Fire up the band and lead us to indie-pendence!
This piece was inspired by a question posed via tweet, by web designer, Ross Barber (@ElectricKiwi) Independent artists need to work together and support one…
Chaos and concert etiquette 3.0: The Freedom Edition
What’s the definition of freedom in regards to concert behavior? Is there any semblance of reliable lists of expectation or, short of stopping before total anarchy,…
The Met on the Death of Klinghoffer: Clinging to a half-baked solution for sensitivity?
In a single afternoon, and with a single announcement, multiple news outlets (New Music Box, the New York Times, The Guardian and the Los Angeles…
Human vs. Machine: Big Data and the Artificial Recommendation Engine
This article was originally posted at SoundCTRL.com on June 11, 2014 I’m sure there’s hardly an active internet user today who if asked, would actively elect…
Is the way of traditional fan appeal and aggregation gone with the wind of subcultural change?
Just shy of a month ago, a fellow music industry writer and general knowledge enthusiast, Sunny Stuart Winter, posted his essay on “The Importance of Sub-Cultural Identity,”…
Dying to see that posthumous performance!
What will the music business look like in 10-20 years if and or when holographic performances become the norm…the usual –that they are so expected, they do…
Wouldn’t it be nice…
This might not be a post themed around the Beach Boys but their popular song, with the same title, is rather apropos for what is the…
Not just blowing smoke: One fan’s passion is another fan’s apathy
What do we find valuable about music? Have we constricted our ability to determine what makes music important to us as individuals, by continually and…
Cookie cutters and circular traps: Are we condemning creativity itself?
You’ve Cott Mail, the free weekly digest mailer of arts news and commentary run by one, Thomas Cott, recently featured and linked to a pair of stories…
Amy Lynn and the Gunshow: Firing on all cylinders for their debut album: “Don’t Trip on the Glitter”
There’s something about sax, soul and sass powered group, Amy Lynn and the Gunshow, that makes one believe they have already long discounted and dismissed the…