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Admit It, Social Media is out of Control.
If despots can't control social media, how can we expect to? It may seem a trivial comparison, but it is a useful one. In our own little world of music, can anyone really predict, much less guarantee, social success? Messages to fans are re-interpreted in unexpected ways. Facebook, the dominate social channel, is constantly changing the ...
Being Wrong Doesn't Matter, Being Curious Does.
Before we get back to our regularly scheduled programming, i.e. the music industry deathwatch, social media wizardry, and gentle major label bashing, I need to clear something up. Right here. Right now. In the comments, a reader said that if I continue to make bold predictions and declare things “dead" that I'm increasing my chances of ...
The Negative Effects of Rewarding Music Fandom
FanTrail is the latest of the line in app platforms that attempt to increase the connectivity between fans and the artists they love. Like any product of this kind, artists can update their fans from one location, sell music, and provide concert information. Where FanTrail differs is that it has integrated a fandom measurement and reward ...
Will Lady Gaga End the Music Business? (Again...)
This post is by Robin Davey of The Hoax and The Bastard Fairies. Interview. Lady Gaga isn't holding back, her new record is coming out and she wants everyone to know. With the fastest selling number one in iTunes history, and her new video amping up hits on Vevo, it seems an unstoppable force. Right? Well to me it stinks of ...
Music: A "Great Hobby" in 5-10 Years?
Will music be reduced to a mere hobby over the next decade, even for bands like Cake? That's not the rosiest of forecasts, though Cake lead singer John McCrea is admittedly pessimistic. “Can you put food on the table with music? Probably not. I see music as a really great hobby for most people in fiveor ...
'It Seems Like Major Labels Are Run by Pedophiles.'
Quotes from the 2011 EMP Pop Conference: “Don't be under the impression that [major labels] have any concern for what anyone on this panel, or most of the people we know, do. It seems like it's run by pedophiles trying to push the next ring tone." - David Sitek Moby: 'Major Labels Should Just Die': “I truly ...
How Music Criticism Influences Fan Opinion
"Bitter attitudes are surprisingly common in the trade; music journalists who play the part of hard-bitten cynics think their sarcasm lends authority to their opinions, when in fact it adds meanness to what should be a lighthearted game. There's nothing wrong with offering criticism and hard truths—that's part of the job—but at the end of the ...
What is the Next Big Thing in Jazz?
The music scene changes and at what point do we wake up and say, “things are different?" Probably a few years ago. In strictly musical terms however, the hundreds of jazz releases coming out every month, some produced in quantities of 300 or less, make for an almost impossible task for one person to evaluate. None ...
Striking the Chord - Why Lyricists Matter
Lyricists possess the ability to distill complex situations and emotions into sixteen syllable couplets. Most importantly, they possess the capacity to strike a chord in us, the listener. Why is that? Lyricists cut themselves deep down, often just for the sake of seeing themselves bleed. For some, writing is medication. Releasing that inner tension gives them ...
Unions-Bah! What Are They Good For?
This past weekend, the motley musical crowd I play with-The Second Line Social Aid Pleasure Society Brass Band (SLSAPS)- played at a rally at the MA State House in support of Wisconsin unions-and unions everywhere(put into decent context here) and at a rally for the Student Farmworker Alliance and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Maybe it ...
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