MADE

One of the reasons I don’t listen to the radio much anymore is because it seems like everybody’s trying to be the next somebody. Hip hop artists are guilty of this more than anyone. As soon as somebody comes out with something that’s a bit different, every bitch and their mother has to try to [...]

I was sitting in church last Sunday and the pastor was preaching about humility. I attend one of those Christian mega churches. There’s a huge screen at the back of the stage.
So anyway, the pastor’s talking about the supreme importance of humility in one’s life. Pictures of different TV personalities flash across the screen behind [...]

Ok, so the whole world knows that Kris Allen won American Idol this year. First off, let me say, I don’t watch American Idol. It’s too depressing. It sends a bad message to kids about life priorities. Worst of all, it portrays a music industry that no longer exists. I think it gives a false [...]

I’ve got to say, I’m a bit shocked by how little time and effort so many indie bands put into their websites. And I’m very shocked at how many indie bands still don’t even own their own website. Not having your own band website is inexcusable in 2009.
One thing I see a lot with bands [...]

People usually won’t believe what you tell them. People will sometimes believe what you show them. People will usually believe what their friends tell them. And people will always believe what they tell themselves.
Why am I telling you this? Because maybe you’re still in denial.  Maybe you still think that the rules of the music [...]

The most self destructive thing that any business, any webmaster, any indie music artist or anybody at all promoting anything today can do is to convince themselves that this whole social media thing is just a passing fad.
The funny thing is we’ve been down this road before. Similar things were said back in the 1990s [...]

I read an article on Billboard.com a few days ago which said that Coldplay is going to give away their live CD “leftrightleftrightleft” to all fans attending its Viva La Vida summer tour. Brilliant!
“Playing live is what we love,” says Coldplay .Exactly! It should be. Surely, a day doesn’t go by where you don’t hear [...]