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The Dirt Is Red!

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An Album For My Valentine – 2012

Last year my wife and I started a new (for us) Valentine’s Day tradition. Based on a very simple set of rules, we get each other an album. It keeps costs down and is a lot of fun. It also has the added benefit of making you really think about what the other person will…

Land of 1,000 Auto-Tunes

Birmingham is a terrestrial radio wasteland. It is known. Unless you’re a rabid fan of pop music (whether it originates from Los Angeles, Nashville or New York) you’re screwed if you want to listen to FM radio in Birmingham. Until recently Birmingham listeners could at least find a bit of a classic rock respite in…

Let Go To Get Going

Letting go… even of things you know are bad for you… is always hard but it’s necessary if we’re to move forward. This morning I came across an article with a list of great suggestions on ways to make the process easier (even enjoyable in some cases). Since it’s something we all have to do…

A Note For Birmingham Club Owners

Dealing with clubs and venues can be very tough for a musician. In a moment of particular frustration a while back I sat down to write an article about how the relationship between musician and venue needed to change. As I wrote, the article became less about my specific frustrations and more about overall suggestions…

Innovate or follow, these are your only choices

You can innovate or you can follow. You have to choose one, and you may choose only one. Innovating requires that you look ahead and dream of what could be while looking only the exactly appropriate distance ahead. History is full of innovators who looked too far ahead, got ahead of their time (even if…

In Case You’d Forgotten, Real Music Still Exists: Umphrey’s McGee

Spotify As A Platform?

Original Article Today I was looking at my Spotify window and sharing some cool Christmas albums with friends. I noticed that just about every friend I wanted to share with had already connected with me on Spotify (via Facebook). Then I began to wonder what “critical mass” would be for an app like Spotify. At…

Meet the world’s biggest Kanye West fan!

Creative Music Video: Hudson – Against The Grain

Hudson – Against The Grain from Dropbear on Vimeo. I’m a sucker for really creative music videos. Something that separates the song from all of the noise we’re exposed to day after day and doesn’t cost a fortune always impresses me. To that end, check this one out. Then thank me later.