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Phish’s Secrets and More For Growing A Cult Following
For the music community, building a strong fan base was a difficult process - it could take years to accomplish, and there was no easy way to promote beyond the confines of the venue walls. Now with social media, musicians more tools to leverage the ...
MicControl Album Review: ‘Spiraling Up’ by Carl Pemberton
Spinning Top All About You Carl Pemberton recently released his debut album entitled Spiraling Up, and I must say that this is quite an inspired first statement from such a novice songwriter. Although the entire album remains within the acoustic pop ...
Rock Band: A New Opportunity for Indie Music Exposure
A very exciting announcement was made within the past few days. In the coming months, indie artists will be able to create their own Rock Band note-charts and then sell their songs through the game. This ‘music’ video-game phenomenon may ...
MicControl Album Review: Leaving Richmond
What Were We Waiting For? Leaving Richmond is the product of one man, Jordan Pier, whose original concept for the project was to create electronica based compositions for the use of television and film. This album is a collection of 5 pieces- the fir...
Les Paul & Mary Ford Show: World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Why The Music Industry Still Needs Taste Makers
Another fantastic post from my friends over at creativedeconstruction.com It used to be the record label’s jobs to tell us who to listen to. A&R would scour the earth looking for talent, groom them, coach them and surround them with people who...
MicControl Album Review: Elli Fordyce Sings Songs Spun Of Gold
This album is a rare occurrence in modern jazz. In preservation of a more traditional jazz vocal style, Elli Fordyce is strong, bold, and smooth as her voice dances around the classic sounds of an acoustic jazz band- the bass is walking, the drums ...
Blues Piano Lessons (Video)
MicControl Album Review: ‘Answers Within Earshot’ by Mokita
A fusion of electronica and more traditional pop music, Answers Within Earshot is a worthy album of the genre. Typically I find electronica albums to be a bit stale, but this album seemed to hold my interest. The main thing that makes this album diff...
The Suge Knight Light
Charlie Winston- In Your Hands (VIDEO)
Charlie Winston - In Your Hands (official video)by ATMOSPHERIQUES Every now and then a British artist finds success abroad before their homeland discovers their talent. In the case of Suffolk musician Charlie Winston it is the French who have first e...
U2 carbon footprint is Out of Control
U2 have been criticised for the excessive carbon footprint of their current ‘360°’ world tour. An environmental organisation has claimed that the carbon produced by the group equals that of 90,000 people flying from Dublin to London. ...
Music Videos of Havard Lothe
BEAUTIFUL WAYS CHANGED I AM (ACOUSTIC) www.myspace.com/havardlothe...
The Wise Man Speakith: Words of Wisdom by Trent Reznor
“Forget thinking you are going to make any real money from record sales. Make your record cheaply (but great) and GIVE IT AWAY. As an artist you want as many people as possible to hear your work. Word of mouth is the only true marketing that ma...
The Green Room: New TV Show Exposes Up-And-Coming Indie Artists
Statement from Megan of NAS Productions: What you (hopefully) just watched is the pilot for a show about up and coming indie music artists–specifically an intimate viewing of a song from their live set. This shoot was literally run-and-gun. Wh...
MicControl Album Review: ‘The Diaries Of Private Henry Hill’ by Blow Up Hollywood
I know many of you were expecting to be reading about the diaries of famed Mobster and focus of the brilliant film Goodfellas, who also happened to be named Henry Hill. Unfortunately for you there will be no talk of mobsters, Robert De Niro, or what ...
How To: Auto-Tune
This is really an amazing video, which shows exactly how people use auto-tuner. It also shows at how little skill it takes to create the melodies used within songs like ‘Lollypop’ by Lil’Wayne....
Voice EQ Tips From HomeTracked
SOURCE: http://www.hometracked.com/2008/02/07/vocal-eq-tips/ I was surfing through some music blogs today and I came across a music advice blog called hometracked.com This blog has TONS of excellent advice for people looking into home recording. The...
Resurgence of Vinyl Could Be Just What the Industry Needs
Originally Posted On Creative Deconstruction: Resurgence of Vinyl Could Be Just What the Industry Needs A pair of Wired stories recently reported evidence of a significant uptick in the sale of vinyl records, showing that while CD sales have declin...
MicControl Interview: Blues Guitarist David Lamar
David Lamar; talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer… has been hailed both by fans and critics as “the best kept cultural secret in the Western Hemisphere.” Luckily enough, I was able to connect with David for an interv...
‘This Time’ by Brittany Nicole: LIVE @ HOUSE OF BLUES, BOSTON
I always love to hear and support talented, unsigned singer/ songwriters! I found this video today on twitter and was really surprised how fantastic Brittany sounds! Check out the video and enjoy!...
MicControl Album Review: ‘Back In Black And White’ by Jake and The Jakes
Kick You Boston based hard rock band Jake and the Jakes have released their third studio album entitled Back In Black And White. Make no mistake, this album is a rock album through and through. Like a combination of Guns n’ Roses and Aerosmith,...
Awesome Street Drummers
Awesome Drummers - For more amazing video clips, click here...
News Flash: Practice DOES Make Perfect!
I know its hard to understand such a wild and outlandish concept, but practicing your instrument actually makes you better. I feel the need to speak out about this, because it has become quite apparent to me that muscians have stopped practicing, onl...
MicControl Album Review: ‘Dirt and Water’ by The Heartsleeves
I found these guys on twitter a few days ago, and to be honest, my first opinion of them was that their music was kind of empty. But after giving them more time, I have found that there is more to it than what I originally thought, which was just emp...
New Rap Song Samples ‘Billie Jean’ In Its Entirety, Adds Nothing
NEW YORK—Noted rapper/producer Sean “Puffy” Combs released his hotly anticipated new single Tuesday, “Tha Kidd (Is Not My Son),” which samples Michael Jackson’s 1983 smash “Billie Jean” in its entirety and ...
Why You Never Need To Press 1,000 CD’s You May Not Sell Ever Again
Source: musformation.com Jesse from Musformation.com was able to do an interview with CreateSpace about their products and services: If bands wanted to exclusively press their CD with CreateSpace are they able to order CDs to take on tour with them...
Get Your Fixx For Indie Style And Design
Anyone looking to embrace their inner indie without looking mass produced can now go to Indie Fixx.com, an awesome indie blog that is featuring well made products of the indie design movement. I checked out the galleria of indie goods that are availa...
MicControl Album Review: ‘There Is A Monster In Every Head’ by Mathieu Persan
The Chaos Theory The Smile Curse French indie-folk artist Mathieu Persan released ‘There Is A Monster In Every Head‘ in 2008. This album is a darker, more phychedelic, and even slightly theatrical take on the typical indie-folk movement. ...
Music Video: ‘Backseat’ by Carina Round
I was searching around on creative deconstruction when I came across this video. Not only is the song quite interesting, but the video is beautifully shot. Each frame has been thought out and executed wonderfully. Enjoy!...
