We’ve had some of the most vibrant discussion in our site’s history over the past few days, which has been really, really rewarding to read. A few of our newer site visitors have asked why comments on our posts go into “moderation,” or why some comments don’t appear on the site.
To clarify:

The first few times [...]

The Houston Chronicle profiles the extraordinary benefits package that you get if you join Robert Earl Keen on the road as a member of his band or his crew. And while most of the musicians who read this blog on a regular basis rely on a spouse or on a day job to maintain health [...]

UPDATE - APRIL 27: Big, huge, fun American Idol liveblog + discussion happening on our new discussion boards.
If so, we’d love to hear it!
A number of songwriters commenting in a previous thread have started sharing their songs with us and with each other, as have posters over at Just Plain Folks.
Here’s an open thread to [...]

The old adage in the music business is that it takes about ten years to find overnight success.
While other Billboard chart toppers stumble over themselves to sign up for reality shows, Rob Thomas brought documentary director Gillian Grisman along for the ride during the making of his solo CD, Something to Be. Many of the [...]

From David Byrne’s Journal this morning, in reference to the recent ruling that the copyright panel in charge of setting webcasting licensing fees is refusing to hear further arguments:

Here are some links/articles on the web radio issue that was decided yesterday:
The Death of Web Radio? [Business Week Online]Net Radio Operators Lose Appeal Over Fees [c|net [...]

Depending on whom you speak to, Lou Pearlman’s been guilty of swindling money from people for years. When Lori and I lived in Orlando, his Trans Continental Entertainment organization cast a shadow over the entire region’s creative scene. Pearlman often tried to translate his success with creating the Backstreet Boys and N’Sync into other arenas, [...]

UPDATE - APRIL 27: Big, huge, fun American Idol liveblog + discussion happening on our new discussion boards.
Half of the songwriters I know are busy filing their taxes. The other half are working hard to get their entries into the American Idol Songwriter competition. The deadline for both is the same: tomorrow.
We’ve had a really [...]

UPDATE - APRIL 27: Big, huge, fun American Idol liveblog + discussion happening on our new discussion boards.
Our readers kick butt. Seriously, you guys, you rock. The discussion has been great and my inbox has been full of really insightful stuff.
The American Idol Songwriter contest seems like the kind of poke our working musicians’ hornet’s [...]

Brian Austin Whitney writes about the challenges he’s facing putting together the next Just Plain Folks Roadtrip. A lot of our long-time readers are also JPF members (as am I), and the Roadtrip has always offered a great opportunity to network with other musicians all over the country. Unfortunately, Brian can’t seem to get very [...]

Are you having this much fun making videos? If not, you should:

I think I’m gonna have some pancakes for breakfast today. Also, make sure you watch past the credits.
[ via Natalie Dee ]
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