Hey folks, hope this finds everyone well, and I hope that at least so far everybody is having a great 2012!
As anyone who has been a regular to the show, as well as a reader to this blog knows that I recently made a move to Monday nights. I have to say that unfortunately the viewers just haven't been there on Mondays.
Since the intent of the show is to promote independent musicians, that is not going to cut it, these folks deserve better. So, today I sat down and started exploring other websites for broadcasting the show.
The first one I tried was a neat little website called TalkShoe, which is similar to our old broadcasting home blogtalkradio. Ok, let me backtrack a bit, I checked out blogtalkradio to see what the improvements were, and from what I saw, unless you become a paid subscriber ($39.99 a month) you are limited to a 30 minute show per day, and can not broadcast in "prime time" (7 to 11 pm) so I said screw that and did a Google search for sites similar to it and thats how I landed on TalkShoe.
I really and truly wanted to like TalkShoe, I really did, but, it took forever to load, kept timing out, and when I finally managed to get on to do a test show, I kept having problems with the website loading. I stopped and restarted Firefox in safe mode, that let the page load faster, but then I had a couple of issues broadcasting. What my idea was, to broadcast the show in Skype, but I couldn't find a link to call in using Skype. You had to use the dial in number, which would require Skype credit, which I currently do not have. So then I tried using their proprietary call in feature "TalkShoe Pro" and when I played it back, it didn't sound good at all. In fact I had a user show up in the chat and tell me that my best bet was to use Skype as he had a similar experience on his show. While I thought it was beyond awesome that all I was doing a test show, still had a listener show up and offer advice, the site just didn't work the way that I think it needs to for the show to regain it's past glory. I really wanted this to work, it just didn't. If I, as a host, had issues even loading the site, people looking for the show would have the same, most would give up, so as much as I wish it would, it's just not going to work. I will check back at a later date to see if there are improvements, however at this time, as much as I wish it was, TalkShoe just isn't a viable alternative.
So, I then turned my attention to the account that I had recently created on Justin.tv. After tweaking and playing around for a few hours, I have to say that this one went better, but there are some issues to me taking the show over there. The first issue is that because all the shows archive, and every broadcast on the site itself is licensed under Creative Commons, all the music I play would have to be as well. While the majority of the music I play is indeed licensed under Creative Commons (CC) there are several musicians whose music I currently give airplay to, are not, nor would I ask them to. While I do have the permission of the song writers and the musicians that do not license under CC that I am currently giving airplay to (and honestly consider these guys friends as well), I myself am not comfortable giving them airplay on a site that by default licenses everything broadcast on it under CC. These musicians have not offered their music under CC, so it is not my place to play it on a site that is a CC site, whereby offering their music under CC, it's not my place to do so, it's just that simple.
The other thing I notice is that Justin.tv doesn't have a co-feature like blogtv does, not that I've used it much at all in the last year, but it is handy. The bonus with Justin.tv is that the entire show would archive for 7 days after broadcast so even if people weren't able to catch the live show, they can listen to the archive at a later date if they wanted to. I also found that I can use the Flash Media Encoder that I currently use on blogtv for the better sound and video also works over there, and the better quality archives as well.
So, here is what I'm thinking in regards to the future of Indie Spotlight Live. I am starting to think (nothing written in stone of course) that I might be moving the regular broadcast to my channel on Justin.tv. In addition, because several of the musicians that do not license their music under CC have been with me since day one, obviously also deserve airplay, I am thinking that I might also continue a semi-regular broadcast on blogtv. The other idea is to move the blogtv show back to Sunday nights, and do a shorter version of it featuring all the musicians I currently play, with a full sized show featuring the CC music on Justin.tv on another night (maybe not Monday, but another night where I can do a full sized broadcast) and seeing if I can attract a whole new following on there.
At this point, all ideas are on the table, at this point in time, at least this week, I am doing the Monday night show on blogtv. If I don't see the stats at least start to improve, I really need to start thinking about how, and where I am going to go next with the show. I know from past experience that doing 2 shows a week is draining, and is hard to keep up with, especially if you are doing them on 2 different websites, I've tried this before and it was a bit much. But to give the majority of the musicians that I currently play on the show airtime as well as taking care of the guys that have been loyal to me their due as well, to me it's worth it. I can even use the playlist that I would put together for the justin.tv show and insert these guys for the blogtv show. There are many ways I can go with this.
Bottom line is, I can't currently go back to doing the full show on Sundays, the viewer/listener stats aren't there on Mondays, so I need a plan B.
I'll let you folks know what I decide. Have a great evening!
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Thursday, February 16, 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!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Indie Spotlight, Still on Schedule
I'm happy to report that outside of one show back in September, I didn't miss any shows this Halloween season (I usually miss more than a couple this time of year due to my work schedule).
Looking forward to seeing everyone this week and thanks for all the support.
Indie Spotlight Live airs on blogtv every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern)
Hope to see ya there!
Looking forward to seeing everyone this week and thanks for all the support.
Indie Spotlight Live airs on blogtv every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern)
Hope to see ya there!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Thinking About What If's......
Sitting here listening to Pete Berwicks 2007 album release "Ain't No Train Outta Nashville" has gotten me thinking. Dangerous thing, I know.
First, a little history lesson, this album was originally supposed to be released when Pete was in Nashville back in the early 90's but was hung up in contract disputes for over 15 years when the label he was signed with went under. Pete was able to resolve those issues and released the album under his own label.
The "what if" I'm thinking of is suppose that didn't happen and ain't no train made it onto the record label shelves back in the early 90's when Barf Brooks was starting to make it big?
At that time, country music was in limbo, there was music, just not anything anyone wanted to listen to. Many people were wondering if the genre was going to die. Randy Travis was pretty big at that time, and said he understood why people thought that way. He apparently didn't think much of what his fellow singers were doing saying "it just wasn't good music" in an interview. Garth (Barf) Brooks' song "Friends in Low Places" took off, and to be honest, it does sound like an honest country song. Shame the rest of his really wasn't. I remember from the time that there was a country dance song that took off, "Boot Scootin Boogie" that was big.
So, suppose Pete's album made it to the record store shelves in this time period, especially with the genre in the limbo that it was, I'm thinking the industry wouldn't need saving now. And I'm sure there were 100+ Pete Berwicks out there at that time, the only fatal flaw being was that they were willing to tell the industry to kiss their ass when a record executive wanted to tell them what they thought people wanted to hear (when in actuality they didn't have a clue then, or now) and think of what might have happened is just one asshole decided to leave his ego at the door, and let real music flow?
I wouldn't have to listen to classic rock stations, or talk radio on my ride to work. Just my .02 of course.
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Show notes;
I somehow managed to keep the regular broadcast going, only missing one show in September this Halloween season, although the shows were shorter. How? I have no idea. I even did a show the day before Halloween which hasn't happened in years. Were those shows my best, no, I was reusing old playlists, and was almost a zombie myself at the computer running them. I plan to get back to my fighting form in the coming weeks, I'm hoping that I might be able to try (note the try) and schedule some musician interviews in the next couple of weeks.
If you are finding this blog for the first time, please follow the link on the about me segment of the blogger site (just mouse over my picture) and check it out, we're on every Sunday at 9 pm (eastern time).
First, a little history lesson, this album was originally supposed to be released when Pete was in Nashville back in the early 90's but was hung up in contract disputes for over 15 years when the label he was signed with went under. Pete was able to resolve those issues and released the album under his own label.
The "what if" I'm thinking of is suppose that didn't happen and ain't no train made it onto the record label shelves back in the early 90's when Barf Brooks was starting to make it big?
At that time, country music was in limbo, there was music, just not anything anyone wanted to listen to. Many people were wondering if the genre was going to die. Randy Travis was pretty big at that time, and said he understood why people thought that way. He apparently didn't think much of what his fellow singers were doing saying "it just wasn't good music" in an interview. Garth (Barf) Brooks' song "Friends in Low Places" took off, and to be honest, it does sound like an honest country song. Shame the rest of his really wasn't. I remember from the time that there was a country dance song that took off, "Boot Scootin Boogie" that was big.
So, suppose Pete's album made it to the record store shelves in this time period, especially with the genre in the limbo that it was, I'm thinking the industry wouldn't need saving now. And I'm sure there were 100+ Pete Berwicks out there at that time, the only fatal flaw being was that they were willing to tell the industry to kiss their ass when a record executive wanted to tell them what they thought people wanted to hear (when in actuality they didn't have a clue then, or now) and think of what might have happened is just one asshole decided to leave his ego at the door, and let real music flow?
I wouldn't have to listen to classic rock stations, or talk radio on my ride to work. Just my .02 of course.
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Show notes;
I somehow managed to keep the regular broadcast going, only missing one show in September this Halloween season, although the shows were shorter. How? I have no idea. I even did a show the day before Halloween which hasn't happened in years. Were those shows my best, no, I was reusing old playlists, and was almost a zombie myself at the computer running them. I plan to get back to my fighting form in the coming weeks, I'm hoping that I might be able to try (note the try) and schedule some musician interviews in the next couple of weeks.
If you are finding this blog for the first time, please follow the link on the about me segment of the blogger site (just mouse over my picture) and check it out, we're on every Sunday at 9 pm (eastern time).
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
JD Steagall Tribute this Sunday
Hey everyone.
Tomorrow (June 16th) will mark the one year anniversary of the passing of our good friend JD Steagall. JD was a part of the brilliance that was Buster Chopz, as well as JD and the Cherokee Boys.
We will be taking a break from the usual format this Sunday, and paying tribute to JD and his music. Join us as we replay some great moments with JD, as well as featuring the music of Buster Chopz.
Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern).
www.blogtv.com/People/riskybusiness04
Tomorrow (June 16th) will mark the one year anniversary of the passing of our good friend JD Steagall. JD was a part of the brilliance that was Buster Chopz, as well as JD and the Cherokee Boys.
We will be taking a break from the usual format this Sunday, and paying tribute to JD and his music. Join us as we replay some great moments with JD, as well as featuring the music of Buster Chopz.
Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern).
www.blogtv.com/People/riskybusiness04
Sunday, May 15, 2011
2 Year Anniversary Show Tonight!
Tonight we celebrate 2 years of broadcasting on blogtv. We'll be reliving some of our favorite moments from the last couple of years as well as playing great original music by indie artists.
Show starts at 9 pm (eastern) and I hope you folks will join us!
Show starts at 9 pm (eastern) and I hope you folks will join us!
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!!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Now Accepting Interview/Play Requests
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. I would also like to get back to co-hosting musicians and having live music during the show. Message me if you are interested (I have another channel set up just to do test shows to make sure everything works) and we'll get ya set up.
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, and I've mentioned it in this blog once or twice, 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!
The show airs every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern time) on blogtv.com! Again, drop me a line at riskybusiness04@gmail.com and let me know if you're interested.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
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, and I've mentioned it in this blog once or twice, 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!
The show airs every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern time) on blogtv.com! Again, drop me a line at riskybusiness04@gmail.com and let me know if you're interested.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Letter to the NFL
Dear NFL Commissioner,
Congratulations to another successful season, I hope you are able to work out the labor disputes so that we are able to enjoy a 2011 season.
I'd like to take some time and offer some advice for entertainment for next years Superbowl. I've witnessed the trainwrecks that pass for entertainment during the biggest game of the year and have some suggestions for improvements. Instead of big name stars why not have independent musicians handle the entertainment?
I personally think someone like Reina Del Cid would do a much better job at the National Anthem than Christina Aguilera's lyric malfunction. I personally think that Reina would do a much better job and be more entertaining and meaningful.
For the Halftime show, I feel that Pete Berwick would put on a much better show, especially if he shares the stage with Rob Mazurek. Since the NFL is looking to expand into Canada I think it would be a great idea to have a Canadian guitar hero on stage with an incomparable, and real musician. I know I would enjoy it much more than the Black Eyed Peas sub average performance as well as I'm sure both gentlemen will keep their shirts on, avoiding another wardrobe malfunction.
To use the biggest show on turf to promote fresh, real, independent music would be much more appreciated by fans and music lovers alike, than the sub average attempts at music entertainment the NFL has provided in recent years. To give the stage to up and comers and give them exposure and a chance to be heard and known and appreciated is what American Football is all about, and nothing could be more American.
Sincerely yours,
a rabid football fan, and true music lover.
p.s.
Make sure you tell Pete he can't play Hello Hand :)
Congratulations to another successful season, I hope you are able to work out the labor disputes so that we are able to enjoy a 2011 season.
I'd like to take some time and offer some advice for entertainment for next years Superbowl. I've witnessed the trainwrecks that pass for entertainment during the biggest game of the year and have some suggestions for improvements. Instead of big name stars why not have independent musicians handle the entertainment?
I personally think someone like Reina Del Cid would do a much better job at the National Anthem than Christina Aguilera's lyric malfunction. I personally think that Reina would do a much better job and be more entertaining and meaningful.
For the Halftime show, I feel that Pete Berwick would put on a much better show, especially if he shares the stage with Rob Mazurek. Since the NFL is looking to expand into Canada I think it would be a great idea to have a Canadian guitar hero on stage with an incomparable, and real musician. I know I would enjoy it much more than the Black Eyed Peas sub average performance as well as I'm sure both gentlemen will keep their shirts on, avoiding another wardrobe malfunction.
To use the biggest show on turf to promote fresh, real, independent music would be much more appreciated by fans and music lovers alike, than the sub average attempts at music entertainment the NFL has provided in recent years. To give the stage to up and comers and give them exposure and a chance to be heard and known and appreciated is what American Football is all about, and nothing could be more American.
Sincerely yours,
a rabid football fan, and true music lover.
p.s.
Make sure you tell Pete he can't play Hello Hand :)
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!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Show Updates
Haven't done one of these in a while, guess now is as good a time as any to do a quick update.
I really enjoyed our recent chat with Pete Berwick, he's always been a great guest to have on the show. He told me later that because of lack of sleep he was worried about sounding incoherent but after listening to the interview found out that he made perfect sense.
Yeah ya did Pete, it was great talking to ya, and having you on the show, and the feedback I've gotten from the viewers, they enjoyed it as well.
So, here we are at the end of the year, as regulars to the show as well as this blog know, we kind of get into a lull this time of year because of the holidays so I won't be doing any heavy show planning between now and the end of the year. We're just going to have great music and great times in chat. Come join us, we're on blogtv every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern US), and if I don't get an opportunity to say it beforehand....
Happy Holidays
I really enjoyed our recent chat with Pete Berwick, he's always been a great guest to have on the show. He told me later that because of lack of sleep he was worried about sounding incoherent but after listening to the interview found out that he made perfect sense.
Yeah ya did Pete, it was great talking to ya, and having you on the show, and the feedback I've gotten from the viewers, they enjoyed it as well.
So, here we are at the end of the year, as regulars to the show as well as this blog know, we kind of get into a lull this time of year because of the holidays so I won't be doing any heavy show planning between now and the end of the year. We're just going to have great music and great times in chat. Come join us, we're on blogtv every Sunday night at 9 pm (eastern US), and if I don't get an opportunity to say it beforehand....
Happy Holidays
Monday, November 8, 2010
Updates 11/8/10
Hi everyone.
I was planning my return to the airwaves last night, however something came up and instead of trying a "juggling act" I decided to extend my hiatus to 3 weeks.
So, my return to the blogtv airwaves will be this coming Sunday, November 14th. I have an action packed show with new music, a rant or two, as well as a funny weenie of the week.
Sorry I missed everyone last night, see you all real soon!
I was planning my return to the airwaves last night, however something came up and instead of trying a "juggling act" I decided to extend my hiatus to 3 weeks.
So, my return to the blogtv airwaves will be this coming Sunday, November 14th. I have an action packed show with new music, a rant or two, as well as a funny weenie of the week.
Sorry I missed everyone last night, see you all real soon!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Pete Berwick's new CD "Give it Time"
I usually do critiques and CD plugs during the show (with a follow up blog of course) but with the show currently on hiatus due to my work schedule I really didn't want to wait to talk about Pete's new CD so here I am at 1 in the morning after a long day. So if I babble a bit here please forgive...lol
First let me just say that when I listened to Pete's previous CD (Just Another Day in Hell) I always thought that it would be a tough act to follow. I should have known Pete would pull it off with his latest release that just came out this week. Give It Time makes no apologies with it's honesty while offering encouragement for the future and an ice cold beer along the way. While not a complete departure from Pete's "cowpunk" roots it does offer a more hard rocking punch with a bit of the Berwick sarcasm thrown in for good measure. This CD like all of Pete's music is real life, and nothing like the bubblegum crap the industry likes to try to shove down our throats. This is real music for real people, I would defiantly recommend this and I very strongly encourage anyone who would like to know what real music sounds like to go to http://www.peteberwick.net and pick up a copy.
I have to say that it's because of Pete Berwick that I can ride in the car in peace with my wife. As I've mentioned before my better half and I don't have the same taste in music and traveling together can sometimes be a trial. I like hard rocking music, with a bit of country and blues thrown in, while she likes high paced dance music, rap and too much of the RIAA's spoonfed, homogenized bullshit (sorry princess).
When the "discussion" on what to listen to while driving becomes too intense, and the radio is about to be shut off for good, all I have to do is pop in Pete Berwick.
And we go in peace. We don't agree on most music, but we are both die hard Pete Berwick fans, and given how different our musical tastes are that is saying something.
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Show notes;
As I mentioned earlier in this blog my show is currently on hiatus. My work schedule has been insane as regular viewers know happens every year about this time. While not set in stone I am planning my return sometime in November.
See ya'll around the internets!
p.s. My good friend Rob Mazurek sent me an article about some assholes from the RIAA and the major labels saying that Indie artists are "Second Class Citizens" as far as they are concerned. I haven't had time to read it yet, but when I do I'm sure I'll be posting a blog about it, and will talk about it on my next show (whenever that is). Stuff like this really pisses me off, especially after listening to "Give It Time" I think that the independents could teach the majors a thing or two about what real music is. Yeah this is really pissing me off so stay tuned!
First let me just say that when I listened to Pete's previous CD (Just Another Day in Hell) I always thought that it would be a tough act to follow. I should have known Pete would pull it off with his latest release that just came out this week. Give It Time makes no apologies with it's honesty while offering encouragement for the future and an ice cold beer along the way. While not a complete departure from Pete's "cowpunk" roots it does offer a more hard rocking punch with a bit of the Berwick sarcasm thrown in for good measure. This CD like all of Pete's music is real life, and nothing like the bubblegum crap the industry likes to try to shove down our throats. This is real music for real people, I would defiantly recommend this and I very strongly encourage anyone who would like to know what real music sounds like to go to http://www.peteberwick.net and pick up a copy.
I have to say that it's because of Pete Berwick that I can ride in the car in peace with my wife. As I've mentioned before my better half and I don't have the same taste in music and traveling together can sometimes be a trial. I like hard rocking music, with a bit of country and blues thrown in, while she likes high paced dance music, rap and too much of the RIAA's spoonfed, homogenized bullshit (sorry princess).
When the "discussion" on what to listen to while driving becomes too intense, and the radio is about to be shut off for good, all I have to do is pop in Pete Berwick.
And we go in peace. We don't agree on most music, but we are both die hard Pete Berwick fans, and given how different our musical tastes are that is saying something.
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Show notes;
As I mentioned earlier in this blog my show is currently on hiatus. My work schedule has been insane as regular viewers know happens every year about this time. While not set in stone I am planning my return sometime in November.
See ya'll around the internets!
p.s. My good friend Rob Mazurek sent me an article about some assholes from the RIAA and the major labels saying that Indie artists are "Second Class Citizens" as far as they are concerned. I haven't had time to read it yet, but when I do I'm sure I'll be posting a blog about it, and will talk about it on my next show (whenever that is). Stuff like this really pisses me off, especially after listening to "Give It Time" I think that the independents could teach the majors a thing or two about what real music is. Yeah this is really pissing me off so stay tuned!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Ok, a Real Blog Now
While I sit here listening to Shovelheadkevin now is a good time as any to post a quick recap of this weeks show.
While at work on Sunday I chugged down a Red Bull, and a one liter of Mountain Dew. I was pretty hyper Sunday night...lol
I broke out the infamous pink guitar, and the whole nine yards. You can tell in this weeks videos that I was pretty wound up.
Later in the show as promised Kelly Hoyle Fuller made her return appearance and played a couple of her new songs. One of them is on her youtube channel so check it out!
I did record the usual weekly update, (see post below) as well as an idea I have for the show. I want to do a segment called "Weenie of the Week" and pick out someone, or something that fits the title, preferably related to the music industry in some way. As I mentioned during the show it's open for anyone with any ideas or whatever just submit them via the comments below. I'll post the video when I get it uploaded onto youtube.
One thing I noticed today that I thought was kinda cool. Blogtv has the recorded video for my Weenie of the Week idea featured on the front page, would be cool to see if anyone that doesn't usually come to the show has any ideas.
While at work on Sunday I chugged down a Red Bull, and a one liter of Mountain Dew. I was pretty hyper Sunday night...lol
I broke out the infamous pink guitar, and the whole nine yards. You can tell in this weeks videos that I was pretty wound up.
Later in the show as promised Kelly Hoyle Fuller made her return appearance and played a couple of her new songs. One of them is on her youtube channel so check it out!
I did record the usual weekly update, (see post below) as well as an idea I have for the show. I want to do a segment called "Weenie of the Week" and pick out someone, or something that fits the title, preferably related to the music industry in some way. As I mentioned during the show it's open for anyone with any ideas or whatever just submit them via the comments below. I'll post the video when I get it uploaded onto youtube.
One thing I noticed today that I thought was kinda cool. Blogtv has the recorded video for my Weenie of the Week idea featured on the front page, would be cool to see if anyone that doesn't usually come to the show has any ideas.
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!
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, 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!!
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!
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