The other day I stumbled upon this quote by Jim Jarmusch. Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal [...]
Before The Beatles hit America they wanted a breakout hit. They knew the power that a crossover hit had, so they sat down and wrote I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Coldplay wrote Yellow, Radiohead wrote Creep and Nirvana wrote Smells Like Teen Sprit. All of these bands needed that first big breakout hit. None of [...]
A few days ago we wrote about Copyright hype and how for musicians with developing fan base’s copyrighting songs was generally a waste of money. Today I saw this in my inbox: Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over “Viva La Vida” Guitarist Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles federal court claiming “Viva la [...]
Recently there has been some net chatter about Copyrighting your songs. My friends have asked me, “What’s the deal?” So here’s my take: Copyrighting is a different beast then it used to be. The internet has changed the way we look at copyright and the idea of ownership. Arguably when you digitize something (music, books, [...]
I am a firm believer that if you have a good enough song, there is nothing in the world that will stop you from reaching a wide audience. But as I dissect the careers of my all time favourite artists I begin to notice that great music is but one part of the equation. There [...]
By now, you must have seen the first use of a Hologram on TV. The CNN coverage of the U.S Election Night had a correspondent and Will.I.Am actually beam-in like in Star Trek. Who knows what’s next?? As this technology evolves, we’ll be doing business meetings via hologram, school lectures via hologram, and maybe even [...]
Wow a major label is looking to the future…. kind of… er not. EMI, is reportedly planning to launch a new music portal that will sell downloads and offer full-song streams. The site won’t be meant to displace iTunes or MySpace, instead EMI sees it as a way to do free market research into which [...]
Recently I have been pondering life, death, and how an early exit can be the best career move ever. Jim Morrison was undoubtedly a phenomenal front man. He created a mold that many performers have aspired to ever since. But he is more then just imitated. He is mythologized by popular culture to the point [...]
This past weekend I attended the inaugural Pemberton Festival in Beautiful Pemberton British Columbia. 3 days of Camping, Parties, and Music. And although there were issues with Parking, Toilets, and Garbage, it was an overwhelming success. Nine Inch Nails headlined the first night and blew me away with their light show. and the whole festival [...]
Coldplay Gearing up for Independence
Coldplay has a 5 album deal with EMI/Parlaphone. Vida La Vida is officially their 4th album to date, so they owe one more album (if that doesn’t count a greatest hits collection). Their actions in the last year have shown evidence of planning for independence after their contract runs out. You heard about Coldplay building [...]