I came across this great web show series where renowned photographer Chase Jarvis interviews various characters and talks photography. It’s a great little series and he’s developed quite the following. Geared towards photographers, a musician can still get a lot out of it. A couple shows I wanted to share include 4-Hour Workweek/Body Author, Tim Ferriss and Mr. ICanMakeYouRich, Ramit Sethi. [...]
Paul McCartney is 69 years old. Paul McCartney is touring Europe and plays for approx 3 hours every night with a full band. Paul McCartney is 69 years old!! We were fortunate enough to catch Macca’s show in Milan last week as part of our International Book Tour (we will be showing you more from [...]
Did you know Feist has a new album? Yeah, it came out in September. I bet you haven’t heard nary a peep. Remember Feist’s last album? 1234, the Apple commercial, sold out tours, Colbert Christmas special, all that noise? I will bet you a pint o’ beer that this album will get nowhere near the [...]
Butch Walker has an enviable music career. Lead singer and songwriter for the one hit wonders Marvelous 3, he’s now moved on to become a songwriter for some huge artists (Katy Perry, Weezer, Pink). Recently Harper Collins published a memoir of his life in the music business. I haven’t got my hands on a copy yet, but it’s probably filled with truth [...]
You’ve probably heard that comedy is all about delivery. Well timed punch lines delivered in a certain style of expression are what make comedians stand out and be funny. The same is true of music. You hear a singer sing and you can tell how much he/she feels what’s she’s singing. Is she just trying [...]
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 video stand out above the rest? Like Google, the keywords and titles you use help people discover your YouTube video. Cleverly worded titles [...]
Band names can be a tricky thing to decide on. They will likely be the introduction to your band for many new fans. That means your band name has to convey something about your band. It could be that you’re a heavy ass band (Metallica), that you’re a political powerhouse (Rage Against The Machine), or [...]
RollingStone posted an article today about Nevermind. Jon Stewart spoke with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Butch Vig about the sessions. It’s worth a read in its entirety, but the highlighted text below is a tasty bit of wisdom on the band’s recording process: ….As the band revealed, the recording of the album was similarly [...]
As an artist you want to get your music out there even if you’re against marketing/capitalism. You want people to hear and dig what you do, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this here blog. Do you stop and think about how you discover new music and why you choose to check out something new? 1. [...]
The Life of an Italian Indie Band: Selton
Selton is one of my favorite Brazillian-Italian bands. We met and partied with these dudes on our International Book Tour stop in Milan, Italy. Wow. It’s already been almost two months we were there. Time flies. Anyways… Daniel, Selton’s drummer and a key player in helping us get published in Italy, took some time to answer [...]