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24 Oct, 2011

Johnny J Blair: Return to the Street

Categories: New music •
Tags: bil bryant, billy bragg, bret alexander, carmen estevez, clive owen, davy jones, eric biondo, felipe torres, hunter wentzler, I like the street, indie music, indie music news, indie rock music, john wesley harding, johnny j blair, keith kavanaugh, mike garson, minds eye music studios, new album, new music, richard devletian, ron simasek, scott francis, steve forbert, the badlees, the monkees, tim breon, treadmarks •
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by Wampus

We met “singer at large” Johnny J Blair seven years ago when we produced his live-in-studio record, Treadmarks. The passion, commitment, and standard of performance he brought to that session were unforgettable.… Read More →

07 Oct, 2011

Spotify: 3 Tips for Artists

Categories: Music business •
Tags: amazon, artist, artistic identity, choice, digital audio, digital media, facebook, freeware, identity, indie artist, indie artists, media technology, mistrust, mixtape, multimedia, music, music distribution, music sharing, music streaming, playlists, recording artist, spotify, stream, streaming music, tips •
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by Wampus

Depending on whom you ask, the music-streaming service Spotify is either the savviest music-sharing platform ever or the canniest artist-fleecing apparatus ever. Either way, it just might be the future of… 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 →

26 Sep, 2011

New Release: ‘Saint-Denis’ by The May Bees

Categories: New music •
Tags: circus devils, drop little boy, gregory orange, guided by voices, indie music, indie music news, indie rock music, marcus, marzj simons, new album, new music, patrick vetkamp, robert pollard, saint denis, sjors de vries, the may bees, todd tobias, waterloo sound •
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by Wampus

The new album from The May Bees, Saint-Denis, is out. And because you’re reading this right now, you can download it instantly from Bandcamp and get the CD for free… 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 →