Posted on March 31, 2009 by B.G. Smith
I’m always fascinated by how social media has facilitated the Indie music explosion…and even more fascinated when one of us regular guys can do Indie just as good as the big name bands.
Case in point: John Watson, one of my favorite bloggers, who posts on all things eclectic, put together a wonderful little ditty entitled, [...]
Filed under: Free Indie, Indie Music Discovery, Indie-ana Smith, The Indie Experience | Tagged: John Watson, Juno, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 25, 2009 by B.G. Smith
By signing this petition (leaving a comment on this post), you affirm that:
While Kevin Hearn is an unparalleled musical talent, providing the Barenaked Ladies with fantastic songs, amazing piano arrangements, and all out rockin’ albums, he should not replace recently departed Steve Page as 2nd lead singer, because he sings like Kermit the Frog. If [...]
Filed under: Indie Town Crier, Indie-ana Smith | Tagged: Barenaked Ladies, Ed Roberts, Jim Creegan, Kermit the Frog, Kevin Hearn, Petition | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 22, 2009 by B.G. Smith
Now, I understand it’s tough to re-build on the fly. Steve Page leaving the Barenaked Ladies is nothing short of catastrophic. In times of crisis, the decisions you make are critical…and I’m concerned about one that BNL may have already made.
Their latest email featured a link to download their recent concert in Orlando–which I must say [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2009 by B.G. Smith
This morning I found an email in my inbox from the Barenaked Ladies. Apparently, they wanted to reach out to me personally to let me know about their latest 4-man show. I’ve met them once at a concert, and I often use their Bathroom Sessions as classroom fodder for my PR courses…but I guess they thought [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2009 by B.G. Smith
I may be in the throws of writing a dissertation…(yes, I have a life outside of Indie)…but that doesn’t mean I can’t offer up a few online treats I’ve found. Here’s the music that’s been helping me stay up at night to write*:
Brett Dennen: Ain’t No Reason. I’m not usually a big fan of singer-songwriter [...]
Filed under: Free Indie, Indie Music Discovery, Indie Spotlight, Indie-ana Smith | Tagged: Black Gold, Brett Dennen, British Sea Power, Covers, Depeche Mode, Interpol, KROQ, Morrissey, Nicole Atkins, Nirvana, Rob Pattinson, Twlight, Zee Avi | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 7, 2009 by B.G. Smith
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
This book has amazing depth for such simplicity. Choldenko grabs you with a unique setting, and then hooks you with real people. A pure delight. She really recreates an older era, the 1930s, where society was different, and takes you into that era like no other book [...]
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