Low key or high profile: The value of local music
What does local music mean to you? When people talk about local music, the ensuing conversation can lead to talk about everything from neophyte…
Listening up in 2018
One day everyone is trying to find a place to put all those costume New Year’s glasses and the next, the web is flooded with…
Asking ourselves about the subject of music reviews
Good, bad, light, dark, life, and death. These are just a few of the most universally discussed and thematized opposites in human existence. Often, people…
“Praying” : Artistry, authenticity and Kesha’s authoring of a new single
All around the world, artists on big labels, small labels, in do-it-yourself artist collectives, or just individuals creating out of their homes, unleash new music…
Musicians, platforms, and the power to make a major progression (Guest Post)
Guest post by Max Freedman of Marauder, Soundigest, and POST TRASH. Talk about adding insult to injury: only days after the new session of Congress…
Hooking up visuals with music: Something older made new again
The music video: an idea that is hardly new or revolutionary in 2016. The song synced to a non-musical visual (e.g. commercial, entertainment trailer, etc.):…
The irony of more: The music industry’s problematic choice
Miles and miles of tape, CDs, vinyl, and now terabyte hard drives, hold the music that is so dear to each of us. Artists had…
AJJ: Andrew Jackson Jihad’s new name and the weight of band identity
Earlier today, Phoenix, AZ folk punkers, Andrew Jackson Jihad, announced a formal change to the group’s current moniker, down to that of its widespread, abbreviated…
DIY is the Dream (Guest Post)
Guest Post by Portland, Oregon based, indie folk artist, Cameron Heger of Championships. Music is without doubt one of my chief loves but, it’s not…
From feelings to foxes: A five year reflection
2010. That was a big year in my life. That year closed the chapter on my graduate studies and left me in the “real world”…