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Introducing Gigable Music!
Friends, I’m very excited to announce that my company has launched a mobile app that will help you easily discover great songs and bands! There’s more music being created now than any other time in history and who has the time to search through Spotify? The Gigable Music app will bring the cream of the…
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How To Find New Music
Here’s a handful of sources that have curated excellent new music. Gigable NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Music City Roots Daytrotter More to come…
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Artist of the week – Toad The Wet Sprocket
What’s in a band name? According to Glen Phillips (lead singer) it was “a joke that went on too long” and they had to adopt the name by default. “Toad The Wet Sprocket” originated from a Monty Python skit and the guys thought it would be a hilarious temporary name until they came up with…
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Artist of the week – Greg Holden
What do Phillip Phillips and Greg Holden have in common? “Home” – the song made famous by Phillips was written by Greg Holden. Greg is an incredible singer/performer in his own right. I found Holden when I suspected the Phillips didn’t write “Home.” The song this week is called “She’s Got Something” and it’s recorded…
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Artist of the week – Noah Gundersen
I like Noah. When I started to research him, I wondered where he was from and he included “Seattle, Washington” in the header of his website. He knew I would want to know. His new single “Ledges” is one of those tunes that instantly resonated. Great lyrics, very cool vibe, mature songwriting. Send me an…
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Artist of the week – Joe Bonamassa
Scotty Crosby turned me on to Joe Bonamassa a few years back (thanks Scotty!) Joe is an amazing guitar virtuoso and has killer live shows. The song of the week is called “I Know Where I Belong” and is a live recording from a recent show. If you like hard rockin’ blues, you will love…
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Artist of the week – Shovels & Rope
I first saw these two in a video somewhere and thought they were weird. Maybe they are, but their music is quite captivating. This week’s song is called “Birmingham” and it’s pretty sparse (as is most of their music) but very engaging. Sign-up for the Artist Spotlight to get the MP3. (Blue button to the…
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The Problem With Music
It seems every time I get to talking to friends and family about music, I hear the same complaint. “There’s no good music today” or “it’s too hard to find good music.” This always baffles me since almost every song you could ever want is a few clicks away. iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, Rhapsody (anyone still…
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The Future Of Pop Music
Steven Hyden just wrote an excellent article on the state (and potential future state) of pop music. He contends that pop music and thus pop stars are becoming an accessory to selling technology. Can’t argue with that at all. However, I believe the bigger issue is “pop music” as a category. What is “POP” anyway?…
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Why Radio Is Still Relevant (Part I)
…And it will be for a long time to come. Three reasons: 1)Free 2)Curated 3)Simple I just read Macklemore’s post on his meteoritic rise to international superstar. One year ago, he and his team were an underground rapper/band playing any venue possible to an audience of 10-100 people. After his first single, “Thrift Shop” going…