Entries tagged "Music"

  1. Today is Record Store Day

    With the rise of online retailers and big box stores (Best Buy, etc.) and the general decline in hard copy sales of music, independent record stores have been shutting down at an alarming rate. Indie record stores, in addition to providing local and off-the-beaten-path music, are typically vibrant mini-communities within their larger, physical community.
    So get [...]

  2. Recent goings-on

    So here’s an abbreviated list of things that have been going on lately:

    Went down south to the Refresh ‘06 conference with Cindy and Jeremy. We ran into a few friends and made a lot of new ones. The conference was educational and sparked a few ideas. The post-conference socializing (”networking” if you want to be [...]

  3. On the impending closing of Tower Records

    Tonight I made what will likely be the first of many trips to my local Tower Records before the impending shutdown. By now you may have heard that all Tower Records stores will be closing by year’s end. On August 20, 2006, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (for the second time, apparently) [...]

  4. The Sound of Animals Fighting interview

    A month or so back, J-sin asked me if I’d like to interview The Sound of Animals Fighting. TSoAF is a progressive, experimental art project/rock band made up of members of Circa Survive, Finch, Rx Bandits, and a number of other great bands. They’ve put out two very different records and just wrapped up a [...]

  5. Murphy’s Kids

    I’ve worked with these guys for years and have to say that their new record (coming out March 17) will blow you away. I’ve only heard a few tracks, but it is far and away the best sounding record they’ve ever put out. Murphy’s Kids will blow up in a big way this year. Some [...]