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The New Mu$ic Capitol? / Chicago Music Commission: Panel Discussion
post a comment | posted Jan 22
If you are a part of the creative community in Chicago, this should be of great interest to you. This Thursday, the Chicago Music Commission (CMC) is hosting a panel discussion focusing on the recent study, "Chicago: Music City" [PDF], released by CMC and University of Chicago. If you are not familiar with the CMC, they hold monthly panels dealing with a wide range of subject matter, as it pertains to musicians and the business of entertainment.
Eyes Wide Shut ...
post a comment | posted Nov 11
We ran across this interesting piece about how the brain reacts to complex sounds by "closing the eyes". This explains why so many musicians play with their eyes shut ... not to mention, the massively, incredible sounds that sprang from the likes of ...
A Real Da Vinci Code ???
post a comment | posted Nov 11
An Italian musician claims to have found musical notes, resembling a requiem, hidden in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of "The Last Supper". Read more.
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Baby don't got back...
post a comment | posted Jun 11
Looks like the 2008 Olympic motto is going to be : Less bounce to the ounce.
A lil' get away to get down ...
2 comments | posted Apr 27
We were looking around, to get away from it all, at a nifty lil' vacation spot ... now this sounds like fun.
A Trip Back in Time ...
2 comments | posted Apr 16
Today is the anniversary of Dr. Albert Hofmann discovering LSD, way back in 1943.
I just had a flashback of my own and ...
Robin Hood vs. Robbin' the Hood
post a comment | posted Apr 12
The facts are in.
A new study reveals that it is part of human nature to help the poor.
Therefore we can safely conclude what we've long suspected - that politicians are inhuman.
True Tales from The Record Industry - V.0.2
post a comment | posted Apr 8
This is truely one of the most laughable pieces of news that we have seen in a long time. A group of "major labels" are now telling bands not send in demos (because they waste too much plastic) but to set up blogs and music on a site sanctioned by the labels themselves. ....
Culture-Jamming and Guerilla Marketing Lecture
2 comments | posted Apr 6
For those of you in the Marketing Dept. at Chicago's Columbia College, I will be giving a lecture on "Culture-Jamming and Guerilla Marketing Tactics" on Monday at around 6PM. If you have ever attended ...
True Tales from The Record Industry - V.0.1
post a comment | posted Mar 25
It just keeps getting better and better ...
The RIAA (Recording Assocication of America) has been voted "THE WORST COMPANY IN AMERICA 2007" ... [read more]