Whew! I had so much fun answering your questions with David Hooper on Saturday night, that I lost a battle I’ve been fighting with a nasty cold bug. Most of Sunday and Monday were spent in bed (not in a…
Monster Call Comments
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Making fun of music…
…goofy new site for some Friday fun…
Promoting And Releasing Your Music Independently
Take your music career to the next level with this installment of “GRAMMY In The Streets: Urban Music Series” at the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco on Nov. 15.
Memphis: NARAS New Music
The NARAS Memphis Chapter is seeking out the best emerging talent in the region. The finalists will perform before a panel of judges on Nov. 14 at the New Daisy Theatre in Memphis.
Philly: 2nd Tuesdays Live
This installment of the NARAS Philadelphia Chapter‘s monthly networking series will be held on Nov. 11 at the Balcony Bar at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia.
Surviving In Today’s Music Industry
This session, sponsored by the MusiCares Foundation and held at the NARAS New York Chapter office on Nov. 13, will focus on ways to survive in the music industry in a competitive environment.
Who Needs Radio
MSNBC’s Carolyn Brown examines that question in a recent commentary. Because you get what you measure, the current audience measurement systems used at mainstream radio force programmers to over-spin proven SALES hits, rather than spend any effort on breaking new…
Microclassification
This crosstalk on Fark got me thinking… in seminars and group calls, I talk a lot about making it easy for your audience to talk about your music. But relying on (cliche?) microclassifications can actually turn OFF a potential fan…
LA: ROCKRGRL Day
ROCKRGRL Day, a full day of panels, workshops and performances, will be held at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 1.
StarFarm
The folks at StarFarm are actually doing what we originally intended to do with this domain — glad to see someone’s taking a shot at an indie alternative to Columbia House.
Keller’s Cellar
Singer/songwriter Keller Williams has launched a new, syndicated radio show on an eclectic lineup of indie-friendly stations. He promises he’ll only play his own stuff during bumps (which is the same promise we made when I was producing Todd’s show),…