Archive for March 2005

Solve Other People’s Problems First

Mar 29th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Tips

Welcome to spinme.com, where we help working musicians make more money making music. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or our weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting!The inspiration for this post may come from a waaay-off-topic place, but it got me thinking (again) about the kinds of e-mails [...]



Since U Been Gone…

Mar 28th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Fun

…the annual report.
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The Five Second Rule: No Longer Just for Joe’s PB&J

Mar 22nd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Tips

I talk a lot with clients about how club bookers only want to know how many audience members you can bring in the door — what you actually do on stage, most don’t care about. It’s a slightly different story with talent bookers for television and radio. Sure, they want to know that you can [...]



We Love The Long Tail

Mar 21st, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

Brad Hill notes that the Long Tail appeals to the content creator in all of us. (You like me! You really like me!)
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Heebie Jeebies

Mar 21st, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

If Mark Cuban buys CBGB’s, he could start by cleaning the bathroom.
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Put your pinky finger to your lips and say it with me… “One Hundred MEEEEEELLLLLION Dollars!”

Mar 18th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

Simon Fuller cashes out.
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SXSW, Day 2

Mar 18th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

David Hooper finally eats something, and encounters strange bedfellows in Austin…
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Come to our next gig! It’s 2,000 miles away and starts in five minutes!

Mar 17th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Tips

Scott gets those messages, too.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Mar 17th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Events

Enjoy some fine indie Celtic tunes over at TradTunes.
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SXSW, Day One

Mar 16th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

Lori and I were psyched to get to SXSW this year, but we can’t make it (for obvious reasons). So we’ll let our good friend David Hooper chronicle the event.
I spent a bunch of sessions with my coaching clients over the last few weeks helping folks prepare to get the most of the experience. [...]