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I have been watching an amazing interview series on youtube with the late great George Carlin. During episode four he shares a key little nugget of wisdom from the world of live performers. I’ve experienced this myself many-a-time and it’s something an artist should always remember when they leave stage all disappointed and grumpy with [...]

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Jay-Z‘s scrunchy-faced reaction to Timbaland playing him the “Dirt Off Your Shoulders” beat for the first time. I’m not sure if non-Hip Hop lovers can understand the grimey headnod feeling great Hip Hop can generate, and how amazing it feels. Picture via Nation’s tweet.

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Summer: I’m going to the supply room. Anyone need anything? Mckenzie: No thanks. Tom: I think you know what I need. *wink* *pause* Tom: Toner Summer: Oh, Ok sure no prob. Post completely jacked from BoxofRandomness.

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The Telegraph just published an article entitled “Why are artists poor? Self promotion and making money in the new digital economy.” The article itself is relatively stale, regugitating arguments we’ve all heard before, but tucked away in a sub-paragraph I found this interesting, and beautifully written, statement. The gatekeeper, that traditional curator of culture, is [...]

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We just had a fun video meeting and off they are on a mini tour. Tell your friends in DC and Philly to go, they’re new to both of these towns for the most part! 08.24 @ DC9 w/ Ugly Purple Sweater (Washington, DC) 08.25 @ Murph’s Bar w/ Adam Rivera (Philadelphia, PA)

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Nothing like truly clearing the mind. Via Hardgraft.

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The99Percent posted an interesting article that focused on three questions any entrepreneur should ask themselves when approaching their ideas. As I’ve said many times before, these days all artists are also entrepreneurs, so I’ll comment below on how we can apply these questions to the music industry. With each venture, are you getting closer to [...]

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Theodore Roosevelt that speaks on “The Journey”, which easily applies to any artist out there serious about their craft. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is [...]

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Via YY.

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There’s aren’t very many songs that build this much melodic tension and beautiful sounds in an acoustic setting. One of my favorite songs ever, even if the loud ending sounds a bit dated/90′s production wise. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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