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About Me

Nonzero Records - www.nonzero.com.au - is an indie label based in Sydney Australia. Check it out, yo!

My Interests

Music:

Australian music in general and too many bands to list specifically. Look on www.soapboxnotes.com or www.messandnoise.com for what is happening in Australia.

My Blog

Government Support for Indie Rock

New York TimesNovember 12, 2006 Music The New Ambassadors By JEFF LEEDS CRAMMED in a van loaded with guitars, a drum kit and a couple of Fender amplifiers, and driving from one American gig...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:51:00 PST

from the Wall St Journal

This article is a good overview of how hard it is to untangle the online music mess using the current system of rights and royalties. Hilarious how the kids from YouTube seem to have thought that they...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:46:00 PST

Rock and Roll

This is a good article, I'm not sure how this will format so I've included the URL. I've heard about Glossary plenty of times but I've never heard them. The article could be about 1000 bands. Murfrees...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:54:00 PST

from The Onion - Blues music

This is a really good insight into the hard times and tough choices of senior management. Its also a bit dated. The battle song of the executive is California Love by Tupac - you dig?NickAffluent Whit...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:46:00 PST

Bass Players...

Some thoughts on bass players from the UK Guardian...NickDon't de-bass musicBass players aren't making the most of their time. They could indulge in all sorts of tomfoolery: think Sid Vicious grinding...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:42:00 PST

Classical music

This is an interesting article insofar as it proves the point that musical trends contiually cycle and it always seems that whenever a genre is most out of fashion it comes back stronger than ever. Ma...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Mon, 29 May 2006 10:25:00 PST

Conservatives and Rock

This is from the New York Times and without a spare hour to spend on a response it isn't possible to list the hundred reasons why the whole concept of this National Review article is either wrong or j...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Sun, 28 May 2006 12:15:00 PST

Yet Another Internecine Band War...

Everyone in a band should read this article. It proves for the millionth time that agreements and contracts are no substitute for common sense. In the end, any time someone tries to enforce an agreeme...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Sat, 20 May 2006 12:50:00 PST

more Guns and Roses...

Before I read and posted that article about the making of GnR's Chinese Democracy, I didn't care one bit about them. I still don't own any records and would never listen to them, but it's hard not to ...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Wed, 17 May 2006 01:34:00 PST

rock and roll and lawyers - from The Washington Post

The DJ With the JDOn the Air: Joe Escalante, Playing Lawyer By RequestBy Hank StueverWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, April 10, 2006; C01LOS ANGELES Joe Escalante is a compact, gray-at-the-temples,...
Posted by Nonzero Records on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:00:00 PST