Archive for August, 2011
Be An American Songwriter Intern
This is usually where a company posts something witty to make themselves look cool and appealing to college kids. But, since you’re already here, we’re guessing that you already have an interest in what we do and who we are. So let’s just skip that. What you do need to know is this … American [...]
Ronnie Milsap, Marshall Tucker Band Rock The Music City Festival And BBQ Championship
This weekend’s Music City Festival and BBQ Championship celebrated Nashville’s two most obvious attributes — music and food. In this case, food meant BBQ… lots and lots of delicious BBQ. Those who bought a ticket could sample the wares of local merchants (like Martin’s Bar-B-Que, who serve up a ridiculously good pulled pork sandwich) and [...]
Crazy Covers: The Strokes with Jarvis Cocker, “Just What I Needed”
Ready for some rock star karaoke? At this weekend’s Reading Festival, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker joined The Strokes for a fun-run through of The Cars’ classic “Just What In Needed.” Cocker nailed Ric Ocasek’s odd vocal inflections, while The Strokes showed their mastery of the Cars sound, which serves as a template of sorts for their [...]
The Felice Brothers, “Cus’s Catskill Gym”
On “Cus’s Catskill Gym” from 2011′s Celebration, Florida, folk-rockers The Felice Brothers log their entry in a long line of boxing songs, like Bruce Springsteen’s “The Hitter,” Bob Dylan’s “Who Killed Davey Moore” and “Hurricane,” and Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Boxer.” The song is a dark, minor key rocker with a plodding, Neil Young Rust [...]
Jes Hudak Wants To Cover A Song For You
We fell in love with talented songstress Jes Hudak watching Platinum Hit, the songwriting reality show hosted by Jewel and Kara DioGuardi. Hudak came in second place, but she’s number one in our hearts. Check out our interview with her here. When she’s not writing songs, Hudak likes to cover the tunes that get stuck [...]
Short Takes: The Gourds, John Martyn And More
Plus The Ettes, Thomas Dybdahl, and the lovely Pieta Brown.
Gabriel Kahane
New York City singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane is one of those uber-talented musicians who can write an entire concept album based on Craigslist ads, collaborate with Rufus Wainwright and Sufjan Stevens, and write classical pieces for the Kronos Quartet. We talked to the piano-playing troubadour about his take on songwriting, his new album Where Are The [...]
Topspin Is Now For Everyone, And It’s Everywhere
Here’s a scenario. You’re an artist just getting your career started. Sound familiar? Maybe you have 1,000 fans, maybe 100. Maybe 10. How do you get these crucial early fans to buy your music or merch? How and where do they buy it? That’s where Topspin, a company that makes marketing and distribution software, comes [...]
Pandora Reports Growth, Eyes Terrestial Radio
A little less than 4% of all radio in the U.S. is listened to on Pandora, the largest internet radio station. That’s a small chunk of the pie, but shows the massive potential for Pandora, which became a publicly-traded company in June. Most of Pandora’s listening hours occur on mobile devices, Joe Kennedy, the company’s [...]
“Americana” Now In Webster’s Dictionary
When it comes to music, Americana is a somewhat nebulous term. As a genre, it encompasses everyone from John Mellencamp and Secret Sisters (if T Bone Burnett produced your album, you’re in) to hyperactive British folk outfit Mumford & Sons. Critics and music lovers have been arguing about the correct usage of the term for [...]
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