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March 24, 2008

American Idol Songwriter - Be David Archuleta's Muse

You still have one week to submit your song for consideration in the American Idol Songwriter contest.  (i.e. here's your chance to write for David Archuleta, the fan- and judge-favorite.)Last year's winning song, "This is My Now" (what does that... Read More

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March 20, 2008

Ashley Alexandra Dupre: $200k in Music Sales, Loses $1MM

So apparently, since the Governor Spitzer episode, Ashley Alexandra Dupre has made over $200,000 in mp3 downloads of her two club tracks on Amie Street, and is getting radio play.  (She was also offered $1,000,000 to be in the new... Read More

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March 18, 2008

MTV "Rock the Cradle": Cast of Rockstar Offspring

Screw American Idol and Making the Band cinderella stories.  Wouldn't we all like to watch a show about the rich 'n' famous spawn of rockstars getting a chance to become...er...more rich and famous?MTV's "Rock The Cradle" knows what we're talkin... Read More

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March 17, 2008

Rewriting, rewriting, rewriting...songs

Man.  I'm rediculous.  I've taken up once again my song "Avalanche" (previously named "Take a Stand") after several multiple-month hiatuses (is that a word?), during which I've actually moved, bought a new computer, turned 32, and upgraded my audio recording... Read More

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March 14, 2008

Happy Friday - Flight of the Conchords - "Business Time"

Now, I'll be kicking it tomorrow at home, thanks to my company's Flex Friday policy.  But I know a lot of y'all will be grinding it out in the corporate frontlines, workin fo da man.  It seemed only right to... Read More

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March 11, 2008

Make a Living With Only 1000 True Fans

Well, a recent post by Kevin Kelly (wow -- how did he get the domain "kk.org"?) entirled "1,000 True Fans" has caught quite a lot of attention via the interwebs lately.  Building on the oft mentioned "Long Tail" concept, it... Read More

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March 10, 2008

Girl Crusade's New Track: "The Rumor Song"

The ever-so-lovely Girl Crusade recently finished a solid version of her new track, "The Rumor Song".  It's available for listening in all its chick core rap goodness at GirlCrusade.com.Check it out, and let us know what you think.  The mp3... Read More

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Microsoft Admits: Vista Stinks (Tragedy in Three Acts)

Once again, I am SO glad I stuck with Windows XP with my new DAW rather than up upgrade to Windows Vista.The NY Times has a great article that pieces together the events leading up to Vista's many woes using... Read More

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March 06, 2008

Sad News and Glad News - Dungeons & Dragons and Tron

I was both saddened and heartened today by some news:Gary Gygax, co-creator of the game Dungeons & Dragons (introduced in 1974!), died on Tuesday of this week.  Pretty amazing imaginataion.  Hey, he was the inventor of "Hit Points" for stamina,... Read More

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