Have you noticed that Twitter evolved to a new level recently? It’s not a news story that you have Twitter. Everyone does. But what this next level of Twitter is doing, is making the experience of Twitter more customizable and personal. You can use this to your advantage as an artist. So here are 3 [...]
I’m going to see U2 on Wednesday. It’s my first show even though I’ve been a fan for close to 10 years. These guys are a band I need to see, a band I’m more than willing to travel for. There are very few bands that I would travel to go see (besides a festival), [...]
The longest lasting career bands aren’t the necessarily the best ones. The longest lasting bands, the ones who have solid careers in the music business, are the artists who simply go for it and don’t stop. They keep booking shows, putting out more music, and reaching for their dream. In short they hustle. That’s how [...]
This is so simple, I wonder if everyone does it and I’ve just been sleeping. Yet I’m fairly certain that this is the first time I’ve stumbled upon this easy, cheap, and effective tool for your music; Press pages. A simple one page write up about your latest release. With the vital information that reporters [...]
Just watched another metal documentary by the same guy who did the last one I watched. This one explored the global reach metal has. At first I thought this would be mainly North America, South America, Japan, and Europe. I was stunned by what I saw in Indonesia, India and even China. These are countries [...]
I stumbled into a guitar shop the other day and was astounded by the virtuosity around me. There were some serious players but no rock stars. That’s because technical ability can only get you so far. Not many people care if you can shred faster than Van Halen. What they do care about is if [...]
Just watched a documentary on the metal scene about how it’s evolved and endured over the years. It was much too apparent that Metalheads are a tribe. They dress the same, have the same haircuts, go to the same shows, hang out with other metal-heads. A concert is a gathering of like minded people who [...]
The best bands are worth more than the sum of their parts. The singer can’t make it alone, but when joined with the drummer, they become something bigger. Each member adds to the whole to help make it something truly special. The Smashing Pumpkins are/were a prime example. Billy, James, D’arcy, and Jimmy were a [...]
Another post inspired by the movie, It Might Get Loud. Each of these guys came to the table with different flavour. Each built on something that spoke to them and made it their own. Making a mark that’s uniquely them is part of why they stand out and the foundation of their success. Edge explained [...]
Download This Now: Indie Maximum Exposure List
A few weeks ago Billboard magazine released it’s Maximum Exposure List. The idea was that if an artist did the things on the list they would become a hit sensation. It included such reasonable things like, get your music on an Apple commercial, get on the cover of Rolling Stone, and play on Saturday Night [...]