Right after Al Gore invented the internet, he wrote the song “Asking Myself.”
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About the Song
So the opening sentence of this post isn’t completely accurate, but I would say that he did have a bit of influence on the song. In the Summer of 2006 Al Gore made big [...]
The movie comes out in August and I can’t wait.
I ran across a cool website the other day called MusicThoughts.com
If you need a quick burst of inspiration go check out a few quotes.
I’m pretty sure that Luke, Mark and the one who likes strawberries are soon to be out of a job
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People are often surprised to find out that the five of us don’t live in the same city, much less the same state (Joe and Russ in MO, Mark and Luke in IL, and Dustin in IA). There are obviously challenges to stay connected and organized when we’re all apart. One of the [...]
In just a few days we’ll be hitting the studio again for a full week. We’ve got half the album pretty much completed and we’re just a few vocals and instrumental overdubs short of having another two songs done. So next Monday we’ll be heading back to the studio with only a couple [...]
A question that we often get asked is if our goal is to get signed to a record deal. I think most people would expect the answer to be “yes,” but in reality it’s not that simple.
Bob Lefsetz recently wrote this article about the need for record labels to cut costs if they’re going [...]
Say what you want about the state of music right now but I thought the Grammy’s were a lot of fun to watch last night. My favorite moments of the night were:
My mom texting me after Kanye’s speech to let me know not to be a prick after she dies
My 20 month old daughter [...]
A great resource for independent musicians is a blog by a guy named Bob Baker called The Buzz Factor. Yesterday on his blog/podcast he dove into the subject of how to get a record deal. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom from the podcast (in my own words):
Bring a lot to the [...]
