Comments on: Pop Asheville and a Band called Arizona – music discovery

By: Scot Kaldahl

Scot Kaldahl — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:32:38 +0000

Yeah, we all waiting for the Detox LP waaaaaaay too much. Dre said in an interview for ABC News that Detox should be done in 2009 and released at 2010.

By: How Bands Can Make More Money By Not Putting A Price on a CD | pampelmoose Dave Allen of Gang of Four's Music and Media Blog

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:03:30 +0000

[...] I recently posted about discovering a wonderful band called Arizona. I found them while attending PopAsheville in January and I wrote – “I was invited to give the keynote speech this year. I spent an hour reminding the musicians in attendance that they are no longer in the music business, they are in the T-shirt business and they all seemed to agree. They also agreed that the music industry is not hurting, it’s the cd business that is in decline.” The whole post is here. [...]

By: Arizona, A Smart Band Using the Internet Very Wisely - Exclusive Video | pampelmoose Dave Allen of Gang of Four's Music and Media Blog

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:08:40 +0000

[...] I interviewed lead singer Ben on video for the Moose blog. After I posted the video I said I’d soon be posting part 2 and then I got a call from Ben from the road [in this video he is actually talking to me on the phone]. He said thanks etc but also said that he and the band wanted to send me an exclusive video and MP3. They have a new unreleased song, Where Is Wallace, and they decided that during a sound check they’d film and record the song and send it to me for posting. Smart boys. They got my attention and some prime time on the Moose, I get an exclusive video and MP3. A win/win if you ask me. [...]

By: MarkForman

MarkForman — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:09:00 +0000

Nicely done Dave. Kudos to Ben and the band. It’s gonna be hard for me to visit AZ and not think about their “stream.” Here Come the Warm jets was of a similar bent. What camera are you using?

By: lydiasee

lydiasee — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:06:13 +0000

Dave, of anyone to focus your first brief popa post on, I’m glad you chose Ben. What a stellar performer, incredible musician, and all-around awesome guy.
Great interview, and I’m glad you got all this background info. everyone should know about the band name’s origin and all the rest of the silliness therein. thanks.
I look forward to reading your full retrospective of the weekend full of music, debauchery, fun, and ridiculousness.