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13 Feb, 2012

5 Tips for New Authors: Q&A with Jason Warburg

Categories: Art and creativity, New books, Q&A •
Tags: believe in me, fiction writing, first novel, first-time author, first-time novelist, jason warburg, robert b. parker, story, storytelling, the daily vault, tips, wampus multimedia, writing tips •
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by Wampus

Jason Warburg, editor of music-review site The Daily Vault and author of the just-published novel Believe in Me, shares the trials and tribulations of producing a successful debut novel — and provides… Read More →

12 Jan, 2012

SOPA: Your Role as Artist and Advocate

Categories: Art and creativity, Music business •
Tags: al franken, copyright, copyright protection, creative, facebook, google, indie artists, indie music, intellectual property, law, microsoft, motion picture association of america, MPAA, music copyright, online piracy, piracy, recording industry association of america, RIAA, ron paul, SOPA, stop online piracy act •
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by Wampus

Some people think the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is about censoring content creators. Others think it is about guarding intellectual property. Either way, the proposed legislation is about the control… Read More →

28 Nov, 2011

Jason Warburg: On Believing and Becoming

Categories: Art and creativity, Identity, New books •
Tags: activism, being and becoming, belief, believe, believe in me, believing, catch-22, daily vault, fiction, jason warburg, music, music novel, politics, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, self-awareness •
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by Wampus

In his new novel, Believe in Me, Jason Warburg wrestles mightily with a Catch-22: to achieve something, we must believe we can achieve it. Yet if we haven’t achieved it before, how… Read More →

30 Sep, 2011

Lessons of R.E.M.: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Categories: Art and creativity, Identity •
Tags: accelerate, automatic for the people, bill berry, brain aneurysms, breaking up, identity, indie music, lifes rich pageant, michael stipe, mike mills, monster, murmur, music industry, peter buck, r.e.m., reveal, up •
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by Wampus

Reactions to the recent breakup of R.E.M. ranged from shock to nostalgia to acceptance. After 31 years — effectively three times as long as The Beatles were on the radar, or… Read More →

20 Sep, 2011

Grahame Davies of The Crowd Scene: Interview

Categories: Art and creativity, Life of the troubadour, New music, Q&A •
Tags: anne rogers, brian wilson, grahame davies, independent artists, lady gaga, linkedin, michael penn, picasso, the crowd scene, the soundcarriers •
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by Wampus

We’re rolling out a new podcast series this week: Life of the Troubadour. For the inaugural episode, “A Girl in Every Port and No Health Insurance,” I sat down with Grahame… Read More →