Lessons of R.E.M.: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
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 →
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 →
Passion Is Like Coffee
- Categories: Art and creativity, Identity •
- Tags: commit, commitment, independent artists, indie music, passion, publishing •
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- by Wampus
It’s de rigueur to talk about “passion,” how it informs our destiny, and how following it is the most important thing we can do. And surely passion, in its mad… Read More →
Is Your Work Ready to Ship?
- Categories: Art and creativity, Music business, Social media •
- Tags: abstracts, art, brogan, chris brogan, culture, draw, fiction, humanities, ideals, independent artists, knowledge, literature, perfection, reach, ready, shipping, work, work readiness •
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Social-media maven/gadfly Chris Brogan once wrote about “the difference between ship and shit.” Chris draws this genteel distinction between work that is ready to ship, to share with the world… Read More →
From Redesign to Rededication
- Categories: Art and creativity, Music business, Self-referential •
- Tags: authors, branding, ebook publisher, fans, human interest, identity, identity branding, independent artists, independent labels, readers, recording artists, rededication, redesign, redesign website, relaunch, the may bees, unique, wampus, web design, website redesign •
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- by Wampus
Today we’re rolling out a redesigned Wampus web site. It’s no small task. Why? Because in addition to being a music label and an ebook publisher, we are an identity… Read More →