New Music

Why You Should Scoop Up Florence and the Machine Tickets

It’s been a long time since I’ve written, and I thought I’d share some random, late night thoughts about a band. Someone told me that if I was a Lord of the Rings fan, I’d like Florence and the Machine.  That seemed like an odd statement, so I put it to the test (I love [...]


Occupy Wall Street Protest Jams

There’s nothing like a good ol’ fashioned protest to out the Muse in everyone. The Occupy Wall Street movement is pretty impressive, growing from a mere 1,000 protesters in New York City to 15,000, plus thousands more in cities in over 25 different countries.  Cardboard boxes, pepper spray, celebrity visits, union participation, arrests, Reddit support, [...]


Best Facebook Song EVER?

I finally finished the track and accompanying music video for the Mark Zuckerberg Facebook rap, Zuck, On Facebook. Check it out.  (If you like it, please pass it on — it’s just in time for Oscars and the Social Network.) The TRACK: The MUSIC VIDEO: Even More Ways to Zuck-Out: Check out the lyrics and background [...]


Need Your Feedback: “Zuck, On Facebook”

As I recently mentioned, I’ve got a DRAFT of Zuck, On Facebook, my Mark Zuckerberg nerdcore rap ditty.  It was a fun project, and I don’t really know what to make of it. In a couple days, I’ll release a final version, plus a YOUTUBE VIDEO a few days after that. So, here it is: [...]


New Facebook Rap Almost Finished…

After The Social Network won a Golden Globe for best picture, I was inspired to write a rap (a first for me) from the point of view of Mark Zuckerberg, in response to the movie, the bad press, the law suits, etc etc. The poor 20-something billionaire deserves a voice, after all….so I thought I’d [...]


12 Bands to Check Out in 2011

[It's Guest Post time.  There is so much incredible new music hitting Pandora/Last.fm/Jango/Spotify stations, I'm dizzy.  Here to offer some steadying guidance is music super-enthusiast C. Loren Bishop with a guest post calling out just a few bands worth checking out this year.  Know of more bands we should check out?  Add it to the [...]


Lovin’ Shuffler.fm

I’m loving Shuffler.fm. If you haven’t tried it, try it…it’s pretty cool.  The site lets you choose a music genre, then teleports you from music blog to music blog, playing songs within that genre, and acting as a pretty cool music discovery engine.  But at the same time, it’s also benefiting new bands, as well [...]


Making of Video for Snow Patrol “Just Say Yes” Cover

The ”behind-the-scenes” video of my recording “Just Say Yes” is now live. As many of you know, I spent a few weeks recording an acoustic cover of Snow Patrol’s, “Just Say Yes”, the single from their new album Up to Now.  I also recorded video of myself doing it for a YouTube experiment.  See what you think…and [...]