Author Archive
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Before I leave for my speaking engagement at SXSW 2010, I thought I’d jump back through the Moose blog and revisit some of my essays. What follows below are links to all the longer think tank essays that I’ve written in the year March 2009 – March 2010, bracketed by SXSW 2009 and 2010. Upon [...]
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Sure, I could use Plancast, FourSquare or Gowalla while also sending a never ending incoherent stream of tweets from various locations that serve BBQ, beer and loud music all tagged #SXSW, or perhaps more appropriately, #BeenThereDoneThat or #NothingEverChangesWhenItComesToMusiciansAndTheInternet. Instead I thought I’d post up what serves as a quasi roadmap/itinerary of my known [as in [...]
Tags: Foursquare, Gowalla, Motorhead, Plancast, SXSW, Twitter, Via Tania || No Comments »
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
I’m really looking forward to meeting Tania at SXSW. Her showcase is here.
Tags: SXSW, Via Tania, Video || No Comments »
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Update: Really bad news, I just learned that Mark Linkous has apparently committed suicide.
Danger Mouse’s 2009 album with Sparklehorse, Dark Night of the Soul, is to see an official re-release this summer. And this time, the CDs won’t be blank.
Dark Night of the Soul, first issued last summer, was a deluxe package featuring art by [...]
Tags: Danger Mouse, David Lynch, Mark Linkous, Sparklehorse || No Comments »
Friday, March 5th, 2010
1986 and their Rock ‘N Roll Ponzi Scheme.
Here’s why I like this – it’s funny and self-deprecating, but more importantly it’s a great way of building an email list and a fan base. The reward for fans doing this? A free album…
Thanks for the link, Lee Cohen..
Tags: 1986, Internet, Marketing, Music, Online || No Comments »
Friday, March 5th, 2010
This is the unedited version of an interview I did for the SXSW edition of the Austin Chronicle with Audra Schroeder.
Audra: With technology getting smaller and more integrated, eventually devices like the iPhone are going to be the size of a contact (let’s call it the iEye?) and perhaps we just place it in our [...]
Tags: Internet, Music, Musicians, Social Media, SXSW, Technology, Web || No Comments »
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
I recently posted to this blog, an interview I did with SXSW Magazine – SXSWorld which resulted in a very interesting comments thread, wherein I was called out by a couple of people over what they perceived as a lack of new ideas from me regarding musicians and their utilization of the web. I don’t [...]
Tags: Holcombe Waller, Online Music, Social Media, Strategy, Ume || 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Join A2IM for local sounds & local brew before the madness of SXSW.
RSVP here
Friday, March 5th
Happy Hour from 6-9pm
Location: 412 NW Couch Street, Suite 203, Portland (Map)
Featuring: Norman (Timber Carnival Records)
Drinks provided by: MacTarnahan Beer & Jones Soda
Special thanks to Burnside Distribution, Cravedog, Kill Rock Stars & Zune
A2IM is a non-profit trade organization serving [...]
Tags: a2im, Independent Labels, Party, Portland || 2 Comments »