A couple nights ago I was hanging out on the front porch with some friends and wine. At one point in the conversation, the band “The Decemberists” came into play. One person could not stop raving about them and saying they’d fly to go see them live. The other could not stand the band. The [...]
I’ve been reading up Quantum Physics. Yes, I’ve been trying to understand the mind-numbing madness that is quantum physics. As I read/watch/learn more, I keep relating the scientist who breaks new ground with the songwriter who is remembered. I started to dig deeper to understand the personal motivations of each. I’m no sociologist, but here’s [...]
The online music world changes about every 3 months. Some players may drop out, like MySpace (too soon?), some change shape like WaTunes and newcomers like NextBigSound appear. We’ll try to keep this post up to date, but below are resources that have been tried and tested. Let us know if you find something for [...]
I’m a sucker for infographics. Yesterday during my morning ritual of combing through RSS feeds, I stumbled across this little ditty which detailed the 5 steps a consumer brand should take in order to gain “social currency” – which is essentially convoluted marketing speak for “online fans”. I thought I’d take a moment to make [...]
