The Industry
Being accessible is about more then the artist-to-fan relationship. You’ve got that relationship cased with your social media stuff. But what state is your artist-to-industry relationship? What am I talking about? Photographers, producers, other artists, managers, agents, and other industry folk will be important in the growth of your career. So then why do you [...]