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Latest find – Austin singer-songwriter Shakey Graves (This guy’s gonna be huge)
Shakey Graves – an Austin musician with a big future, mark my words. Every now and then I make a music discovery that is so good and so unexpected it stops me right in my tracks. Last night I was … Continue reading
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Doleful Lions’ Let’s Break Bobby Beausoleil Out of Prison available for download now on Bandcamp
Just got an update to the update from Jonathan Scott of The Doleful Lions. The latest album, Let’s Break Bobby Beausoleil Out of Prison, is available for download on Bandcamp starting today. (The recently-announced digital release arrangement with Jesus Warhol … Continue reading
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Daniel Knox’s Evryman for Himself to get full label release, tour with Handsome Family set for May
Just got some exciting news from Daniel Knox, one of my favorite recent discoveries. His album, Evryman for Himself, is getting an “official” release from Pennsylvania label La Société Expéditionnaire. I and some other fans managed to get hold of … Continue reading
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The Widest Smiling Faces interview — melancholy and optimism coexist
How does an indie musician become successful? I wish I knew. But I am sure of one thing, there isn’t any magic person or company or website out there who will make it happen. You have to do it … Continue reading
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Bandcamp begins charging artists for free downloads
Looks like another installment in the continuing story of “No Free Lunch” on the Internet. I don’t think it affects listeners, but Bandcamp is trying to get musicians who give away all their music for free to start selling. Evidently, … Continue reading
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British singer-songwriter Richard John follows his dream
There is a scene in the soon-to-be-Oscar-winning movie Up In the Air, where George Clooney’s character explains to a man who is about to lose a high-paying job - but has a degree in French cuisine – why kids love … Continue reading
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Could blogs like mine be on the chopping block? Stay tuned…
Wow, this article from the Electronic Frontier Foundation is not encouraging at all for those of us in the music blog business: Music journalism is the new piracy. Nor is this one: The day the music blogs died: behind Google’s musicblogocide. … Continue reading
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One to watch – The Pursuits
Here’s another recent discovery that struck a chord with me. They’re from Nashville, but I hear no discernible twang. Their songs are sweet, full of emotion, with some interesting rhythms. I especially love it when the chorus comes in on … Continue reading
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Passive Promotion on ‘pay what you want’ pricing
It was interesting to read Brian Hazard’s post on his Passive Promotion blog about “pay what you want pricing” just as I started editing my interview with Ethan Tufts aka State Shirt. Brian (also a big favorite in the old … Continue reading →
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