Free Music Archive Up and Running
Imagine a catalogue of free music, organized by genre and recommended by curators. Members of the catalogue can make their own personal profiles and add selected music to inividualized players (like last.fm or Pandora). They can learn about new music and communicate with others about what they like (countless blogs), download full albums (iTunes), "tip"…
Research, then Watch
There are some really interesting documentaries and musical investigation opportunities on TV this week, all outlined in a weekly blog on hidden track. Thursday, there is a documentary investigating the personal and professional relationship of Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. There is also a biography of Ray Charles on Biography Wednesday and Pearl Jam "Ten Revisited" on VHI…
The Life of a Photographer…
So I just finished flipping through Jay Blakesberg's book of photographs from 1978-2008 entitled "traveling on a high frequency" and realized there is no way to leave from my day's report this tid bit of info regarding he and The Dead. Paging through these photos of muscians wasn't the standard, 'oh, this is nice' two minutes of…
White House Lawn is Getting Greener
Living healthier and going green is not just a wonted dream of environmentally conscious youth and Whole Foods addicts. Initializing the "expansion of service learning in our nation's schools and youth programs" as outlined in the White House Agenda, First Lady, Michelle Obama, and Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, hosted students from Bancroft Elementary to plant a garden and learn about…
Neil Diamond Gives a Pep Talk
Today's letter from popular music industry blogger Bob Lefsetz was a piece of hate mail explaining what Record Store Day is from someone who is "involved and knowledgeable" about the day. The author then tells Lefsetz he needs to incorporate more fun into his life. I give Bob major kudos for publishing such a letter. It wasn't…
The Dead are Coming and Giving Along the Way
Today is Monday, April 6, 2009 and I am sitting inside, dreading my lack of an umbrella as it thunderstorms in New York City. Up side: The Dead will be here in 19 days. I could go play in that rain, I'm so excited! Touring with HeadCount friends Jeff Chimenti and Warren Hayes, the 19 dates in 16…
Green Apple Festival
As some of you may know, Earth Day is coming up soon. In celebration every year for the past three years, the Green Apple Festival has held a free concert in cities around the country. This year, they are revamping the system a bit, in the hopes of encouraging as much enthusiasm to volunteer as to…
iPhone Newest Addition to Orchestra
I think most of us have heard of the Lap Top Orchestra at this point (if you haven't you MUST check it out). Well, Ge Wang, particpant in our favorite Geek Orchestra, is now the conductor of something even more tech savvy and musically mobile: Mobile Phone Orchestra (MoPhO for short). WATCH THIS Using the iPhone…
$75,000 Gets You a Famous Personal Assistant, A Cruise on Shrooms, and more
Last month, Bob Lefsetz, popular music industry blogger, did a post on the wacky shenanigans of Josh Freese, a drummer most well known for his Devo days, though his list of accomplishments is well established (Devo, The Vandals, NIN, A Perfect Circle…). Lefsetz wasn't focused on Freese's new album or his sweet drumming technique, but…
Free Music Service Launched Today in China
In an effort to monetize an un-monetized music market in China, Google launched a music service available only in China today. The main objective is to draw Internet users from "China's Google," Baidu to, well, Google. With an effective deal between Top100.cn and over 140 labels, including the four majors (for now), EMI, Warner, Sony and Universal, Chinese can…