How To Start A Music Scene In Your City
During Break Out West this year I had a chance to speak with Joel Baskin from SL Feldman and Associates and Chad Richardson the Creative Director of Ole. I got a ton… Read More
How To Make A Cover Album Work With Your Band’s Image #selton
Here at The New Rockstar Philosophy we’re big fans of Cover albums. Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, all started their careers with cover albums. They are a solid investment of… Read More
Sunday Scare Tactics: D’Angelo’s Amazing Music Career
D’Angelo is one of those rare artists to have everything that the public believes a true genius should have. Incredible talent, incredible demons, incredible stories, and a sort of underdog quality that everyone roots… Read More
Neil Young and Patti Smith Share Their Music Wisdom
What happens when Neil Young and Patti Smith sit down and talk? Truth bombs get dropped on everyone, that’s what. Check out what some excerpts from the New Yorker: Neil Young on learning about… Read More
Is Your Music Ego Costing You Money? #album
Look, I know you’re sick of your latest release. I know that the songs are old news to you and that you’ve written a dozen new ones already. I know that you’re changing your… Read More
3 Thoughts Before Approaching Music Festivals
I’ve been lucky enough to be part of a tasty festival this year called MoSo. I’ve had some input on the selection of the bands and I’ve got to see the how’s… Read More
What Hologram Tupac Means For Indie Artists
Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, if you haven’t seen Hologram Tupac live at Coachella with Snoop Dogg then I suggest you watch that right now. http://youtu.be/l9yFYmboERs A few years ago we did a story… Read More
3 Tips For Musicians That Your Future Self Will Thank You For #obvious #butstill
If you’re an active musician then you know how quickly every night can become a Saturday night. Beers come out, guitars turn up, and everyone starts having a good time. While on… Read More
The Most Important Part Of Your Music Team
During SXSW I met with many people. Publishers, bloggers, artists, and film makers, yet arguably the most important piece of the music industry puzzle that I met with were the music managers. I was lucky… Read More
5 Tips For Changing Your Band Name
Recently I helped my friends change their band name. They’d been playing locally for about a year and quickly developed a solid and dedicated fanbase. But unfortunately the name had to be changed. Not only… Read More
