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,…
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…
I love the new folks at home! (with apologies to Stephen Foster)
This piece is a special guest post by Salina Sias; a confidently genuine, singer-songwriter / producer from Brooklyn, NY and a Jill of many genres (Folk, Jazz, Blues…
On to the core of the music!
Recently, I was given the opportunity to write a guest blog (for your reading pleasure, part 1 and part 2) for the live music archiving and…
“Swimming with the fishes”: Creativity, shock and the half life of grief
Today’s title comes with an addendum: “Public outcries against references to “significant” deaths: An unintended red herring to what the offended are really angry or upset…
“C” is for Christmas and composing
During the past six days, leading up to the next six days, two different discussions from two very different outlets brought up topics that could be…
If your heart’s not IN, you’re selling OUT
Music: a hobby, a study, a combination of vibrations, a business, a product or an emotional refuge. Depending on how one chooses to view this “thing”…
“Just beCAUSE” isn’t reason for alarm. Or is it?
During the past week or so, news of communal lyric site Rap Genius‘s pile of legal troubles with the National Music Publishers Association, has re-lit the wick…
Play a “game of thrones” and get your kid thrown out of good graces
We start the month with a topic that is far from new and far from the first time someone has typed out words on it for…