Everyone’s on Twitter. But it’s easy to simply be on it. It takes a little more work to utilize it for your advantage. Let me breakdown a few Twitter styles that many bands get caught in. 1. The Dead Fish Tweet All is quiet for this band and then… -We got a show on Saturday- [...]
Like I promised, another Sir Ken Robinson post. During his talk, he alluded to the end of a songwriting session between McCartney and Lennon. McCartney was worried they may forgot the song they just wrote (they apparently never left a songwriting session without at least completing one song). Lennon casually responded, “Well if you can’t [...]
I was in my local public library when I stumbled upon a thought provoking magazine. It’s called Flash Art and it claims to be the worlds leading Art magazine. I often forget that the experience of great music is heightened when it’s combined with other great art forms. Whether that be photography, painting, performance art, [...]
Last night, I was fortunate enough to catch Sir Ken Robinson (yes, he’s been knighted) do a lecture on the importance of creativity in the education system, the ability and courage to follow what you’re most into, and the need for innovation to find solutions to the problems new generations will face. During the lecture, [...]
Van Morrison is a huge character. He demands a sort of respect that few are granted. Van Morrison is granted that respect in part because of what he rejects. He rejects fame, celebrity, and the vapid pop culture world. But of course that just makes him that much more mysterious and sought after. Jian Ghomeshi, [...]
It Might Get Loud and Creativity
A few of us have been waiting impatiently for the movie, It Might Get Loud, ever since we saw the trailer. If you haven’t heard about this and you’re a guitar player or a musician, listen to this! The whole concept is about bringing three people in to talk about the guitar, songwriting, and the [...]