My Mom Wants Your Fans |
Think about it like this. Not only are you competing with a bijillion other musicians out there --- both established and off the couch --- but now, thanks to Twitter and Facebook (MySpace is soooooooo...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:03:00 GMT |
Letters from the Road: Peter Mulvey |
Guest post this week from an astounding singer-songwriter, Peter Mulvey, whose new record Letters from a Flying Machine streets this August: Eight songs, interspersed with four prose pieces over musi...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:03:00 GMT |
Now Playing June 2009 |
Not unlike the rest of the world, Outlandos HQ has had Michael Jackson on perpetual replay. RIP the King [...]
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT |
Everyone's a Lazy Idiot |
I can't say this enough. Assume everyone's a lazy idiot. Make it as EASY AS POSSIBLE for me to find you. Make it as EASY AS POSSIBLE for me to care. Make it as EASY AS POSSIBLE for me to give you my m...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:07:00 GMT |
In Short June 2009 |
As always, taking our cue from Seth Godin... the idea being that what unites us is more than music, an axiology that extends from the music to our music-lover lifestyles: how we vote, what we drive, w...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:33:00 GMT |
I'm Broke. But Here's $100 Anyway. |
Every year I give my public radio station $100. It's not much but essentially, they guilt me into it. But what's more, I get something in exchange. Yes, there's the programming. But that's not the onl...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:53:00 GMT |
Letters from the Road: Salim Nourallah |
Guest Post this week from another one of my faves, Salim Nourallah (who you heard on The Daily Dose 05/18/09) and who's been on tour in Europe recently:dear Europethank you for these past 3 weeksthank...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:55:00 GMT |
RIP Jay Bennett |
The Tribune has the story. I knew Jay a bit (John was my boyfriend at the time) during his Wilco years, my favorite Wilco years; the Jay years. Straight-ahead guitar-rock Wilco will always be my Wilco...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 15:51:00 GMT |
Now Playing May 2009 |
Apparently, all shameless self-promotion all the time... which means no list for you this week folks. In part because what actually has been playing at Outlandos HQ, nonstop, is our little labor of lo...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 08:27:00 GMT |
Size Matters |
Dear Lameass Tweeps (self included), You narcissistic bores. 140 characters or less (you'd think the limit would force creativity) and still the mundane prevails: @lefsetz: Passing through Mohave @opr...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 01:33:00 GMT |
