Archive for October, 2007

john winsor on radiohead and disruption

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Pic from Mojib.
I enjoy reading John Winsor’s posts. They are concise and get quickly to the point, such as this one about influencers and the Lululemon yoga clothing company. Last week he turned his attention to Radiohead and made another good point, although it’s one we musicians have known for a while; “Radiohead is [...]

kid rock

Friday, October 26th, 2007

One of these men is the infamous rock star known as Kid Rock. The other is an infamous Nemo designer know around here as Jay Floyd. You decide. Both of them now have their Halloween costumes worked out.

thurston moore video from the doug fir

Friday, October 26th, 2007

in the we-told-you-so dept, kids want radio to play new music…

Friday, October 26th, 2007

A new study from Paragon Media Strategies found that nearly three-quarters of 14-24-year-olds spend most of their music-listening time with music sources other than radio — and when they do listen to radio, they’re looking to hear new music.
“New songs/fresh/something different” was the leading reason for listening to over-the-air radio among the 474 14-24-year-old [...]

half cousin, big thinkers

Friday, October 26th, 2007

I may be late to the game but discovering Half Cousin today was a strange but subtle relief; in explanation that means to me that as the world turns I know that if I’m lucky I will always find the cool kids on the block. I love discovering new music and I also love it [...]

let’s get portland-centric, something for everyone

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Mum celebrate Halloween, Icelandic-style
A quick glance at the weekend’s show calendar threw up a lot of choices. I also noticed that four bands playing this weekend and next have been featured recently here at the Moose. If you hear what you like below go check them out.
Friday Oct 26th - Mum - Crystal Ballroom. [...]

daft punk, new album and promo widget..

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

I tired very quickly with the widget…and Josh K wouldn’t stop complaining about it…so it’s gone already! Instead have a read of this interview with the guys talking about the future of the music business and electronic music.
“what’s happening in the record industry right now, the self-destruction of it, and all the changes, both [...]

business week - the music industry has problems….er, well, duh!

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Musicians are looking for an alternative. Their managers may be the answer. So goes the call out on a piece over at Business Week written by Jon Fine. I suppose the question here is - Where have Jon Fine and his business magazine cohorts been? What didn’t they get as the music consumer fled the [...]