Wednesday, April 22, 2009 @ 10:38am
by Patrick (Music)
It’s troubling times, folks.
Banks are failing, massive conglomerates are asking for bailouts, the job market is in shambles. The economy as we know it is circling the drain. And with money being so tight, the last thing on most people’s mind is paying for things that are not technically a necessity, like music.
Never fear; Del the Funky Homosapien is here.
I’ve recently been getting into Del – in fact, am seeing him at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro this coming Friday – and it’s been awhile since I’ve been this impressed by hip hop. You may remember Del, whether you realize it or not – he guest-rhymed on Gorillaz’s breakout “Clint Eastwood” (and, being a part of the Gorillaz canon as a spirit who was possessing the band’s fictional drummer, he also guested on another single of theirs, “Rock The House.”) Del is a great lyricist and can put together a beat like no one’s business. Anyone that knows me knows I appreciate good, thoughtful hip hop, and I would certainly place Del under this category.
I’m just about to discover his latest album, Funk Man, which you should do too, especially since Del has pulled a Trent Reznor and released this one as a free download – or as he puts it, “stimulus package.” Not unlike the free NIN release, the album is also available in a variety of formats and qualities – high quality MP3, iTunes AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossless, and several others that you probably don’t even care about.
Click here to check out his new record.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 8:31pm
by Patrick (Music)
So as you can see, the last 40 posts have been from Shawn John. Okay, not really that many, but you know, whatever. Thought I’d give you a break from possible video overload to spill on what’s going on with my upcoming record. So here’s the rub:
It’s almost done. It’s constantly changing and I am constantly writing new stuff (as recently as last week) that is bumping much older songs off the record entirely. I am steadily becoming more and more proud of it. As it stands, I THINK I only have a little left to go. One song, probably, and some more mixing, but I’m going to sit on it, and I’m going to record a few extras as backup.
Last night Gary Ruschman sent me the artwork and it looks fucking awesome. I’m using it (with one or two minor tweaks) so that’s completely done and squared away. Once I know I’m happy with this thing I will be submitting it to TuneCore and it’ll be about six weeks before the album is on iTunes. I’ll give them a release date (as long as it’s six weeks or more into the future.) In all likelihood, if I finish writing this last song (note: recording it will be a quick job, as it is not only just acoustic guitar and vocals but intentionally lo-fi) in a timely manner, the record will be out mid-to-late June. In the meanwhile, I’d thank you to check out the MySpace and listen to the few songs that are up there streaming right now – there is a new one called “Airport,” please give it a listen will ya?
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Saturday, April 18, 2009 @ 2:00am
by Shawn (Movies & Television, Music)
Speechless!
For those of you who missed out on Paul Potts of a few years ago…
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 @ 11:25pm
by Patrick (Music)
Your feelings for Trent Reznor or Nine Inch Nails itself aside, the man wrote a pretty interesting article on the current state of affairs in the concert ticket industry.
Here’s the rub: TicketMaster has essentially been a monopoly for many years – certainly up until Live Nation’s exclusive deal ran out. They could have (and can right now) stop the secondary market dead in its tracks by doing the following: limit the amount of sales per customer, print names on the tickets and require ID / ticket matches at the venue. We know this works because we do it for our pre-sales. Why don’t THEY do it? It’s obvious – they make a lot of money fueling the secondary market. TicketMaster even bought a re-seller site and often bounces you over to that site to buy tickets (TicketsNow.com)!
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 @ 12:06pm
by Shawn (Music)
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