Voyno made a good point about first impressions in the last post. He eluded to it, but the one point I wanted to make clear was that you don’t have to have it all together when you start. Interpol formed in 98, but didn’t get signed to Matador till 2002. They didn’t even have a [...]
Classified is a Canadian emcee. I recently read an article about his new album and his strategy to increase interest in the album. You remember the Choose Your Own Adventure book series right? Well apparently a narrator suggests different tracks at different points in the album depending on your mood. I initially thought it was [...]
Passion plus talent….You can’t go wrong. – Andy Gould Came across a vid interview with Andy Gould, manager of Guns N’ Roses. Aside from his firm belief that Chinese Democracy is a piece of art, he stated that talent and passion are the two things he looks for with a new artist. Sounds pretty obvious, [...]
Vincent Tata Ford, the human being credited to writing No Woman, No Cry has died. I doubt that many major news outlets will cover this story, but I would argue that out of most of the news that you will hear today, little will be as important as the death of that songwriter. I may [...]
Recently I have become obsessed about looking into the mind set of some my favourite artists. What inspired them? How did they solve the obstacles all musicians face? How and why did they evolve and change as artists? Although Bono is a glorious douche bag, I do love his music and will defend him to [...]
On this weeks Hit Song Breakdown we tackle Coldplay’s inaugural hit: Yellow This song is the reason Coldplay are the biggest band in the world. Their first single “Trouble” was well received but it was nothing compared to Yellow. So why was Yellow such a massive hit? There are a few reasons. Timing – D’ya [...]
What makes a hit song work? why do some song have all the elements but never break anywhere? why is mmmmmbop stuck in my head????? why am I asking all these questions? This is what we will be going over in our weekly post called Hit Song Breakdown. First up is Rihanna’s Umbrella. Okay so [...]
Teasing Equals Amplified Anticipation
So let’s say you’re an artist who has developed a fanbase through online promotion and touring. You’re still stuck on making an album even though you’ve read The New Rockstar Philosophy book and can see the magnificence of releasing 3ps on a regular basis. You are however, worried that your little group of fans may [...]