To Indie Or Not To Indie… That Is The Question
The music industry today is far from what it was a few years ago when the Doo Wop bands and hit singles artists of the 60s, 70s and 80s were making names for themselves. The days of lucrative music contracts from top recording companies have all been put out to pasture, unless you’re one of the extreme lucky ones. The computer is mostly to blame for this debacle with P2P file sharing and illegal music downloads which really hit the pocket books of these recording companies, forcing them to extend contracts on the talented artists of today unless it’s a ...
R.L. Blair: The Art of Wood Carving
For some, it may be hard to imagine life without cable television, Playstations, and the Internet. R.L. Blair never knew of these luxuries as a child growing up on a farm in Washington. At the age of twelve, Blair found something great to occupy his time with and it had nothing to do with video games or remote controls. Blair had discovered whittling wood with a knife. He began carving creations that could be found on any boy's wish list. Sling shots, toy guns, and bows and arrows were favorites of Blair's to make. Eventually the novice carver moved on ...
Simpsons Made A Lot Of Doh
It's hard to believe that 20 years ago the Tracy Ulman show introduced the world to a crudely drawn, poorly animated cartoon that would forever change television. It aired as a small filler segment for the show, but the popularity of The Simpsons spread like wildfire. In 1990, 20th Century Fox decided to take a gamble and make The Simpsons a primetime sitcom cartoon spearheaded by creator Matt Groening. That gamble was about to make history. The Simpsons are a disfunctional family by every stretch of the means. Bart, the oldest, is a crude, sassy, back talking, and disrespectful troublemaker. His ...
Country’s In The Cards – Jenna Zablocki
In the music industry today we find an abundance of talented performers, however, with such mass numbers it's easy to fall into a niche where you sound like or act like the rest of the stars, losing your individuality. It's important to find your specific niche that sets you above the rest, giving you that brand that when your song comes on the radio, people know you sang it. Being a celebrity musician is the dream of just about anyone in the modern music era, and with MTV and VH1, it's been glorified and glamourized. So when a talented artist comes ...
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