“Hello London, thank you for coming… cough, cough,” Morrissey joked as he played what is the last show for a while at the legendary Wembley Arena and likely one of the final live music performances in all of …
[social_share/]Part of James Walsh’s Pledge Music campaign was a unique opportunity to watch the Starsailor frontman record his new record live in the studio. Being the huge fan that I am, I jumped at the …
[social_share/]Chevelle is in the midst of their 2014 US tour and I was fortunate enough to catch the band’s recent sold out show here in San Francisco at the legendary Fillmore. Touring in support …
[social_share/]On their way to this year’s Coachella festival, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion brought their signature down and dirty, groovy blues-tastic extravaganza to Slims in downtown San Francisco. In a dark and sweaty club is …
[social_share/]The very smart folks over at Video Ignitor created this very cool video based on my words around the rise of visual content marketing and the growing importance of including it into a business’ overall …
[social_share/]I was really thrilled to be a guest on David Spark’s Tear Down Show this week. David is one of my favorite marketers and if you don’t subscribe to his newsletter I highly recommend it. …
[social_share/]The Avett Brothers closed out the summer concert series this past weekend at The America’s Cup Pavilion. It was the perfect ending to what turned out to be an epic race on the San Francisco …
[social_share/]You know him as the voice of Cinderella, but you have never heard him quite like this. Tom Keifer released his first solo record this year and it’s been a long time coming. After selling …
[social_share/]Bring On The Rock N Roll Summer Summertime and the livings easy… not quite. So the other day I am pulling together some songs for what I like to call my ultimate summertime playlist. I …
[social_share/]For us folks who take our content marketing seriously, these are welcomed updates because Google is rewarding remarkable content and penalizing the poorly written crap. Another important part of this update is that Google is …
[social_share/]When I was a kid listening to KISS back in the 70’s I truly thought these guys had magical powers. And why wouldn’t I right? There were absolutely no photos of KISS without makeup and …
[social_share/]Dear Domino Records, First off let me say how big of a fan I am, I think the roster on your label is truly top notch. The reason I am writing to you is that …
[social_share/]Music can act as a time machine of sorts by transporting the listener back to a certain place almost instantaneously. Now, whether or not that’s a good thing depends on the memory. When it happens …
[social_share/]Las Vegas by way of Utah radio darlings Imagine Dragons are the band behind two of the biggest charting songs of 2013; “It’s Time” and “Radioactive”. You may not know the name but you surely …
[social_share/]When the Afghan Whigs dissolved in 2001, they were at the top of their game. Whigs mastermind Greg Dulli was writing songs that were simply beyond the comprehension of MTV and many modern rock radio …
[social_share/]Rival Sons are going to save rock n roll. Why is rock n roll in need of saving you ask? Because there is no one doing it well. Kings of Leon started off on the …
[social_share/]New York post-hardcore rockers Quicksand hit back hard after a 13-year absence, sounding better than ever. Walter Schreifels and company were in top form playing to a jam-packed Regency Ballroom in San Francisco last Monday. …
[social_share/]Keane and Youngblood Hawke together on one stage. One band delivers the best album of 2012, and another is poised to launch their debut album in 2013 alongside a cornucopia of buzz. Both bands are …
[social_share/]Somehow, I almost completely missed this band. Probably because Pitchfork named their latest LP Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming as their number three album of the year. M83 are a French electronic shoegaze band that has …
[social_share/]A few years ago, I struck vinyl gold while living in Dallas, TX. A friend of mine from Good Records, Chris Penn aka DJ Cee Pee, put together two boxes of hand-picked metal records for me. He had just …
[social_share/]A few years ago I struck vinyl gold while living in Dallas, TX. A friend of mine from Good Records (Chris Penn aka DJ Cee Pee), put together two boxes of hand picked metal records …
[social_share/]There are very few bands from the US, let alone the world, who can write the type of gloriously over-the-top, take your breath away rock anthems made popular by world class acts such as Muse, …
[social_share/]Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz (Legacy Edition) – Ozzy’s best selling album to date gets a much needed makeover. In 1986, bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake sued Osbourne for unpaid royalties, …
[social_share/]A few years ago I struck vinyl gold while living in Dallas, TX. A friend of mine from Good Records (Chris Penn aka DJ Cee Pee), put together two boxes of hand picked metal records for me. He …
[social_share/]I’d like to think that I know a thing or two about a good dive bar; I used to play in an 80s hair metal band, had my share of break ups, and I enjoy …
[social_share/]Me in 1984 – Age 10 1984, the Apple Macintosh was introduced, the Olympics were in Sarajevo, crack was introduced into Los Angeles, and I turned ten years old. Now I am not sure what …
[social_share/]Welcome to 2011, the year of, well we are not really sure what’s going to happen with the troubled music industry. What we do know is that there are some highly anticipated records due to …
[social_share/]2010 was yet another dismal year for record sales. In the United States, sales plummeted a jaw dropping 12.8 percent. With that being said, there is no shortage of great music out there, you just …
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[social_share/]I worked in the music industry for over a decade. The number one thing that the record labels always asked about first in regards to the release of a new record was always the same: …
[social_share/]Inspiration is something that can easily be lost unless you are reminded from time to time. I have recently been coming up short again and again when searching for new music that gets me excited …
[social_share/]Why A Platinum Selling Band Is No Longer Selling Platinum In this day and age of a beaten and battered traditional music business model, platinum selling artists are quickly becoming extinct. Selling over one million …
[social_share/]Megadeth is arguably one of the greatest metal bands of all time with worldwide sales of 25 million and 8 Grammy nods. Currently the band is on tour celebrating the 20th anniversary …
[social_share/]Dirty Dishes; Making Shoegazing Cool Again Although I have never been to Boston before, I am quite aware of the city’s significant contributions to the music scene from The Pixies and Buffalo Tom to an …
[social_share/]So this story starts at age 10. I see dudes in make-up screaming “I Wanna Rock”, “We’re Not Gonna Take It” all while defying authority and tearing things up. This of course changed my life, …
[social_share/]The band Paper Tongues are going to be superstars. That’s a bold statement to open up with, but I have no doubt that it will soon become fact. This seven piece electro rock band …
[social_share/]Instrumental in the formation of the early 80’s hard rock and glam metal scene, RATT has sold over 20 million records worldwide. That is an incredible number for a hard rock artist and pretty much …
[social_share/]What do I remember about the 80s? Insane fashion, fantastic movies, and going to the record store to buy some of the coolest records ever. Nowadays the anticipation of going to buy a record …
[social_share/]In this day and age of a beaten and battered traditional music business model, platinum selling artists are quickly becoming extinct. Selling over 1 million units of a single album can take years if not …
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