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25 Feb, 2014

A Kick in the Pants: Q&A with Richard Fulco

Categories: Art and creativity, New books, Q&A •
Tags: antihero, claire mckinney, debut novel, fiction writing, first novel, first-time author, john lenza, richard fulco, there is no end to this slope, unreliable narrator, wampus •
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Ever notice how most popular novels are about compelling characters with exciting lives? We love those characters, love their lives. But what about the flawed characters with the depressing lives?… Read More →

17 Jul, 2013

What Is Your Creative Brand?

Categories: Art and creativity, Identity, Music business •
Tags: artist, artist branding, audience, author, brand, brand architecture, brand management, branding, context, creative, creative brand, creative branding, differentiation, graphic design, identity, logo, marketing, publisher, record label, recording artist, subtext, wampus, what you do, who you are •
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Artists and authors are talking about creative branding. But what exactly is a brand? And do you have to have one? As a label and publisher, we get a lot of… Read More →

26 Jun, 2013

In the Land of the Blind…

Categories: Art and creativity •
Tags: art, artist, author, bob dylan, create, creative, creative self, creative work, creativity, erasmus, fear of failure, in the land of the blind, james joyce, musician, perfectionism, perfectionist, possibilities, shortcomings, songwriter, songwriting, wampus, writer, writing •
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Are you a perfectionist? As you navigate life as an artist, nobody you meet — in collaboration or in competition — is perfect. You know this, yet still set impossibly… Read More →

21 May, 2013

Uncle Green: Lost and Found

Categories: Life of the troubadour, New music, Q&A •
Tags: 3 lb. thrill, 57 records, atlantic records, bill decker, book of bad thoughts, brendan o'brien, foldback, foldback records, great lost album, jeff jensen, matt brown, MCA records, peter mcdade, rycopa, sony music, uncle green, wampus •
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The legend of the “great lost album” is one of the most enduring in rock ‘n’ roll. In the case of Uncle Green, fondly remembered from their major-label days in… Read More →

10 Apr, 2013

Are You Serious About Your Creative Work?

Categories: Art and creativity •
Tags: artist, author, clock, create, creative, creative inspiration, creative plan, creative planning, creative self, creative work, creativity, fun, fun in being serious, inspiration, musician, nickelback, original songs, originality, PBRs, playful, playfulness, possibilities, rationalization, schedule, serious, seriousness, songwriter, songwriting, sonnets, starbucks, wampus, writer, writing, wynton marsalis •
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Seriously. Do you give your best to your art? Maybe you do creative work for yourself, maybe you do it for others. Maybe it’s a mix of the two. In… Read More →