7 Tips to Grow on Spotify for 2023
In an effort to, as the marketing guru bros say, “provide insane value,” I want to share a few of the brass tacks – stuff that you can actually implement for yourself to grow on Spotify. So here we go. This is a hodgepodge of seven tactics and tips that I’ve seen working over the past year. […]
Joel Ansett delivers a quiz show for the soul
First impressions mean a lot. No one likes a floppy handshake. Opening lines of a novel matter too. How many books have you not read because the story sets off blandly? Albums are no different, and the opening song not only creates a statement for what’s to come but needs to grab the attention of […]
The Loose and Easy “Appaloosa Bones” by Gregory Alan Isakov
It’s a sunny afternoon here in my small town, and I’m sitting at my kitchen table, listening to Gregory Alan Isakov’s “Appaloosa Bones.” There was a big thunderstorm yesterday, some hail, and a tornado warning, but you wouldn’t know it today – all sunshine and blue skies, with a few cottony clouds. The strains of […]
The Refuge and Rush of Imani Graham’s “Just Stay for Once”
Imani Graham’s “Just Stay For Once” is urgent and comforting at the same time. The lyrics are direct: they ask for what they want. Tender yet demanding, they refuse to permit any evasion. They’re loving, but fed up with the beloved’s wishy-washy nonsense. The rhythm drives, lead-footed, and does not let up on the gas. […]
The Carcinization of the Music Industry
Here’s a fun way to start a post… Ever heard of carcinization? (You didn’t see that one coming, did you?) In case you haven’t, here’s the quick definition: Carcinization is the tendency of multiple species to evolve into crab-like lifeforms. Fun! Because this, apparently, is what peak evolutionary performance looks like: Anyway, I stumbled across […]
8 Best Music Advertising Agencies in 2023
Looking to advertise your music? These eight firms are worth looking at.
The Arcadian Wild Wraps a Story Around Your Shoulders
“Shoulders” by The Arcadian Wild begins with Lincoln Mick telling us a story. We took off in my plane. Most of what I have to say about this song is praise for how well-built its story is, so you had better listen to it before I give it away: In the first verse, rhyme unites […]
The Japanese House’s “In the End It Always Does” & Cycles
When I was in middle school, I wrote a science paper from the perspective of a water droplet to prove I understood the water cycle: evaporate, rise, cool & condense… I got rave reviews back about the emotional turmoil of my water droplet as she was ripped from her family’s river current to the sky […]
The Righteous Brothers “Unchained Melody” and the Thread that Connects Us
“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle. But it will never break.” That’s the ancient Eastern proverbial counterpart to the West’s ‘twin flame’ theory. Meeting people is easy in the revolving door-reality of modern daily life. So easy, in […]
Shi Lu Atom’s “Morning or Night” & Shinigami
Shi Lu (石璐) “Atom” has been on the scene for awhile. Which, for a lot of people, is pretty surprising: packed in a tiny body and a face full of youthful exuberance, Shi Lu’s status as a single mother nearing 40 flies in the face of what the traditional idea of a rocker looks like […]
