Mac OS X only: Freeware Dashboard widget OnTour scans your iTunes music library, letting you know when musicians you like are coming through your town. If you don't own a Mac and you're a musician, it's really time. ;-) Click here to … [Read more...]
Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 09-29-06
Topics covered: Songwriting for busy people, capturing song ideas, GTD (Getting Things Done), organization, productivity, iTunes, GarageBand, Logic Pro, inspiration, motivation, tagging, mood markings, songwriting techniques, review, Hit Song Cheat … [Read more...]
Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 07-30-06
Topics covered: Absolute Pitch University, NLP, modeling, hot seats, music hacks, life hacks, much more... Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 07-30-06 … [Read more...]
Your Best Stuff
From Your best stuff: So, the question: should you put your best song on the free CD? If it's your best song, and it's free, then no one will pay to get it from iTunes. And if it's the best song on the album, maybe no one will buy the album since … [Read more...]
Great News: Adam Curry plays Graham English on the Daily Source Code
I just got the email I had been waiting for: Daily Source Code has played your song On My Feet Again. Find out more about this PodShow at http://music.podshow.com/ That right. One of my songs was just played on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code! I … [Read more...]
Songwriting For Busy People
Mind Hacks posted how choice is demotivating when there are too many options. "Offer students a choice of 6 essays, rather than 30 essays, for extra-credit and more will take up the opportunity if there is less choice of essay titles - and, what … [Read more...]
To All My Readers In UK And Ireland
Emily Chang just told me about "a free program that find gigs, tickets and tour dates using your iTunes Music Library." Can't wait to get bebop in the US. … [Read more...]
Check Out Podsafeaudio.com
Check out podesafeaudio.com This site aims to provide a location where musicians can upload music under the Creative Commons License for use in Podcasts, Mashups, Shoutcasts, Webcasts and every other kind of 'casting' that exists on the 'net. I … [Read more...]
Tunecore Puts Your Music Into iTunes And Rhapsody
Friday Morning Miscellany: Indie musicians looking for a good deal on digital distribution should look at Tunecore. Its no-frills pledge: "You get 100% of what iTunes and Rhapsody pay! We take NOTHING. Not a penny. It all goes to you. There are NO … [Read more...]
Playlists Changing The Face of Music
Blogcritics' own Robert Burke was featured today in a story on C-net News.com. The story highlighted the playlists he features on his personal websites and shares here, calling them and playlists in general the future of music. Burke uses his … [Read more...]