I spent this past week in Minneapolis for the annual Conclave radio convention. Unlike previous years, I really didn’t go to a ton of the panel discussions/sessions this year, because I had a pretty full schedule for work. Lee Abrams gave a speech, and having worked with Lee briefly at one point when he consulted […]
Category: The Music Biz
Nine Inch Nails gives the music biz (and fans) The Slip
So you’re a Nine Inch Nails fan, and as you’re waking up your week officially begins with the Monday morning announcement that there is a new Nine Inch Nails album available for download. For free. Reznor writes: Click HERE to get the new full-length nine inch nails record: the slip (thank you for your continued […]
I might not be the only one that’s addicted to vinyl
This one is for the vinyl junkies. I read the following dispatch of email replies to Bob Lefsetz with interest. In particular, take note of the forwarded email from legendary mastering guru Bob Ludwig. In reply to Sound Quality Here are the replies. In particular: Michael Fremer: A) Blu-ray is not a disaster. In fact, […]
Song of the Moment – Death Cab – I Will Possess Your Heart
I have more than the occasional random thought, and I’m going to share one of them with you now. First of all, before I get to that, this post is Death Cab for Cutie related, and related to that, you’d probably be interested to know that Death Cab recently recorded a live session for Daytrotter, […]
Nine Inch Nails release brand new single, and maybe a new album is on the way too?
Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor continues to be one of the most innovative artists in the music industry today. It’s a title that in my book, Reznor has had a nearly constant grip on for nearly 20 years now. In 1997, the NIN track “The Perfect Drug” (from the Lost Highway soundtrack) made its […]
Videos From Hell – Tonic – Open Up Your Eyes
First of all, you need to understand that there has been an ongoing discussion/joke regarding roller skates in my world recently. I was checking out former Tonic lead singer Emerson Hart’s Myspace page tonight, looking for the latest updates, and that made me want to surf Youtube a bit for random Tonic videos. I see […]
R.E.M.’s new album is great, and the past few sucked, right? Well….
Thanks to Bob Lefsetz for getting my attention with a mention of this: It’s always fun to call out a major print magazine, and The Huffington Post does just that with this great article that looks at the Rolling Stone review history for recent R.E.M. albums starting with the current CD Accelerate. link It’s sarcasm […]
Festival Overload: When are there too many festivals?
Everybody and their brother are in full swing, blogging the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival happening in Austin, TX. SXSW is an annual 10 day overdose of audio/visual paradise for movie and music fans. For the past several years, I’ve had the goal to go to SXSW – heck, my aunt and uncle live […]
Shelby Lynne loves the analog
Kudos to the fine folks over at The Vinyl District for this great reading from Shelby Lynne about her new album Just A Little Lovin’. On a side note, she mentions legendary record producer Phil Ramone (Billy Joel, etc) within this article. If you haven’t read Phil’s great book Making Records yet, it is a […]
Exploring the new business model of music with Big Head Todd & The Monsters
I first heard Big Head Todd & The Monsters via their excellent 90s release Sister Sweetly, which is definitely in my short list of albums that are great from the first track to the last, and could be desert island discs for many. Problem is, that there are many that still haven’t heard this great […]