Elbow – Dead In The Boot
I’ve always been a fan of B-Side releases. Some people look at these cuts as fillers or not ready for an album, but not me. Sure, some of the songs were recorded during the album process but B-Side releases tend…
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SXSW PanelPicker – Apps & Ideas
South by Southwest 2013 is still almost eight months away but you can start to make your plans now. Badges are currently on sale, hotel reservations are filling up quickly and airline tickets are still relatively inexpensive. Also, you can…
The Mix Olympics – Part Two
The 2012 London Olympics are finished and most of the athletes have gone home with their medals. And while the TELEFUNKEN Mix Olympics submissions are closed, we are still waiting to hear who’s mixes will take home the gold, silver…
The New Old Way to Listen to Music – At Least for Me
I have a friend who, along with his band, has been working on a new album. He sent me a link to the songs to get a preview of the work. In addition to the strong songwriting and musical performances,…
The Mix Olympics from TELEFUNKEN
The Olympics and music have intersected a couple of times for me. The first was back in 2004 when NBC used music from the Autumdivers‘ self-titled album during profiles of swimmers such as Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. At the…
The Making of Western Sunrise by Art Decade
Some music videos are memorable for the song. Others stand out because of how they were made. Art Decade’s “Western Sunrise” falls into the latter category. Directed by Whitney Alexander, the animated video was created in part using Procreate on…
Music Video Made with the iPad
While putting together my SXSW 2013 Panel Picker, I came across this video from the band Art Decade called Western Sunrise. My panel suggestion is titled Apps & Ideas: Create and Promote Music on an iPad. A large part of…
Promote Your Shows with Video
Lately I’ve been noticing a number of artists posting video to promote their show at a specific venue. I’ve mainly seen this for shows at the Great American Music Hall (GAMH) but that’s because I follow them on both Facebook…
Create and Promote Music with Apple’s iPad
Many years ago I was taking a music promotion class at San Francisco State University. There were two guys in the class who were band mates. They both had T-Mobile Sidekicks that were connected to MySpace. During a class discussion,…
SXSW Saturday – Fanfarlo, Dawn Landes & Tim Fite
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Today our picks start with Fanfarlo at the Hype Hotel located at 504 Trinity Street. They’re scheduled to take the stage at 10:00 PM. A few years ago I enjoyed a set from Dawn Landes at…
