– From The New Rockstar Philosophy book out in March 2009– I came out of the fuckin’ sticks to take over the world. I was an emperor. -John Lennon, Rolling Stone Interview. Everyone’s version of success is slightly different. Some people may want to take over the world and some will be happy making music [...]
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 [...]
Franz Ferdinand is using Web Sheriff Confessed pirates themselves, Franz Ferdinand have recently taken a pro-piracy stance, encouraging fans to download some of their work. It was therefore quite a surprise to hear that the band has recently hired the infamous Web-Sheriff to stop people from downloading their recently leaked album “Tonight”. I’ve figured it [...]
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 [...]
Bands today make more money off their merchandise then their music. So you basically have the music selling a clothing line. I must have heard that on a random website, because I dreamed about a music business lady telling me that the other night. That means I either need to share this info with you, [...]
Momentum When bands have momentum there is a buzz and an intangible, yet significant, energy around them. It can be seen when they play, it can be felt from their recordings and it is usually the factor that sets them apart from the pack. I think there are 2 kinds of momentum(s) for bands: Outer [...]
4AD is a Independant label close to my heart. The Pixies were on 4AD, and lord knows I love the Pixies. For Christmas 4AD is giving away a digital sampler disc. It contains some of the most important indie rock music being made today like TV on the Radio and Deerhunter. It also contains bands [...]
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 wrote about this in my other blog but I think it bears repeating: If you’ve received a Myspace friend request then you have probably seen this attached to that request: “Klicke hier, um eine Nachricht einzugeben, die mit der Freundanfrage mitgeschickt wird!” “Klicke hier, um eine Nachricht einzugeben, die mit der Freundanfrage mitgeschickt wird!” [...]
Music Success in 9 Weeks – Review
Music Success in Nine Weeks! What an audacious claim indeed. Music Success in 9 weeks is a music business book that lays out a 9 week plan for world domination…well, not necessarily world domination, but you’ll definitely learn a thing or two. What Ariel Hyatt writes about is a weekly plan to increase your fan [...]