Category Archives: Musings/Rants

musings, rants, music politics, thots on awards ceremonies (that arent reviewed) etc.

Smoke and Mirrors

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Admin

We’ve peeked behind the curtain and seen the Wizard… can we regain the mystique between fan and band? Continue reading →

Posted in -Band Tips, Band Tips, Musings/Rants, Social Networking | Tagged #Bandtips, #social, bands, decline of music industry, fans, mystique, ordinary people vs rock stars, smoke and mirrors, social media is doing damage to music | 2 Comments

Wow!! The ever youthful rocker David Bowie turns 65 today! Bowie is one of the most influential musicians of our time. In his nearly 50 years as a musician, Bowie has recorded 23 albums that have sold in excess of … Continue reading →

Posted in Exclusives, Musings/Rants, Video | Tagged aladan sane, basquiat, blue jean, david bowie birthday, happy 65 david bowie, lets dance, low, merry christmas mr lawrence, the hunger, the last temptation of christ, thin white duke | Leave a comment

How to Tick off music writers

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Admin

What ticks off music writers – if you’re a band wanting PR, don’t do these things Continue reading →

Posted in -Band Tips, Aron Madin, Band Tips, Musings/Rants | Tagged band don'ts, band tips, dont do this if you want publicity and pr, how to tick off music writers, journalism, music writers | Leave a comment

Summer time blues

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Admin

Summer is great… except that you’ll feel less like blogging and more like getting out and enjoying the sun before its gone again and winter returns… and you’ll want to do things like hike, camp, fish, and even watersports like … Continue reading →

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Music in the Summer

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Admin

So summertime is great – hot weather, camping, swimming, lazing around and renewing from too much work – music fests galore! but… when one attends said music fest after music fest, and is out doing the camping, swimming, lazing around … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings/Rants | Tagged brickhouse band vancouver, bug spray, holidays, nakusp music fest, r and r, rarearth music fest, soul asylum, starbucks, summer holidays, summer music fests, sun, swimming | Leave a comment

i Finally Get It

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Admin

“Now I get it, now I understand what that song means” So Tweeted a well known guitarist the other night as he shared his grief with us over the sudden death of his friend. He had been listening to one … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings/Rants | Tagged death, dying, grief, guitarist, music makes you feel, shinedown, twitter, what a shame, zach | Leave a comment

Would you pay?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Admin

would you pay to join a fan club? Why do people? Continue reading →

Posted in Aron Madin, Musings/Rants | Tagged band emails, band fan clubs, band pr, exclusive content for bands, exclusives, fan clubs, fan forums, fanclub musings, pay to join, paying for meet and greets, presale codes, presale tickets, subscriptions | Leave a comment

Rock and Roll or Rebels?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Admin

Rock and roll’s fashion trends stir up controversy at the best of times- even when its in my own closet Continue reading →

Posted in Musings/Rants | Tagged checkered scarf, fashion trend, gadhafi, green scarf, kadafi, libya, libyan headress, libyan troops, moammar gadhafi, moammar kadafi, muammar gadhafi, politics of rock and roll, rebels, Rock and Roll, rock and roll fashion, Shemagh Keffiyeh | Leave a comment

The glamorous life of a rock star

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Admin

think the life of a rockstar is nothing but babes and bling? come have a look (video) and read Continue reading →

Posted in Musings/Rants, Video | Tagged band touring, being a rockstar isnt easy, glamourous life of a rock star, glamourous lifetstyle, hard work rock star lifestyle, hard work touring, life of a rock star, rock star, rock star lifestyle, rockstars dont have it easy, seether, seether behind the scenes touring, seether rock star, seether tour bus, seether video, tour bus, touring, touring rock star | Leave a comment

Does familiarity breed contempt? How well do you want to know that celeb?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Admin

do bands and musicians using twitter and facebook fall into the trap of becoming too familiar with their fans? and when is too much info – too much? Continue reading →

Posted in Musings/Rants | Tagged celeb oversharing, how well do you want to know them | 2 Comments

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