We Won Best Indie Book of 2011 in Italy!
If you haven’t heard, The New Rockstar Philosophy was published in Italy a few weeks ago. Yes, it was translated and put into a real physical book. We were stoked that people… Read More
The Importance of Your YouTube Video’s Still Frame
YouTube is the Google of Video. You can search almost anything on YouTube and get lost for hours or days. With an abundance of videos on the same topic, how does one… Read More
Do You Have To Choose Between Being An Internet Star And A Radio Star?
I’ve started to notice a trend. Radio doesn’t like the internet. Actually, most of the music industry doesn’t like the internet. The traditional music industry can’t do much about file sharing, loss of their brand,… Read More
Become an Expert at Licensing Your Music
I recently had a conversation with music supervisor and author, Sarah Gavigan. You may remember her from a previous interview we did with her regarding music licensing. She told me she was… Read More
Lessons From Radiohead’s Surprise
If you’re a Radiohead fan, you already have “The King of Limbs.” Only announced a week before its release, it caused an immediate surge of interest amongst the Radiohead tribe. No hype… Read More
Who Tha Fuck Are Arcade Fire? Indie Is Still Indie
Right after I finished writing this article about the death of indie, the flat world, the promise that a great song can get you to the top, and indie being an irrelevant… Read More
Indie Is Officially Dead: Arcade Fire Win Album Of The Year Grammy
Indie music, as a genre, and as an ethos, has been atrophying away in the last decade. You know as well as I do, that the rise of digital music has made… Read More
Forget Major Labels: You Want To Be Signed With Major Web Media
On Sunday The Huffington Post was purchased by AOL for around $300 million dollars in a move for a bigger market share of the web for both parties. AOL is looking to… Read More
Major Labels Fight Piracy With Punctuality
I wonder how any major label decisions get made? Over a long period of time the evidence seems to suggest. Instant singles? Really? That’s supposed to help stop piracy. By providing your… Read More
All You Need Is Niche: An Asshole’s Way Of Saying ‘Be Yourself’
Recently I spent some hours talking to an old friend about a new musical project. He’s a talented human but hasn’t found a sound that has connected the way he wants to.… Read More
