I remember staying with Evan, waking up around 8, and realizing he was already up writing songs. He’s one one of the best, most dedicated songwriters I know. ~Jason Eady “1968″ is one of those songs that you’re drawn to instantly, but after a few listens you realize it’s much deeper than you first thought. [...]
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Rave On Buddy Holly – Tribute
Buddy Holly. Everyone knows his name and everyone knows that he’s regarded as one of the greats of all time even though he only live 22 years. Just 22 years… what a sad loss. Most people know him for the song “Peggy Sue” and maybe a few other, but you should really dig into his [...]
7 years is shorter on paper
I try not to do a lot of comparisons between the music business and other industries because I often find that the analogies break down fairly quickly. But I’m going all-in today and comparing music (or insert your craft here) to Apple.. specifically to Steve Jobs. Bear with me, it’ll get clear shortly. In 1997 [...]
Are You Living?
Sing it like it’s your last day. ~Sean McConnell That quote sounds a lot like the saying, “…Sing like no one’s listening, dance like there’s nobody watching…”, except that there’s a whole lot more urgency to what Sean said. Music is something that penetrates our soul and can change our emotions and outlook… and Sean [...]
Music – The Conversation
You’ve all had the conversation where someone you know comes up to you and says “Hey, have you heard the new Jason Aldean song?” First, you cringe.Then you get into a conversation about it. You’ll try to mention Randy Rogers or Jason Boland, but you find that the other person just doesn’t want to talk [...]
Chris King – Parade
Generally speaking I’m not a fan of duets because they almost always seem forced to me. It’s like everyone is sitting around and thinks, man a duet would be great, but never go back and tell the other person that maybe it wasn’t so great. “Parade” is a duet with Jamie Wilson that breaks those [...]
The Significance of the Tweet
I can almost hear how the conversations went…. Musician 1: “You have to get on Twitter.” Musician 2: “What?” M1: “It’s a way to promote yourself and connect with the fans! You just type short little things about what you’re doing everyday or where you’re going.” M2: “Why?” M1: “I know it seems like a [...]