One has to wonder how soon we’ll see a new service that allows artists to sell tracks for whatever their fans would like to pay. Such a service could give the RIAA a run for its money while leaving even more at the hands of those who have most earned it: the artists.
The Obama Movement is now available for purchase in select bookstores and on Amazon.com. It features a collection of short essays written by students and young professionals who support Barack Obama in his bid for the United States Presidency. One of those supporters is yours truly. If you took something from this post, please consider [...]
Not knowing which would serve me better, I made a spreadsheet to help me decide what to do. Click the thumbnail to see a larger screenshot.
The following emails were sent by Rick Rochelle (Assistant Director, NOLS Alaska) throughout the climb to a list of friends and family members of the climbers.
“timh” just posted a song he wrote called Simplistic We. Listen. Download If you took something from this post, please consider sharing it. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it
I maintain that he does hold Rock Star status. The cheers and applause that he receives transcend those of contemporary politicians. At least for myself, last night’s stub will join the ranks of Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews in my used ticket envelope.
A brief review of Delta Spirit, Tokyo Police Club and the Cold War Kids
Since posting my cover of Elliott Smith’s Tomorrow Tomorrow on YouTube a few months ago, I’ve received several requests for help from enthusiastic guitarists looking to learn the song themselves. Rather than address everybody in a brief reply, I thought I would make a thorough post explaining how I learned to play the more difficult parts of the song.
On Wednesday night at 8:30pm, I opened for Jake Armerding at the Lyon’s Den, Wheaton College’s student-run coffeehouse. It was my first public performance that wasn’t an open mic. And it felt like it.
A few people have recently asked me how I tag the live concerts that I record and download. That is, how I label the artist, track titles and other relevant metadata. Here’s an overview of the tags that I use and how I format them: If you took something from this post, please consider sharing [...]
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