Hey guys, Just stumbled on this pretty sweet interview with one of my favorite drummers, Steve Jordan. In it he talks about how he got started and how he kept going. Worth watching. Key highlights include: Being very sure of what he wanted to do Taking all opportunities as a way of getting more opportunities [...]
In a strange turn of events New Rockstar Philosophy is sending me to Tokyo. We’re planning on interviewing some artists to get the skinny on the real Tokyo music scene (which is humongous) and what it means to be a real touring band in Japan. So if you’ve got the perfect Japanese band, who are [...]
Voyno and I were just talking about the hugeness that was the “Rumours” album by Fleetwood Mac. A hugeness factor of 40 million to be exact. There was a reason this album was so big, mainly that it had some massive songs like “Go Your Own Way”, “Dreams”, and “Goldust Woman”. It got me thinking [...]
Information is Beautiful reminded me once again of how streaming is not going to be THE ANSWER for musicians. If you need 4.5 million streams to make minimum wage with Spotify then it obviously won’t pay the bills. Lady Gaga will make some scratch, but the average hard working band will not be seeing much [...]
John Mayer and Michael Franti rolled into our town last week. I’ve been a pretty solid fan of John Mayer since Continuum came out and have been wanting to see how he pulls it off live for some time. Franti on the other hand, I’ve had a tough time really getting into his music, but [...]
Question: What does your 200 Facebook fans, 3000 myspace friends, and 20 last.fm plays mean? How can you quantify how your efforts on things like Facebook and YouTube? Are people listening to your music? Where are you getting the most plays? Are bloggers bloggin about your tracks? What does it all mean??? Well luckily for [...]
A lot of you probably have heard of GrooveShark.com, the streaming site driven by uploaded songs. I have no idea on the legality of the site, I just dig that I can search for practically any song and version (live, remixed, acoustic,) and stream it for free! You can dive into an artist’s catalog and [...]
You may or may not have heard about Erykah Badu’s new video. The one where she’s doing her thing while progressively getting naked….on the street. Some of the public is going off, saying it’s too much. Others are giving her a standing ovation. All the while, the people at her label/management are smiling. Why is [...]
The New Rockstar Philosophy Book
Bump! Download the Beta version of The New Rockstar Philosophy! It’s 100% free. Here are the steps: Send an email to NewRockstarBook@Gmail.com with “Book” in the subject line You’ll get an confirmation email from us with a link to where you can download the book. Read it at your leisure and let us know what [...]