Remember back in August when our friends The Sheepdogs were on the cover of The Rolling Stone? Well it’s been a flurry of activity for the dogs since then. The boys have toured with Kings Of Leon, recorded with The Black Keys, are playing Coachella, Sasquatch, and have now been nominated for a number of [...]
GOOD. LORD. -CDJ It seems that once you establish yourselves as a viral music video band, you’ve got to go bigger/more complicated and creative on each video to keep getting the hits. Nicely done Ok Go, this video is pretty slick… paid for entirely by Chevrolet? Does it matter? Not to their fans. Ok Go set up [...]
Recently Lana Del Rey provided everyone with an example of what not to do on SNL. This week Bon Iver showed us exactly what to do. His massive band played the awesome songs Holocene and Beth Rest, and generally killed it. It’s so refreshing to see an artist do exactly what he’s paid to. Also Beth/Rest is [...]
So I’m sifting through all the artists playing Coachella and stumble on this video by Dada Life. If you’re unfamiliar, they’re a DJ/Producer duo from Sweeden who love to party and have a good time. I kept watching their vids and was taken into their world because they’re just having a good time and taking [...]
I love February. Not because of Valentine’s Day or that we’re almost done winter. No, I love February because I get to participate in the RPM Challenge. The idea is a simple one: Record an album in 28, just because you can. That’s 10 songs or 35 minutes of original material recorded during the month [...]
Remixes are good for your career. The right remix can lift your career onto the international level. Like my buddy Economics. Economics is a musical project that has some big fans…… like DJ Shadow. Economics got a chance to remix a DJ Shadow song and is now gaining new fans from all over the world. All [...]
Here is the DAY 3 YouTube preview for DAY THREE of Coachella 2012. For DAY ONE, click HERE. For DAY TWO, click THERE. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg At the Drive-In Justice Florence and the Machine The Weeknd Girl Talk Get THE NEW ROCKSTAR PHILOSOPHY on Kindle The Hives Company Flow Real Estate Get THE [...]
Here is the Coachella 2012 YouTube Preview for DAY TWO. For DAY ONE, click here Radiohead Bon Iver The Shins Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Jeff Mangum Get THE NEW ROCKSTAR PHILOSOPHY on Kindle Andrew Bird Feist Godspeed You! Black Emperor St. Vincent Azealia Banks Squeeze A$AP Rocky Destroyer Get THE NEW ROCKSTAR PHILOSOPHY on [...]
I’m going to Coachella! I was fortunate enough to get tickets to this grand celebration of music down in Indio, California. Last year I got last minute tickets, so I only got a chance to check out a few bands before. This year, I wanted to get to know every single artist to really plan [...]
Are Musicians Fighting Back? #venue vs #musicians
In the past few days I’ve seen a few pieces of content floating around on my social networks that both point to the same thing; Music is important, and musicians should be compensated accordingly. It appears that the free economy is no longer cutting it for some. This is from musician Dave Goldberg as an [...]