When I was in school — and I did have to walk uphill in the snow to get to class, so get off my lawn — the campus radio station was where you had to be if you wanted a career in the music business. I chose Ithaca over Syracuse and Temple as soon as [...]
Jason Calacanis opens up a great question for debate. If you pre-order a CD, does your support of an artist entitle you to grab it via bittorrent? If you’re a working musician, this question offers an opportunity to serve your audience better, since you should know that they’re already thinking about this. Here’s the new [...]
Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto Distin, just came out with a new album, called “Black Cadillac.� After having lost her father, mother, and stepmother, June Carter Cash, in a period of 24 months, she has released an album with twelve “fearlessly unsentimental songs.�
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For those of you who keep up in the Friendster/Facebook/LiveJournal communities (and for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about), MySpace is a site that anyone can use, fans and musicians alike. Although MySpace wasn’t necessarily designed to cater to a particular type of audience – like college students [...]
They’re eager for folks to enjoy the record, and confident that audiences will support them at shows. [ link via Howard ]
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I know I audioblogged this on the way to Nashville, but I wanted to reiterate…
Bob Baker from the Buzz Factor has a new audiobook on CD, which is probably one of the most fruitful hours you’ll spend doing ANYTHING if you’re a working musician.
He’s boiled down many of the principles of self-promotion that he [...]
8. “Piano Song” / NOAH RAY
(N. Ray)
Athens rock bible Flagpole recently called Noah a “rock god.” He certainly draws the worship of the region’s metalheads when fronting the outstanding metal-as-performance-art ensemble Music Hates You. We wanted to show you the OTHER side of Noah, the side that crafts memorable songs you’d swear would fit right [...]
6. “Astronaut” / KITE CLUB
(Hannah Judson)
It’s a real joy when tracks like this show up. Understated and elegant in every way, Hannah Judson and Kite Club are worthy heirs to bands like Cowboy Junkies and Innocence Mission.
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7. “Afraid” / CERAMIC HOLIDAY
(Arellano/Robinson)
This five-piece from Los Angeles just survived a scary year. Lead vocalist (and co-writer) Jen Robinson was treating a painfully sore throat throughout most of 2002, until a doctor discovered a serious thyroid problem — one that could have ended her career. Eight months after the diagnosis, Jen’s back with her [...]
5. “Fantastic” / THE DENT
(Linker/Norberg/Rauh/Cotton)
These guys have been playing together (on and off) for fifteen years, and their experience shows — especially on this ironic ode to the work of Elton John. So little of the power pop that lands on my desk really gets it right. This does, in a major way.
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