Band Weblogs

by Anne Freeman,

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Once you’ve established your myspace site, selected a terrific photo or graphic that accurately signals your primary artistic sensibility to casual surfers, and your band name or label name signal the same (hopefully), a few practical strategies can be employed to help you maximize your marketing efforts. These basics are […]

Clearly, ELO was a progressive band, although most people never looked upon them as that because of their long run on the pop charts. They had it all going for them-a unique brand of rock music with parts of an orchestra mixed in and a singer/songwriter/guitar player on level with the best in the world. […]

The Bassman’s band led by virtuoso jazz bassplayer Colin D’Cruz, features some of the hottest local as well as international talent. The band has been signed on by the Taj Landsend hotel on a resident contract and will perform at the Atrium Lounge Tuesdays to Sundays, 7.30pm to 11.30pm. Friday and Saturday nights will feature […]

Very often the key to getting tracks to sit well in the mix or be heard without over powering the other parts lies in the playing and not the tone, effects, gain, etc…Color your roots.
It isnt always necessary to play full chords. Very often you muddy the mix by doubling the bass part. When working […]

The Reading and Leeds music festival took place over the weekend and luckily quite a few acts were televised this year, including the band The Subways. I’ve been hearing about them for awhile now, but hadn’t really paid much attention until I saw them performing at Reading.
The three-piece band puts on a great live show, […]

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Albuquerque, New Mexico–August 26, 2006– The Knights (a.k.a. King Richard and the Knights) had their beginnings in 1961 in Albuquerque, New Mexico during a time when instrumental rock ruled with great bands like The Ventures and The Fireballs. Those days seem light years away now, but Dick Stewart is still going strong […]

MusicDish, an Internet music magazine publisher and artist marketing development firm, announced the addition of Massachusetts-based electronica act Mashed Buddha to the MusicDish Network roster. A mixture of downtempo grooves, hypnotic electronica melodies, and jungle beats, Mashed Buddha’s drum&bass debut “Subdue Your Mind” is an unexpected foray for creator & keyboard player John Corda who […]

Greyspoke is a Jam Band from Burlington, Vermont who I first heard on the Heavy Syrup podcast. Listening to them makes me homesick and missing all that is good in Vermont bands. I know one thing-if I was in Vermont I would be attending one of their gigs.
Now I’m not saying they’re the next Phish […]

Nick Oliveri, bass player from Queens Of The Stone Age has formed a new band, Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator. They’re coming to a town near you in support of their debut single, ‘I Never Sleep’, and album ‘Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails’.
The tour schedule for their upcoming shows in the UK and Europe is […]

First we heard through the grapevine that this may be the case and then I looked around and did indeed find that Paul Simonon, bass player from The Clash has collaborated with Damon Albarn from Blur/The Gorillaz as well as former Verve and Blur guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen on the […]

August 2006 Edition
* Electronic/Dance Act Returns With New Projects
* Schizophrenology Downloaded Over 4,000 Times Since Releasing Last Week
* Matt O’Ree Wins Guitarmageddon
* The Brooklyn House And Trance Company Releases Their Debut Album “Carry US Through”
* Sonoma Wire Works Launches RiffWorks Standard
* Blue Scout Music Announces Online Music Catalog
* MyxerTags Enables Independent Musicians To Sell […]

Brazilian music is as deep and as wide as the nation itself. The traditions and styles of their musical heritage include concert forms like choro, which features violins, woodwinds and piano; samba drumming, which is the melding of the European marching drum corps and African drumming; and jazz music that blends samba rhythms […]

Artist: Stream Of Passion (Featuring Ayreon)
Title: Live In The Real World
Format: DVD
Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Inside Out
Website
Stream Of Passion felt they needed to silence their critics by releasing a live performance of their new music. Some people thought that the band was suspect because the first studio release Embrace The Storm came together by […]

AlphaMusicGroup announces the AMG National Major Record Label Showcase to be held in New York City at the Lion’s Den on Tuesday, July 25, at 8:00 PM Sharp. Arrive early as this event will be sold out. Media interested in attending should contact AMG at info@alphamusicgroup for VIP passes. The showcase will feature five of […]

It’s 5:45 a.m., the sun is slowly rising above the ocean on the eastern end of the beautiful Bahama island Nassau. SosaMan, real name Brandon Major is still awake from the night before glued to Russel Simmons’ biography, “Life and Def” - Sex, Drugs, Money and God.
This Caribbean artist continues to explore all the dimensions […]

Austrian Guitar Phenom Alex Machacek Makes Stunning Stateside Splash with [sic]
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“Alex Machacek’s music starts where other music ends. He is playing some amazing guitar on [SIC]. He is going where other people stop. It is so nice to hear. So spontaneous. Wild New Music. Thinking and Deep Musician. He has done some very deep excavation […]