| News and Tidbits of Reality |
The following topics were reported in various main stream
media papers within the last few months. So I thought I'd
share some of the topics that clogged my memory.
- Portland Oregon largely known to the world for its trees
is fast becoming Mecca for indie artists. Why? Usually it
comes down to economics - it's cheaper to live there! A
perfect environment for our starving indie artists. Don't be
surprised to see cutting edge music emerge from Tree
Town in the coming months.
- The latest rage in the land of television is to utilize indie
music for hip television shows i.e. The O.C. Etc. Yes, it's
been done before i.e. Dawson's Creek, but opportunity
may be knocking for chosen / lucky indie artists. What's
the attraction? Indie is cheap and largely obscure. But
artists beware! Protect your royalties, copyrights and
long term musical future. Don't believe me? I can think of
a few famous names who got screwed in pursuit of a fast
buck early in their career.
- Indie Music stores are the rage and Amoeba Records
is leading the pack, especially in L.A. Amoeba is growing
their base and plans to expand their presence online. Word
to the wise Los Angeles, Amoeba is great, but CD Trader
will rock your world too. There are a host of indie music
stores in our communities. Make an effort to shop indie in
2006 where ever you live.
media papers within the last few months. So I thought I'd
share some of the topics that clogged my memory.
- Portland Oregon largely known to the world for its trees
is fast becoming Mecca for indie artists. Why? Usually it
comes down to economics - it's cheaper to live there! A
perfect environment for our starving indie artists. Don't be
surprised to see cutting edge music emerge from Tree
Town in the coming months.
- The latest rage in the land of television is to utilize indie
music for hip television shows i.e. The O.C. Etc. Yes, it's
been done before i.e. Dawson's Creek, but opportunity
may be knocking for chosen / lucky indie artists. What's
the attraction? Indie is cheap and largely obscure. But
artists beware! Protect your royalties, copyrights and
long term musical future. Don't believe me? I can think of
a few famous names who got screwed in pursuit of a fast
buck early in their career.
- Indie Music stores are the rage and Amoeba Records
is leading the pack, especially in L.A. Amoeba is growing
their base and plans to expand their presence online. Word
to the wise Los Angeles, Amoeba is great, but CD Trader
will rock your world too. There are a host of indie music
stores in our communities. Make an effort to shop indie in
2006 where ever you live.
| It's Still Hard To Imagine It's hard to believe that we have been with out John Lennon for 25 years. It makes us miss him more and imagine what his music would have achieved if he had lived a full life. We Miss You John Rest in Peace |
It's Hard To Say Good-bye in 2005
As with every year, we mortals lost some giants
along the way. Here are but a few of the notables
in and outside the music industry that changed our
life, our perspective and made our life better. Tip
your hat people and say good-bye.
1/1/05 Shirley Chisholm, U. S. Congresswoman
and first African Amercian woman to run for
president of the United States.
1/11/05 James Griffin, Musician of Rock Group
Bread
1/11/05 Spenser Dryden, Drummer of Rock
Group Jefferson Airplane
1/23/05 Johnny Carson, Late night TV Legend
2/23/05 Jim Capaldi, Musician and Co-founder
of the Rock Group Traffic
2/20/05 Hunter S. Thompson, Author and literary
trailblazer.
2/10/05 Arthur Miller, Playwright
2/4/05 Ossie Davis, Actor and civil rights activist
3/9/05 Chris LeDoux, Country Singer
3/21/05 Bobby Short, Musician
3/26/05 Paul Hester, Drummer for the Rock
Group Crowed House
6/6/05 Anne Bancroft, Actress and Classy Lady
7/1/05 Luther Vandross, Singer
7/11/05 Frances Langford, Singer
9/11/05 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Blues
Legend
10/24/05 Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Icon
12/10/05 Richard Pryor, Comedic Icon
As with every year, we mortals lost some giants
along the way. Here are but a few of the notables
in and outside the music industry that changed our
life, our perspective and made our life better. Tip
your hat people and say good-bye.
1/1/05 Shirley Chisholm, U. S. Congresswoman
and first African Amercian woman to run for
president of the United States.
1/11/05 James Griffin, Musician of Rock Group
Bread
1/11/05 Spenser Dryden, Drummer of Rock
Group Jefferson Airplane
1/23/05 Johnny Carson, Late night TV Legend
2/23/05 Jim Capaldi, Musician and Co-founder
of the Rock Group Traffic
2/20/05 Hunter S. Thompson, Author and literary
trailblazer.
2/10/05 Arthur Miller, Playwright
2/4/05 Ossie Davis, Actor and civil rights activist
3/9/05 Chris LeDoux, Country Singer
3/21/05 Bobby Short, Musician
3/26/05 Paul Hester, Drummer for the Rock
Group Crowed House
6/6/05 Anne Bancroft, Actress and Classy Lady
7/1/05 Luther Vandross, Singer
7/11/05 Frances Langford, Singer
9/11/05 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Blues
Legend
10/24/05 Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Icon
12/10/05 Richard Pryor, Comedic Icon
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