Had a great conversation with Rob, Deb, and Angela the other night. First live roundtable discussion for 2012 and I have to say that I have missed these! Special thanks to all who participated either on the SKYPE call or in the chatroom, what a special treat!
I will be working on getting the audio portion posted on YT with a slide show and all the links hopefully today.
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Show notes;
I also made a major announcement regarding the future of the show. We are moving to Monday nights, starting this coming week.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Not Set in Stone But.....
I'm thinking that tonight's show might be the last one of 2011. I really haven't had much traffic the last couple of weeks, and we are into the usual holiday slump as far as internet activity goes.
Case in point, last Sunday's show had 13 hits, usually it's in the 40's or 50's.
So, given the hits the show gets tonight, this might be my last hurrah of 2011 as far as the show goes (of course if the hit count is off the charts, well, maybe next week might be my last one but I doubt it). Personally, I'd like to have one or two more shows to do, I love promoting and talking about how the "industry" screws over the independent musicians but if no one is even listening why bother? I always love the audience I get, but if it's only going to be a handful of hits, and only one or two folks in chat why bother? I'm not bitching, we are in a time of year where the traffic online is not going to be all that great to begin with, people have things to deal with that don't include hanging out online, it's just the nature of the beast, it's the way it is.
Right now as far as the show goes, I'm already looking ahead to the New Year, I'm planning on having more musician interviews, more chats with the movers and shakers of the industry, and, as long as I can plan ahead and know they'll be there so I know whether or not to broadcast in Standard as opposed to HQ, live music.
In case I don't get a chance to say it, I'd like to thank everyone for all the support this year. On a personal level, the past 12 months have been the most difficult of my life. I've really had to prioritize things and as much as I hate to admit it, Indie Spotlight has fallen near the bottom. Sometimes I have to wonder if I'm even worthy of the support I've gotten, but then I realize, it's not about me so much as it's about the musicians, and are they worthy of the support? Um, Hell Yeah!!
I know that even in person, but especially online, I haven't been the greatest friend, or host. I'm thinking that taking a break when the online traffic isn't going to be the greatest to begin with, might not be such a bad idea.
Indie Spotlight Live, the possible (on my end I say likely) last show of 2011 will air on blogtv at 9 pm (eastern) tonight. Hope anyone reading this will come by!
Case in point, last Sunday's show had 13 hits, usually it's in the 40's or 50's.
So, given the hits the show gets tonight, this might be my last hurrah of 2011 as far as the show goes (of course if the hit count is off the charts, well, maybe next week might be my last one but I doubt it). Personally, I'd like to have one or two more shows to do, I love promoting and talking about how the "industry" screws over the independent musicians but if no one is even listening why bother? I always love the audience I get, but if it's only going to be a handful of hits, and only one or two folks in chat why bother? I'm not bitching, we are in a time of year where the traffic online is not going to be all that great to begin with, people have things to deal with that don't include hanging out online, it's just the nature of the beast, it's the way it is.
Right now as far as the show goes, I'm already looking ahead to the New Year, I'm planning on having more musician interviews, more chats with the movers and shakers of the industry, and, as long as I can plan ahead and know they'll be there so I know whether or not to broadcast in Standard as opposed to HQ, live music.
In case I don't get a chance to say it, I'd like to thank everyone for all the support this year. On a personal level, the past 12 months have been the most difficult of my life. I've really had to prioritize things and as much as I hate to admit it, Indie Spotlight has fallen near the bottom. Sometimes I have to wonder if I'm even worthy of the support I've gotten, but then I realize, it's not about me so much as it's about the musicians, and are they worthy of the support? Um, Hell Yeah!!
I know that even in person, but especially online, I haven't been the greatest friend, or host. I'm thinking that taking a break when the online traffic isn't going to be the greatest to begin with, might not be such a bad idea.
Indie Spotlight Live, the possible (on my end I say likely) last show of 2011 will air on blogtv at 9 pm (eastern) tonight. Hope anyone reading this will come by!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Great Interview with Mark Last Sunday!
Deb and I had a great time interviewing Mark from Musicians Together!
I'd also like to thank mommakaz for joining us as well, however briefly. I was able to capture the audio, and right now I'm working on joining it to a video slideshow, for posting on M/T. Right now it will be uploaded exclusively there when it is finished, and I will post a link to it on here as well.
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Show notes;
Deb tells me that we don't have a guest scheduled for next week, so I'm going to spend some time today downloading some new music for this Sunday's show, stay tuned!
I'd also like to thank mommakaz for joining us as well, however briefly. I was able to capture the audio, and right now I'm working on joining it to a video slideshow, for posting on M/T. Right now it will be uploaded exclusively there when it is finished, and I will post a link to it on here as well.
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Show notes;
Deb tells me that we don't have a guest scheduled for next week, so I'm going to spend some time today downloading some new music for this Sunday's show, stay tuned!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mark from Musicians Together Interview on Spotlight Tomorrow!
Hey guys, I know I haven't done a regular blog in a while, but I wanted to let everyone know that I'll be having Mark from Musicians Together on the show this week. My good friend and colleague Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show will be joining me as co-host. It's been a while since we've done an interview, and almost as long since I've had Deb join me on the show so I'm really looking forward to this. For those who missed my earlier blog about Musicians Together, it's here.
Sunday, May 1st, 9 pm (eastern U.S.) time and I hope to see you there!
Sunday, May 1st, 9 pm (eastern U.S.) time and I hope to see you there!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
MusicFest 2011 this coming Saturday!
This coming Saturday Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and myself will be hosting another live event on blogtv starting at 12 noon (eastern U.S. time). We have invited back a few of the favorites from past events as well as some new talent playing for us on blog for the first time.
Please join us on the Unleashed Again channel over on blogtv for 12 hours of great music!
Also joining us and helping out with the hosting duties will be blogtv fan favorite Jim Cook, who will be hosting the evening part of the show and having the open mic format that he usually does during his own show. The music is really great and I'm excited to have him with us!
Again, the link is http://www.blogtv.com/people/unleashedagain, make sure to bring plenty of snacks because you won't want to miss a minute, believe me.
Looking forward to seeing ya there!!
Please join us on the Unleashed Again channel over on blogtv for 12 hours of great music!
Also joining us and helping out with the hosting duties will be blogtv fan favorite Jim Cook, who will be hosting the evening part of the show and having the open mic format that he usually does during his own show. The music is really great and I'm excited to have him with us!
Again, the link is http://www.blogtv.com/people/unleashedagain, make sure to bring plenty of snacks because you won't want to miss a minute, believe me.
Looking forward to seeing ya there!!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Show Recap, and Other Stuff
Wow a recap? Yeah haven't done one of these in a while. Coming off the lull that typically happens at the show (and pretty much everywhere online) during the holidays now seems as good a time as any to get back into blogging about the show a little more.
I had originally planned last nights show to be primarily music, but over the course of the conversation in the chat Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and myself decided to take some time to talk about some of the he said/she said bs that goes on behind the scenes on blogtv sometimes. It had come up in the chat that there was someone who had hung out with our regular crowd on blogtv that was found out to be not as they presented themselves to be and rather than do a bunch of typing in the chat about it I decided that it would be better to just cut the music for a bit and bring Deb on so we could talk about some of the things this person had said about us, herself (or himself...lol) and how she/he had destroyed some friendships as well as tried to kill our viewer stats at our respective shows because we didn't fall for her "whoa is me" line.
It was a lot of fun, we really had a great conversation with the folks in the chat. After we were done talking about that particular situation Deb gave everyone a how-to on how to figure out if someone was a "tranny" by looking at a picture of them.
Yeah it was one of those nights....lol Deb was even kind enough to do her "Fresh and Easy" voice for the folks who had never heard it. From reading this blog you might not be able to tell it but we really had a fun chat!
Hey maybe it's another reason to drop by the show sometime, we're on every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern time). If you're looking for a link, just click the logo at the upper right hand corner of this blog!
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Show notes;
Deb will be making another guest appearance within the next couple of weeks as we do another show about how the music industry REALLY works. It's come to my attention that some of the folks that have recently started coming to the show don't know how the politics of the music industry really play out, and why we don't get to hear more of these awesome independent musicians on regular radio. This show would be a bit of a refresher for the regular listeners that have been coming to the show for a while but I'm willing to bet that it'll be an eye opener for folks who haven't been previously exposed to this information.
Deb and I are also planning another music event show. The only big difference between this one and the last couple that we've done is that instead of billing and planning it as a 12 or 24 hour event, we're just going to plan an event style show without time constraints. What this means is that if we are only able to book enough musicians to cover 10 live hours then it'll be a 10 hour event. The opposite is also true, if we find enough folks to do longer then it'll be a longer show. The idea behind this change is to take away some of the stress of planning the show. Trying to find enough musicians to cover a set amount of hours is challenging. While Deb and I are more than up to such a challenge, we've always had the concern that we might compromise the quality of the show by trying to fill time in between live music with mp3's which isn't what people come out to these shows for, they come for live music. This way we can just book the musicians and let the show flow where it may and give the listeners more of what you guys want as opposed to trying to spread out the live music to fill a time block. If anything it's worth a shot we'll see how it goes. No, we haven't set a date for this yet.
It's come to my attention that some of the musicians that have come on to the show for interviews in the past would like to come back. I'll be reaching out to these folks over the course of the next couple of weeks and get back (finally!) into booking musicians interviews (although I'd rather think of them as chats, it's more fun that way) so stay tuned for that.
Said quite a mouthful here, guess it makes up for my lack of blogging over the last couple of weeks...lol
Catcha folks later!
I had originally planned last nights show to be primarily music, but over the course of the conversation in the chat Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and myself decided to take some time to talk about some of the he said/she said bs that goes on behind the scenes on blogtv sometimes. It had come up in the chat that there was someone who had hung out with our regular crowd on blogtv that was found out to be not as they presented themselves to be and rather than do a bunch of typing in the chat about it I decided that it would be better to just cut the music for a bit and bring Deb on so we could talk about some of the things this person had said about us, herself (or himself...lol) and how she/he had destroyed some friendships as well as tried to kill our viewer stats at our respective shows because we didn't fall for her "whoa is me" line.
It was a lot of fun, we really had a great conversation with the folks in the chat. After we were done talking about that particular situation Deb gave everyone a how-to on how to figure out if someone was a "tranny" by looking at a picture of them.
Yeah it was one of those nights....lol Deb was even kind enough to do her "Fresh and Easy" voice for the folks who had never heard it. From reading this blog you might not be able to tell it but we really had a fun chat!
Hey maybe it's another reason to drop by the show sometime, we're on every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern time). If you're looking for a link, just click the logo at the upper right hand corner of this blog!
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Show notes;
Deb will be making another guest appearance within the next couple of weeks as we do another show about how the music industry REALLY works. It's come to my attention that some of the folks that have recently started coming to the show don't know how the politics of the music industry really play out, and why we don't get to hear more of these awesome independent musicians on regular radio. This show would be a bit of a refresher for the regular listeners that have been coming to the show for a while but I'm willing to bet that it'll be an eye opener for folks who haven't been previously exposed to this information.
Deb and I are also planning another music event show. The only big difference between this one and the last couple that we've done is that instead of billing and planning it as a 12 or 24 hour event, we're just going to plan an event style show without time constraints. What this means is that if we are only able to book enough musicians to cover 10 live hours then it'll be a 10 hour event. The opposite is also true, if we find enough folks to do longer then it'll be a longer show. The idea behind this change is to take away some of the stress of planning the show. Trying to find enough musicians to cover a set amount of hours is challenging. While Deb and I are more than up to such a challenge, we've always had the concern that we might compromise the quality of the show by trying to fill time in between live music with mp3's which isn't what people come out to these shows for, they come for live music. This way we can just book the musicians and let the show flow where it may and give the listeners more of what you guys want as opposed to trying to spread out the live music to fill a time block. If anything it's worth a shot we'll see how it goes. No, we haven't set a date for this yet.
It's come to my attention that some of the musicians that have come on to the show for interviews in the past would like to come back. I'll be reaching out to these folks over the course of the next couple of weeks and get back (finally!) into booking musicians interviews (although I'd rather think of them as chats, it's more fun that way) so stay tuned for that.
Said quite a mouthful here, guess it makes up for my lack of blogging over the last couple of weeks...lol
Catcha folks later!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Other Shows on Blogtv....
Just about every week during my show on blogtv I record a video, calling it the "weekly update". I've also called it the weekly ramble in the past, because sometimes that is how it ends up coming out...lol
What I decided this week for the video was to talk about some of the other shows on blogtv that I generally hang out at (see previous post) so I think it would be handy to have a blog post with the links as well.
All times posted are Eastern U.S.
Tonight, and every Wednesday night at 9 pm my good friend Deb hosts her show Unsigned Musicians featuring the music of some of the best of the best of the Indie Artists. If you like my show you'll love hers, in fact many parts of my show were modeled after hers including the slideshow and playing mp3's. I haven't seen many shows on blogtv doing this sort of format.
A great show to hang out at on Friday nights after a stressful week is Didgerods. As I've mentioned in past blogs he plays the Native American flute and didgeridoo. His show is a great place to unwind and relax, I'll be honest and say I don't always log in to the chat. There are many weeks I'd much rather sit back, relax and unwind. I gotta be flat out honest and tell ya, words can't describe what this show will do for you, your best bet is to check it out for yourself.
Every other Monday night at 9 pm (the next show is this coming Monday September 20th) my bud Shovelheadkevin hosts his show called appropriately enough "Just Another Show" on his channel on blogtv. He talks about everything from racing, politics, (or politricks as he likes to say) cooking tips, and everything in between. One thing I can say about Kev's show is that you never know whats going to happen next. It's never a dull moment and always a good time at Kevins show.
There are other great shows on blogtv that I didn't mention during the video. These are shows that I haven't have a chance to check out myself lately, but when I was a regular at these shows I have to say they were pretty awesome.
Tuesday nights at 10:15 Jody Parker hosts his show Jody's House. Great musician and a brilliant songwriter.
Thursday nights starting at around 10 (ish) Acoustic Brew with Jamie Gray
Friday nights generally after Didgerods broadcast the other Jack in our group hosts his show Fridaylive. He has a pretty awesome house party with really great music and broadcasts it live on blogtv.
There ya go, have a great week!
What I decided this week for the video was to talk about some of the other shows on blogtv that I generally hang out at (see previous post) so I think it would be handy to have a blog post with the links as well.
All times posted are Eastern U.S.
Tonight, and every Wednesday night at 9 pm my good friend Deb hosts her show Unsigned Musicians featuring the music of some of the best of the best of the Indie Artists. If you like my show you'll love hers, in fact many parts of my show were modeled after hers including the slideshow and playing mp3's. I haven't seen many shows on blogtv doing this sort of format.
A great show to hang out at on Friday nights after a stressful week is Didgerods. As I've mentioned in past blogs he plays the Native American flute and didgeridoo. His show is a great place to unwind and relax, I'll be honest and say I don't always log in to the chat. There are many weeks I'd much rather sit back, relax and unwind. I gotta be flat out honest and tell ya, words can't describe what this show will do for you, your best bet is to check it out for yourself.
Every other Monday night at 9 pm (the next show is this coming Monday September 20th) my bud Shovelheadkevin hosts his show called appropriately enough "Just Another Show" on his channel on blogtv. He talks about everything from racing, politics, (or politricks as he likes to say) cooking tips, and everything in between. One thing I can say about Kev's show is that you never know whats going to happen next. It's never a dull moment and always a good time at Kevins show.
There are other great shows on blogtv that I didn't mention during the video. These are shows that I haven't have a chance to check out myself lately, but when I was a regular at these shows I have to say they were pretty awesome.
Tuesday nights at 10:15 Jody Parker hosts his show Jody's House. Great musician and a brilliant songwriter.
Thursday nights starting at around 10 (ish) Acoustic Brew with Jamie Gray
Friday nights generally after Didgerods broadcast the other Jack in our group hosts his show Fridaylive. He has a pretty awesome house party with really great music and broadcasts it live on blogtv.
There ya go, have a great week!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Last Weekends Event Recap
Posting this much much later than I usually do but I would like to take some time this evening while listening to Didgerod and post my recap of the 12 hour MusicFest that Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and I hosted last Saturday.
First of all let me say once again how much I appreciate all the musicians that came out as well as the audience. You guys (and gals) rock!
We started off the event with the promo video and our good friend Rob Mazurek's version of the Star Spangled Banner. Deb and I kicked off the show with a little commentary and music before we brought on our first musician of the day. One of the things we touched on is that while preordering for Rob's new CD is closed, his music will be available in late October on I-Tunes. Rob's website is http://www.robmazurekmusic.com go check it out!
At 12:30 we handed it off to musician Kelly Hoyle Fuller. She's played on our regular shows over the last couple of weeks, and has become a huge fan favorite as well as part of our regular group on blogtv. She's really a phenomenal musician and a great person as well. Kelly always puts together a first class performance and last Saturday was no exception.
Kelly's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/khjavy8
I have a couple of clips of her performance on my show recorded and it's available on my blogtv page as well.
Our next musician was Ciarán Brennan from Ireland (ronb15). When we did our last event in June we had connection issues with him and it didn't go so well. I'm happy to report that it went much much better this time, his set was totally awesome and I was really happy we were able to get him on again.
Ciarán's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/ronb15
The next musician to play was Jesse Stutsman. He played during one of our events last year, and we thought he was awesome then. Some things only get better with time and Jesse's music is one of them. Incredible talent, awesome music. When you check out his youtube link pay special attention to the lyrics of some of his songs.
Jesse's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/stealurface1976
After Jesse we took a bit of a break from the live music and played some of the music that Deb and I usually play during our shows. Shortly thereafter we had our good friend Jim Cook come on and share some really awesome Native American music. Jim never fails to amaze and inspire.
Jim's links;
http://jimtzu.com/
http://nativeprogress.org/
http://www.youtube.com/user/jimtzu
http://www.myspace.com/homecookinstudios
John Daly came on shortly thereafter. He kept saying he was a "little rusty" but you would never have known it. He put on a really great performance (as always) and was a huge hit with the audience. I'd forgotten about his quirky sense of humor and what fun he is to have on a show!
John's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/johndalymusic
After John we had our first (and only) newcomer to the event. Tom Meny came on and played some of the most heartfelt music I've heard in a while. Really great guy he really put on a great set. I look forward to seeing him more at future events! Right now he's recording his first CD at Wonderland Studios in Austin, TX.
Tom's links;
http://www.youtube.com/user/bobostonepony
www.tommeny.com
www.myspace.com/tommeny
www.twitter.com/tommeny
We closed out the event with our good friend (and blogtv favorite) Didgerod. Despite the technical difficulties (which had plagued us off and on all day) he put together a masterful performance. It was a great way to close out the show, leaving refreshed and relaxed. Be sure to check out his regular show every Friday night at 9 pm (eastern) you won't be disappointed!
Didgerods links;
http://www.youtube.com/user/didgerod
http://www.blogtv.com/People/didgerod
Again my special thanks to everyone for coming out!
First of all let me say once again how much I appreciate all the musicians that came out as well as the audience. You guys (and gals) rock!
We started off the event with the promo video and our good friend Rob Mazurek's version of the Star Spangled Banner. Deb and I kicked off the show with a little commentary and music before we brought on our first musician of the day. One of the things we touched on is that while preordering for Rob's new CD is closed, his music will be available in late October on I-Tunes. Rob's website is http://www.robmazurekmusic.com go check it out!
At 12:30 we handed it off to musician Kelly Hoyle Fuller. She's played on our regular shows over the last couple of weeks, and has become a huge fan favorite as well as part of our regular group on blogtv. She's really a phenomenal musician and a great person as well. Kelly always puts together a first class performance and last Saturday was no exception.
Kelly's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/khjavy8
I have a couple of clips of her performance on my show recorded and it's available on my blogtv page as well.
Our next musician was Ciarán Brennan from Ireland (ronb15). When we did our last event in June we had connection issues with him and it didn't go so well. I'm happy to report that it went much much better this time, his set was totally awesome and I was really happy we were able to get him on again.
Ciarán's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/ronb15
The next musician to play was Jesse Stutsman. He played during one of our events last year, and we thought he was awesome then. Some things only get better with time and Jesse's music is one of them. Incredible talent, awesome music. When you check out his youtube link pay special attention to the lyrics of some of his songs.
Jesse's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/stealurface1976
After Jesse we took a bit of a break from the live music and played some of the music that Deb and I usually play during our shows. Shortly thereafter we had our good friend Jim Cook come on and share some really awesome Native American music. Jim never fails to amaze and inspire.
Jim's links;
http://jimtzu.com/
http://nativeprogress.org/
http://www.youtube.com/user/jimtzu
http://www.myspace.com/homecookinstudios
John Daly came on shortly thereafter. He kept saying he was a "little rusty" but you would never have known it. He put on a really great performance (as always) and was a huge hit with the audience. I'd forgotten about his quirky sense of humor and what fun he is to have on a show!
John's link;
http://www.youtube.com/user/johndalymusic
After John we had our first (and only) newcomer to the event. Tom Meny came on and played some of the most heartfelt music I've heard in a while. Really great guy he really put on a great set. I look forward to seeing him more at future events! Right now he's recording his first CD at Wonderland Studios in Austin, TX.
Tom's links;
http://www.youtube.com/user/bobostonepony
www.tommeny.com
www.myspace.com/tommeny
www.twitter.com/tommeny
We closed out the event with our good friend (and blogtv favorite) Didgerod. Despite the technical difficulties (which had plagued us off and on all day) he put together a masterful performance. It was a great way to close out the show, leaving refreshed and relaxed. Be sure to check out his regular show every Friday night at 9 pm (eastern) you won't be disappointed!
Didgerods links;
http://www.youtube.com/user/didgerod
http://www.blogtv.com/People/didgerod
Again my special thanks to everyone for coming out!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Booking Musician Interviews Now!
I would love to get back to doing musician interviews so if you (or someone you know) is an independent musician, who would love the exposure, please shoot me an email. Please keep in mind that this interview would have to be done over Skype, or I would need a number to call via Skype to bring you on. If I need to call you, I have no problem footing the bill, as it only costs me something like 2 cents a minute and for a great musician interview, it's well worth it to me.
Also, anyone who was on the show for an interview over the last couple of years, is also invited back to the show, we had some awesome interviews with you guys and would love to see what you've been up to since we last talked and introduce you to our larger audience on blogtv (as opposed to the old blogtalkradio channel)
I would also like to extend a special invite to all the musicians who have come by and played at our music events, I think it would be really great for our viewers/listeners to get to know you folks better as well!
Also, I know I mention it during the show, but I don't think I've ever mentioned it in a blog, but I do have a standing invitation for musicians who have been at our events, or have played live on the show before to come on and play a set. I don't always remember to ask, invite or offer so if there is a night that you guys and gals are feeling musical just ask, I would love to bring you on and entertain us!
Also, anyone who was on the show for an interview over the last couple of years, is also invited back to the show, we had some awesome interviews with you guys and would love to see what you've been up to since we last talked and introduce you to our larger audience on blogtv (as opposed to the old blogtalkradio channel)
I would also like to extend a special invite to all the musicians who have come by and played at our music events, I think it would be really great for our viewers/listeners to get to know you folks better as well!
Also, I know I mention it during the show, but I don't think I've ever mentioned it in a blog, but I do have a standing invitation for musicians who have been at our events, or have played live on the show before to come on and play a set. I don't always remember to ask, invite or offer so if there is a night that you guys and gals are feeling musical just ask, I would love to bring you on and entertain us!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Another 12 Hour Event This Weekend!
Join us this Saturday as Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and I host another Indie Music Fest starting at 12 noon (eastern) over on blogtv.
As always it will be hosted on the UnleashedAgain channel. We have some really awesome Indie talent lined up and I hope you'll join us!
Again, starts at noon and goes all day!
http://www.blogtv.com/People/UnleashedAgain
As always it will be hosted on the UnleashedAgain channel. We have some really awesome Indie talent lined up and I hope you'll join us!
Again, starts at noon and goes all day!
http://www.blogtv.com/People/UnleashedAgain
Monday, July 26, 2010
Last Weekend's Shows
Hey everyone,
Ok time for a real blog. I ended up doing two shows last weekend. How it happened was Deb and I were doing a test show with one of the musicians that will be playing at the event on August 21st. The musician pointed out that we had put in a music playing mood so we figured what the hell.
So we did a surprise show Saturday, along with the regular show on Sunday and our musical guest both nights was Kelly Hoyle Fuller (here's her youtube link) and she is awesome. My thanks for all the folks who came out this weekend to both shows, it was a blast.
I recorded some of her playing on the Sunday show as well, you can go to my blogtv channel and check out some of her music there as well. We had a great time hanging out with her, she's a lot of fun and a really talented musician. Like I mentioned before she's also going to be at the Indie Music Fest that Deb and I are hosting on the 21st of August.
Also during the show I recorded a video where I think I've figured out why sometimes people don't get the email notifications when shows start on blogtv.
Subscription Fix - Broadcast your self LIVE
If you aren't getting your email notifications when shows you've subscribed to on blogtv you might see why in this video.
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Show notes;
Sunday's show is going well, we're on every Sunday night at 9 (eastern) and I hope ya'll join us.
Don't forget we'll be hosting another 12 hour music event on the UnleashedAgain channel on blogtv on August 21st starting at noon (eastern). We have a great line up of musicians coming on to play and hope you join us.
Ok time for a real blog. I ended up doing two shows last weekend. How it happened was Deb and I were doing a test show with one of the musicians that will be playing at the event on August 21st. The musician pointed out that we had put in a music playing mood so we figured what the hell.
So we did a surprise show Saturday, along with the regular show on Sunday and our musical guest both nights was Kelly Hoyle Fuller (here's her youtube link) and she is awesome. My thanks for all the folks who came out this weekend to both shows, it was a blast.
I recorded some of her playing on the Sunday show as well, you can go to my blogtv channel and check out some of her music there as well. We had a great time hanging out with her, she's a lot of fun and a really talented musician. Like I mentioned before she's also going to be at the Indie Music Fest that Deb and I are hosting on the 21st of August.
Also during the show I recorded a video where I think I've figured out why sometimes people don't get the email notifications when shows start on blogtv.
Subscription Fix - Broadcast your self LIVE
If you aren't getting your email notifications when shows you've subscribed to on blogtv you might see why in this video.
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Show notes;
Sunday's show is going well, we're on every Sunday night at 9 (eastern) and I hope ya'll join us.
Don't forget we'll be hosting another 12 hour music event on the UnleashedAgain channel on blogtv on August 21st starting at noon (eastern). We have a great line up of musicians coming on to play and hope you join us.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
ASCAP Declares War on Creative Commons
I knew it might happen one day.
Check out this article;
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/89494/ascap-declares-war-on-free-culture/
We will be discussing this on Sunday's show. I will be joined by Deb from Unsigned Musicians as well as our good friend Rob Mazurek.
Join us this Sunday starting at 9 pm (eastern) on blogtv.
And if I don't see ya happy 4th of July!
Check out this article;
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/89494/ascap-declares-war-on-free-culture/
We will be discussing this on Sunday's show. I will be joined by Deb from Unsigned Musicians as well as our good friend Rob Mazurek.
Join us this Sunday starting at 9 pm (eastern) on blogtv.
And if I don't see ya happy 4th of July!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Remembering JD Steagall
We got some bad news last Wednesday. Our good friend JD Steagall from Buster Chopz/ JD and the Cherokee Boys has passed away.
This Sunday we'll be taking a trip down memory lane and replaying some of the great moments we've had on the show with JD. He was a really great guy, and a musical genius. I'm sitting here working on some of the clips for Sunday's show and I can't believe that he's gone, the guy was so full of life. He was always a great guest and had a huge love for music.
Please join us as we play tribute to our friend JD Steagall. Show starts this Sunday at 9 pm (eastern).
This Sunday we'll be taking a trip down memory lane and replaying some of the great moments we've had on the show with JD. He was a really great guy, and a musical genius. I'm sitting here working on some of the clips for Sunday's show and I can't believe that he's gone, the guy was so full of life. He was always a great guest and had a huge love for music.
Please join us as we play tribute to our friend JD Steagall. Show starts this Sunday at 9 pm (eastern).
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Indie MusicFest 2010 this Saturday June 12th
Hey everyone.
As I've mentioned in previous blogs Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and I will be hosting another event this coming Saturday. This time instead of rallying behind a cause we'll be focusing on just the music.
The idea of this event is that it will be an extension of our shows, which is to find some awesome musicians, and give them some exposure. To that end we have invited musicians that generally haven't been a part of our previous events with a few encore performances from past guests thrown in. Right now the way it is shaping up it's going to be totally awesome.
Join us this Saturday June 12th starting at noon (eastern US time) for 12 hours of music and fun. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Here is the page the event will be broadcasted on...
http://www.blogtv.com/People/UnleashedAgain
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Show notes;
My show will be at it's regular time tomorrow, although we might get a late start.
As I've mentioned in previous blogs Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and I will be hosting another event this coming Saturday. This time instead of rallying behind a cause we'll be focusing on just the music.
The idea of this event is that it will be an extension of our shows, which is to find some awesome musicians, and give them some exposure. To that end we have invited musicians that generally haven't been a part of our previous events with a few encore performances from past guests thrown in. Right now the way it is shaping up it's going to be totally awesome.
Join us this Saturday June 12th starting at noon (eastern US time) for 12 hours of music and fun. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Here is the page the event will be broadcasted on...
http://www.blogtv.com/People/UnleashedAgain
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Show notes;
My show will be at it's regular time tomorrow, although we might get a late start.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Why Guest Chat Stays Off During the Show
Sometime in the last month or so I made the decision to turn off guest chat for the show. The reason why is simply because I hate having to deal with (and kick or have someone else with operator privileges kick) haters, wierdos, stalkers, drama queens, link droppers (also known as the hit and run), people that I've banned from the show trying to sneak back in and trolls out of my chat every week. It had gotten really bad so I said screw it, if someone wants to chat it only takes a minute to make an account and be a registered user. Blogtv really isn't that hard to sign up and it's totally free.
Besides there are other benefits to being a registered user on blogtv. One of them is that if we know ya, we can also grant you operator privileges. Another one is the ability to subscribe to shows you like (such as mine) so that you'll get an email reminder when a particular show starts.
The way I see it, there is no real reason why anyone would need to chat as a guest when creating an account is really so easy. So unless I know for sure who someone is that is logged as a guest the guest chat feature at my show generally stays off.
I have to say it's been real nice the last couple of weeks not having to deal with any bullshit. Sorry, just being honest.
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Show notes;
Deb from Unsigned Musicians and I are putting together another event, this one will kick off at noon (eastern US time) on June 12th. Going to be tons of great new music from awesome musicians and we really hope to see ya there!
Sunday's show is also going well. We air every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern) on blogtv. Stop by and check it out sometime!
Besides there are other benefits to being a registered user on blogtv. One of them is that if we know ya, we can also grant you operator privileges. Another one is the ability to subscribe to shows you like (such as mine) so that you'll get an email reminder when a particular show starts.
The way I see it, there is no real reason why anyone would need to chat as a guest when creating an account is really so easy. So unless I know for sure who someone is that is logged as a guest the guest chat feature at my show generally stays off.
I have to say it's been real nice the last couple of weeks not having to deal with any bullshit. Sorry, just being honest.
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Show notes;
Deb from Unsigned Musicians and I are putting together another event, this one will kick off at noon (eastern US time) on June 12th. Going to be tons of great new music from awesome musicians and we really hope to see ya there!
Sunday's show is also going well. We air every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern) on blogtv. Stop by and check it out sometime!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Weekly Update, and Some Other Stuff
Hey everyone.
Late blog post I know, what I think I'll do first is recap last Sundays show, then I'll go into some other stuff.
We had our first taste of live music in a long while last week, DarwinTomorrow came onto the broadcast and played for a while. He did a show on blogtv for a while, we met him back during one of the Free the Weed 24 hour events last summer, and man-o-man is this guy good. He plays some of the best slide blues I have ever heard, right now I'm kinda kicking myself for not recording at least a portion of the show when he was on. I'm sure he'll be back on the show, I'll have to remember to nag him JUST A BIT to bring him on.
If you missed it, he does have a youtube, here's a video, you'll have to mute the blogtalkradio player to listen to it. Check it out, you'll love it
Next item, Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and I are planning another event, this one will simply be about the music, we won't be promoting a cause this time out. It'll be called, appropriately enough "MusicFest 2010". We decided that it was time to have an event and just focus on the music. Another one of our goals is to bring musicians to this event that at least our regular crowd might not have seen or heard. In the past we've had musicians that we, as well as the regular crowd knew (and loved) be a part of these events, and these folks did a great job bringing people in and helping out. We've really had alot of fun, as well as some awesome music at the previous events, and there are a few that we are going to ask for an encore performance but what we're really trying to do is bring some of the lesser known musicians of blogtv, as well as some folks on youtube that we've gotten to know over the last year, a musician that Deb and I interviewed on the old blogtalkradio show,(stop by Sunday if ya would like to know who) basically some new faces that we haven't had at the previous events. We already know this one is going to be awesome, and it kicks off at 12 noon (eastern US time)on June 12th and we hope you'll join us.
That is it for now, join me this Sunday at 9 pm (eastern time) and I look forward to seeing ya!
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend everyone!!
Late blog post I know, what I think I'll do first is recap last Sundays show, then I'll go into some other stuff.
We had our first taste of live music in a long while last week, DarwinTomorrow came onto the broadcast and played for a while. He did a show on blogtv for a while, we met him back during one of the Free the Weed 24 hour events last summer, and man-o-man is this guy good. He plays some of the best slide blues I have ever heard, right now I'm kinda kicking myself for not recording at least a portion of the show when he was on. I'm sure he'll be back on the show, I'll have to remember to nag him JUST A BIT to bring him on.
If you missed it, he does have a youtube, here's a video, you'll have to mute the blogtalkradio player to listen to it. Check it out, you'll love it
Next item, Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show and I are planning another event, this one will simply be about the music, we won't be promoting a cause this time out. It'll be called, appropriately enough "MusicFest 2010". We decided that it was time to have an event and just focus on the music. Another one of our goals is to bring musicians to this event that at least our regular crowd might not have seen or heard. In the past we've had musicians that we, as well as the regular crowd knew (and loved) be a part of these events, and these folks did a great job bringing people in and helping out. We've really had alot of fun, as well as some awesome music at the previous events, and there are a few that we are going to ask for an encore performance but what we're really trying to do is bring some of the lesser known musicians of blogtv, as well as some folks on youtube that we've gotten to know over the last year, a musician that Deb and I interviewed on the old blogtalkradio show,(stop by Sunday if ya would like to know who) basically some new faces that we haven't had at the previous events. We already know this one is going to be awesome, and it kicks off at 12 noon (eastern US time)on June 12th and we hope you'll join us.
That is it for now, join me this Sunday at 9 pm (eastern time) and I look forward to seeing ya!
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend everyone!!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
One Year Anniversary Show this Sunday!
Damn, I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks??!??!??
Somebody remind me when I forget to do this please!
Maybe someone should punish me for it, make me type "I will remember to do my blog this week" one hundred times in the chat or something.
Anyways, that's not what this weeks blog is about....
This coming Sunday, we will be celebrating our one year anniversary broadcasting on blogtv. It's been a wild ride to say the least. In a year we've done a show just about every Sunday, some surprise Saturday shows in between, Deb and I have collaborated on 3 music events (two of which lasted 24 hours) interviewed numerous guests and have had a ball doing it.
Join us this Sunday as we relive some of these great moments over the past year. Show starts at 9 p.m. (eastern) and I look forward to seeing ya there!
Somebody remind me when I forget to do this please!
Maybe someone should punish me for it, make me type "I will remember to do my blog this week" one hundred times in the chat or something.
Anyways, that's not what this weeks blog is about....
This coming Sunday, we will be celebrating our one year anniversary broadcasting on blogtv. It's been a wild ride to say the least. In a year we've done a show just about every Sunday, some surprise Saturday shows in between, Deb and I have collaborated on 3 music events (two of which lasted 24 hours) interviewed numerous guests and have had a ball doing it.
Join us this Sunday as we relive some of these great moments over the past year. Show starts at 9 p.m. (eastern) and I look forward to seeing ya there!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Fonda Feingold on Indie Spotlight this Sunday
A phenomenal musician will be joining us this Sunday. The music of Fonda Feingold is awesome, and that is only half the story.
We will be talking with someone who fought the music industry and won.
As with many other musicians who sign to a major label believing the big promises and expecting big things, she had signed on the dotted line only to have her album shelved.
After a long battle she finally went indie and produced the awesome "Before and After".
Check out her website http://www.fondafeingold.com and check her out!
Joining also this Sunday as co-host will be Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show. The show starts at 9 (eastern) this Sunday and I look forward to seeing you there!
We will be talking with someone who fought the music industry and won.
As with many other musicians who sign to a major label believing the big promises and expecting big things, she had signed on the dotted line only to have her album shelved.
After a long battle she finally went indie and produced the awesome "Before and After".
Check out her website http://www.fondafeingold.com and check her out!
Joining also this Sunday as co-host will be Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show. The show starts at 9 (eastern) this Sunday and I look forward to seeing you there!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Show Notes and Updates
Haven't done one of these in a while, guess we're overdue for an update.
Hmm, where to start?
First I have pulled the plug on my recently restarted blogtalkradio show. While BTR has fixed all the issues that had driven me away from there, the listener stats weren't there. While I might consider launching a new channel over there sometime in the future to get a fresh start with them right now that idea isn't only on the back burner, it's not even on the stove but I thought that I would mention it since I haven't as of yet totally abandoned it. The other reason I decided to scuttle the show is because to be quite honest I really don't have the time to put into planning two shows a week right now, instead having just the Sunday show on blogtv and focusing my energy on that. Things on blogtv are going really well right now (had almost one hundred hits according to my stat tracker during last Sunday's show). One thing I am going to do is keep the most recent blogtalkradio show's player here on the blog, I figure it gives you folks something nice to listen to while you read my miscellaneous ramblings over here....lol
If I decide to launch a totally new show over there I'll be sure to blog about it here. As I mentioned before, it's just an idea that I haven't completely put out of my mind.
So with all that being said, what is going on with the show, what is coming up, what kind of programming can you guys expect?
Well all I can say is that while it is still in the planning stages I do believe that my awesome friend Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show will be back on to help out with a few interviews that we might have lined up. I can't wait, those shows are always loads of fun.
Call it a teaser if you will, but stay tuned, and have a great weekend everyone!
Don't forget that we are on every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern time) on blogtv.
Click here for a direct link to the show
Hmm, where to start?
First I have pulled the plug on my recently restarted blogtalkradio show. While BTR has fixed all the issues that had driven me away from there, the listener stats weren't there. While I might consider launching a new channel over there sometime in the future to get a fresh start with them right now that idea isn't only on the back burner, it's not even on the stove but I thought that I would mention it since I haven't as of yet totally abandoned it. The other reason I decided to scuttle the show is because to be quite honest I really don't have the time to put into planning two shows a week right now, instead having just the Sunday show on blogtv and focusing my energy on that. Things on blogtv are going really well right now (had almost one hundred hits according to my stat tracker during last Sunday's show). One thing I am going to do is keep the most recent blogtalkradio show's player here on the blog, I figure it gives you folks something nice to listen to while you read my miscellaneous ramblings over here....lol
If I decide to launch a totally new show over there I'll be sure to blog about it here. As I mentioned before, it's just an idea that I haven't completely put out of my mind.
So with all that being said, what is going on with the show, what is coming up, what kind of programming can you guys expect?
Well all I can say is that while it is still in the planning stages I do believe that my awesome friend Deb from the Unsigned Musicians show will be back on to help out with a few interviews that we might have lined up. I can't wait, those shows are always loads of fun.
Call it a teaser if you will, but stay tuned, and have a great weekend everyone!
Don't forget that we are on every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern time) on blogtv.
Click here for a direct link to the show
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Video Recap of Rocking the Silence
I really don't have time for a "real blog" but we did a recap of the event on my show last Sunday. I was fortunate to have Angela (Aemissary) as well as Deb from Unsigned Musicians join me. The videos are uploaded onto youtube, will also be embedded here.
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