James and I have spent the last few months locked away in his apartment, or my studio, writing songs for the next Atomic Brother album. Since March we have about 12 or more new songs
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Studio Update: Blueberry High Heels
This past Saturday I finally got my studio back in action, after being out of commission for over a year, due to flood damage. The NYC-band, Blueberry High Heels came in to record tracks for a demo.
Read moreTV Pays For Content, Why Not Radio?
According to a new study which takes the stand against performance royalties, being examined by congress, says that the more radio play a song gets the greater the album sales. “There is a direct correlation
Read moreThe New Face of Pay-To-Play In NYC
For a long time thse of us in bands in NYC laughed at our Los Angeles counterparts for having to pay to play in bars and clubs. Well, it’s time to stop laughing. Pay-to-play is
Read moreStomp! I Gots Da Funk
A week or 2 ago I went to an IK Multimedia demo of Stomp I/O at Guitar Center in NYC, featuring TM Stevens and his band Shaka Zulu, with Mike Carrasquillo. TM and his guitar
Read moreConcert Roundup: HorrorPops @ Blender Theater March 7
Psychobilly/horror-rock band the HorrorPops rolled into New York City to play the Blender Theater at Grammery last night with the Cute Lepers and the Pink Spiders opening up. I have been a big fan of
Read moreLower Royalties For Songs?
The RIAA is at it again, this time acting in the best interest of the recording artists. What’s happening now is that, on one side the RIAA is teaming up with the Music First Coalition
Read morePerformance Tips – Breaking It Down (or Get Off The Stage Already!)
The last time I stressed the importance of getting your ass on stage quickly. It keeps everything on schedule, let’s you play your whole set, or more, and shows everyone that you are considerate and
Read morePerformance Tips – Setting It Up
In my career I have played hundreds of shows in cities and towns in 5 countries, and it always surprises me how long it takes people to setup to play–both in concert and in rehearsal.
Read moreSlash Itching To Start New Velvet Revolver Album
OK… again. Why is this news? I understand that this might be part of the hype machine, but is it really news that Slash is “itching to start new new Velvet Revolver album?” I’m sure
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