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Crappy Advice unabashed bias on indie rock: August 2009
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Sunday, August 30, 2009. Kill Kill Kill - Palms Bar and Reasturant (Joshua Tree). So weird. Like an old silent Rex Ingram film. Not sure what is going on but still. you just can't look away. So loud it created this soft deafening silence. hard to explain sort of like where you can't pay attention to anything else except what is pinging around inside your skull. They have a blog! Http:/ kxllkxllkxll.blogspot.com/. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The rating system is as follows:. GGGB - good guys good band.
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Signing Power: August 2007
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Sunday, August 12, 2007. Everyone in the music industry has a non-music industry friend who they trust implicitly when it comes to their musical taste. They are at once expert and fan, yet grounded in everyday life and not swung by industry hype. I’m lucky enough to have several, since I do my best to spend most of my free time pursuing other endeavors, but today I’m going to concentrate on my good friend Dave. So what is the Band's name – Vampire Weekend. Check them out on their Myspace page. Discoverin...
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Signing Power: How A&R changes with the Music Industry
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007. How A&R changes with the Music Industry. I’ve was reading about the relaunch of Steve Greenberg’s S-Curve Label. The man who brought you Who Let The Dogs Out, which unfortunately was the soundtrack to one of my college summers. This has got me thinking about how the concept of A&R is changing along with the changing Music Industry. The Hits press release. States about the initial signings of We the Kings and crooner Tom Jones. How does this affect A&R? Good post, sir. Agreed.
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Signing Power: April 2007
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Monday, April 30, 2007. Originally cartels were a group of people devoted to a common end usually delivering products that we can’t be without oil, drugs etc. The band, Cartel claims to be able to create music we can’t live without. Note, I don’t know if they have made that specific claim, but I believe it is implied in their name. If you haven’t heard by now, Cartel. 8220;We don’t listen to our A&R he just got fired anyway”. This is the first step down the road to recovery for the music industry. The ba...
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Signing Power: May 2007
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007. While catching up at Hypebot. The other day I noticed a short update of A&R movement from the A&R registry. So I went there and in the past 8 weeks there have been a lot of people losing their jobs, and I don’t see many additions in that same place. Is A&R going the way of the dinosaur and the dodo and the 7 minute single? Two of the most interesting departures (which is a nice way of saying firing) to me are Ben Goldman at Columbia and John Rubelli at Atlantic. Newsweek stole my...
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Signing Power: July 2007
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007. How A&R changes with the Music Industry. I’ve was reading about the relaunch of Steve Greenberg’s S-Curve Label. The man who brought you Who Let The Dogs Out, which unfortunately was the soundtrack to one of my college summers. This has got me thinking about how the concept of A&R is changing along with the changing Music Industry. The Hits press release. States about the initial signings of We the Kings and crooner Tom Jones. How does this affect A&R? Monday, July 9, 2007. The ba...
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Signing Power: Danger Radio vs. Scene Aesthetic
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Friday, May 18, 2007. Danger Radio vs. Scene Aesthetic. You can read all about it here. Sex Drugs and Updating your Blog. What I found interesting about the article though is a side note at the end of the article about one of the top rated unsigned band on MySpace; Scene Aesthetic. It is interesting to see two essentially baby bands driven by the same artist. Now look at their stats. Plays 15,675,896. Profile views 5,139,426. Profile views 285,586. Which band will end up being more successful? Discoverin...
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Signing Power: June 2007
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Thursday, June 7, 2007. Recently I was interviewed for an article in Teen Vogue on Myspace. Actually I was interviewed last August for an article that hit newstands in March for their April Issue. Its a little confusing how old media works. Even more confusing in February I was asked to write a sidebar for the article on the best unsigned MySpace bands that are not in the top artist list. Beyond the MySpace Top Artists List. Http:/ www.myspace.com/jaymay. Best Song: Grey or Blue. Jaymay originally wrote ...
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Signing Power: Vampire Weekend
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Sunday, August 12, 2007. Everyone in the music industry has a non-music industry friend who they trust implicitly when it comes to their musical taste. They are at once expert and fan, yet grounded in everyday life and not swung by industry hype. I’m lucky enough to have several, since I do my best to spend most of my free time pursuing other endeavors, but today I’m going to concentrate on my good friend Dave. So what is the Band's name – Vampire Weekend. Check them out on their Myspace page. Discoverin...
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Signing Power: Perez Hilton reads Newsweek instead of nothing
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Perez Hilton reads Newsweek instead of nothing. Newsweek stole my concept. I spend a good part of my day looking for indicators, things that can catapult a good band from obscurity to the public’s consciousness. When discussing Sportswriter, Bill Simmons (who was just name dropped in Hits), I called him a poor mans Oprah in that his fan base was rabid and would buy what he suggested. The emphasis is on Poor. Gossip Maven Perez Hilton Tries Music Biz. 8220;So what's in it for Hilton?
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