3. “Falling to Pieces” / ZACH ZISKIN (Z. Ziskin) This was one of the first songs that leaped out of the submission pile and onto the compilation. And we’re not the only ones that think it’s great — while we…
Embarcadero Track 1: The Mirrors / Mirror Whore
1. “Mirror Whore” / THE MIRRORS (Martin Arthurs/Brian Maguire/Dave Lewty/Steve Harvey) This is one that Lori picked from the slush pile, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since. The band’s a group of UK…
RockReview (for our friends near Philly)
Lehigh Valley RockReview: Demo Critique Panel & Contest Tuesday, October 21, 2003, 6:00 – 10:00pm The Sterling Hotel 343 Hamilton St., Allentown PA The Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy will present a Rock Demo Critique Panel and Contest geared…
Finally — Someone Gets It
Universal lowers wholesale/retail CD prices.
Tastemakers At Work
Mike Piazza is doing more for Guns N Roses than their label and publicist combined.
Tastemakers Where You Least Expect Them
…and now, your local forecast…
TicketMaster Changing The Rules
In the NYT today, an article outlining TicketMaster’s expansion into auctions and brokerage. We’ve already seen them restrict “pre-sales” this year, and it looks like the long term model is to move to a completely dynamic price structure for tickets.…
Five Rules of Post-SoBig Society
I think the author of this article might be taking things a little to the extreme. E-mail is not working so great this week, that’s for sure. But it’s always gonna be fine for one-to-one communication. Our spam filters did…
Just Pennies Per Download
There’s a masterful parody of the iTunes marketing from the folks behind Downhill Battle. True, artists on major labels only get a few pennies per download. Crappy physical goods deal begets crappy digital goods deal. But instead of encouraging folks…
From the Mailbag #2: What’s in a Name
I use the name DJ Demonixx (pronounced ‘demonics’). Some people say the name is a bit mis-leading, and that it leads people to believe that I write satanic dance music (which I dont). The good thing is that people talk…
From the Mailbag #1: Multiple Stage Names
Last weekend, I had a blast answering questions on David Hooper’s free conference call. We couldn’t get to every single one, but I’m gonna try to answer some more here… I have released music using three different band names in…
Grand Slams
If you have been kicked out of Denny’s for singing, you might want to re-evaluate your career choice.