All opinions on this matter are totally acceptable, but as I read on the topic more, I am coming to the conclusion that I do want my 10 or 12 dollars to go directly to the artists so they can cover their costs. No middle man. No intermediary. I want the ones that created and recorded the songs I love to listen to, that they get 100% of the 12.00 dollars I might pay for their product. It is no different than needing to buy toothpaste at the local general store. I know I can't get it for free, I have to pay the full price.
Here is an interesting article to review.
http://thetrichordist.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/letter-to-emily-white-at-npr-all-songs-considered/
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Here is an interesting article to review.
http://thetrichordist.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/letter-to-emily-white-at-npr-all-songs-considered/
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Labels: Bart Bean , Bartholomew Bean , Columbia Academy of Music , Columbia Missouri open mic , COMO , Luke Mitchem , The Bridge Columbia Missouri
Bart Bean songs
And a fella from Washington, DC came on through town. Named Luke Mitchem, he grew up just north of Joplin, MO and was trying to drum up some money to help local schools replace items in the area music departments (sheet music, instruments, etc.), all lost in the nasty 2011 tornado weather event. His first song was brilliant, have no idea what it was called. I enjoyed his voice very much. Very nice chap, didn't get to visit with him much as he had a TV appearance in Kansas City to do the next morning. Needless to say, he had to get in the car and drive after playing his set. Do check out his website to find further information.
That's all I have for now!!!
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Labels: Bart Bean , Blabbermouth.net , Columbia Academy of Music , Columbia Missouri , COMO , Funky Funky Freaks , KOPN , Tellanova , The Bridge Columbia Missouri , Vox Magazine , Zircona
Pretty soon it will be a new month in this new year of ours. I totally missed the dragon celebrations in Asia this week, but have heard about them over the datawebs.
Many weeks have passed and in those weeks I fell into a slump, but not to worry! Still attending open mics and trying to keep an ear or two open for those Columbia, Missouri, those central Missouri, those Missouri, generally, music sounds. I am a sad man. I had a ticket to see Ghost in Chicago this past Tuesday, but the economy is slash and burning the 'ole wallet so all I have is a ticket that hasn't been torn by the dude at the door and a very sad photo of the ticket. Just couldn't pay for another trip up there and back, at least not just yet. Not even the You Tube videos I have seen so far have done the concert justice.
Lots of fantastic music happening in Columbia, as of late. For the louder bands, my camera mics clip and that issue pretty much renders the videos useless for posting online. But watching the bands in action has been very cool and priceless. This location called the Columbia Academy of Music is a veritable bee hive of activity for music instruction and all things associated. As time passes and I better get a sense of the people here in town, a sense of the culture here in Columbia (the pace of life is much, much slower here than in Chicago), a sense of where venues for art and music exist, it is very apparent that the Academy is an incubator for young musicians, but also for gathering rehearsed and seasoned musicians. It is a big soup, or maybe a Union Station, of sorts, for musicians.
Enough already. Here are a couple of photos and a couple of videos. Still plenty to sort through in my archives. We'll see what gets put up on the blog, not sure what I have in the files.
Enjoy!
Bartholomew Bean from Tues Jan 24, 2012 at The Bridge
This next shot is of a guy named Zircona. Some of his songs are perfectly brilliant. I always arrive too late at the open mic to video tape him playing songs.
A photo of The Funky Funky Freaks Tues Jan 24, 2012 during 'Jungle Boogie'
Next up: Tellanova performing on Tues Jan 24, 2012 at The Bridge in COMO
This is a perfectly good and unused ticket to a perfectly great sold-out metal show. My heart grieves for not having gone. However, I found out recently from Blabbermouth.net that Mastodon is taking Ghost out on the road in the USA this April. I'll have to better plot my course for that show.
That's enough for now. We're back!!!!.....after a little recovery.
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Many weeks have passed and in those weeks I fell into a slump, but not to worry! Still attending open mics and trying to keep an ear or two open for those Columbia, Missouri, those central Missouri, those Missouri, generally, music sounds. I am a sad man. I had a ticket to see Ghost in Chicago this past Tuesday, but the economy is slash and burning the 'ole wallet so all I have is a ticket that hasn't been torn by the dude at the door and a very sad photo of the ticket. Just couldn't pay for another trip up there and back, at least not just yet. Not even the You Tube videos I have seen so far have done the concert justice.
Lots of fantastic music happening in Columbia, as of late. For the louder bands, my camera mics clip and that issue pretty much renders the videos useless for posting online. But watching the bands in action has been very cool and priceless. This location called the Columbia Academy of Music is a veritable bee hive of activity for music instruction and all things associated. As time passes and I better get a sense of the people here in town, a sense of the culture here in Columbia (the pace of life is much, much slower here than in Chicago), a sense of where venues for art and music exist, it is very apparent that the Academy is an incubator for young musicians, but also for gathering rehearsed and seasoned musicians. It is a big soup, or maybe a Union Station, of sorts, for musicians.
Enough already. Here are a couple of photos and a couple of videos. Still plenty to sort through in my archives. We'll see what gets put up on the blog, not sure what I have in the files.
Enjoy!
Bartholomew Bean from Tues Jan 24, 2012 at The Bridge
This next shot is of a guy named Zircona. Some of his songs are perfectly brilliant. I always arrive too late at the open mic to video tape him playing songs.
A photo of The Funky Funky Freaks Tues Jan 24, 2012 during 'Jungle Boogie'
Next up: Tellanova performing on Tues Jan 24, 2012 at The Bridge in COMO
This is a perfectly good and unused ticket to a perfectly great sold-out metal show. My heart grieves for not having gone. However, I found out recently from Blabbermouth.net that Mastodon is taking Ghost out on the road in the USA this April. I'll have to better plot my course for that show.
That's enough for now. We're back!!!!.....after a little recovery.
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I have a few updates from the open mic rounds this week. 3 videos today. There would have been more, but I didn't take better care to grab video.
Here are a couple of photos after leaving the open microphone at The Bridge. It had rained, from my best estimational capabilities - about 30 hours, pretty consistent. This is a favorite time of the year for me and I thought the view from the sidewalk was timeless. The old Sony Cybershot treats it right from time to time.
The first videos will be from a young lady named Ruth Acuff. Phenomenal performances. Simply amazing.
This next piece is from a guy named Paul Weber. I realized I had seen him before, when he played the previous night at The Blue Fugue. He plays with Todd Day Wait, from time to time, I am assuming. Anyway, he played some great tunes at The Blue Fugue, and then brought the harmonium to The Bridge. This was a fine rendition of a Johnny Paycheck song. Hope you enjoy!
Good things happening in this area. Again, check out The Bridge if you are in town. Stay tuned for further updates.......
- Gairroes signing off!!! It's all I've got right now.
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Here are a couple of photos after leaving the open microphone at The Bridge. It had rained, from my best estimational capabilities - about 30 hours, pretty consistent. This is a favorite time of the year for me and I thought the view from the sidewalk was timeless. The old Sony Cybershot treats it right from time to time.
The first videos will be from a young lady named Ruth Acuff. Phenomenal performances. Simply amazing.
This next piece is from a guy named Paul Weber. I realized I had seen him before, when he played the previous night at The Blue Fugue. He plays with Todd Day Wait, from time to time, I am assuming. Anyway, he played some great tunes at The Blue Fugue, and then brought the harmonium to The Bridge. This was a fine rendition of a Johnny Paycheck song. Hope you enjoy!
Good things happening in this area. Again, check out The Bridge if you are in town. Stay tuned for further updates.......
- Gairroes signing off!!! It's all I've got right now.
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I have a few videos from a few local favorites on the open-mike scene here in Columbia, Missouri. All videos are from The Bridge in Columbia. Let's begin. First up is Tadaaw 3. These gals are just really sweet people and always friendly at the open-mike. You'll be guaranteed to smile when you watch them perform.
Next up is Bartholomew Bean. He is a regular at the open-mikes. I enjoy his music very much, it confirms to me that musicians can be level-headed in this world. Excellent voice and interesting guitar playing, nice and different.
Again, visit the website for The Bridge and check out their schedule and deal:
www.thebridgecolumbia.com/
Check 'em out and support!!!!
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Labels: Blabbermouth.net , Brian Slagel , Fortarock , Ghost , Hellfest 2011 , Metal Blade Records
I have long debated in my mind whether I should mention these next few videos. The purpose of what I'd like to keep to doing with this blog is to advocate for lesser known bands/musicians I and other fans might encounter that deserve to have a presentation of material in a live format. Today's blog posting will do most of that, with the exception of the band being better known. The band is Ghost.
I love metal music but can't play it. Metal music is the majority of what I listen to when I am in the car, practicing bass, guitar or just by myself working. Most music I will at least listen to if offered to me. I may not like everything as a preference. In saying such, I still feel it is far better to recognize effort and talent than to dismiss music whole and entire because it doesn't appeal to me - there is usually something decent that can be mentioned. Anyway, I try to be open to music from any genre. I simply listen to metal music/hard rock more often than not.
Ghost came into my purview in early summer 2011, probably from the Blabbermouth.net website, which I visit frequently to get updates on my favorite metal heros. Once I heard this band's music, I was hooked. I know, after watching the following videos, it might not make sense. But these dudes have a sense for crafting metal songs that breathe and have space, melodies, even solid singing. In addition, the theater of it all is hard to resist. OK. Enough. Let's get to the videos. I recently ran across some You Tube subscriber who posted a full show from this summer of the band playing in Europe. I couldn't believe it. Until now I have just been able to see 2 or 3 quality songs of them online (quality video/audio). So, here is Ghost.
The band came to the East Coast in the spring of 2011. Apparently it was a huge success. They were slated to play 3 weeks of dates in late Sept/early Oct 2011, but had trouble with visas getting over from Europe. If there is any justification for putting up a post on them, despite their already being quite successful, it because I don't think enough people know about them in the USA. Enjoy the infectious sounds.
www.ghost-official.com
One more ....
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I love metal music but can't play it. Metal music is the majority of what I listen to when I am in the car, practicing bass, guitar or just by myself working. Most music I will at least listen to if offered to me. I may not like everything as a preference. In saying such, I still feel it is far better to recognize effort and talent than to dismiss music whole and entire because it doesn't appeal to me - there is usually something decent that can be mentioned. Anyway, I try to be open to music from any genre. I simply listen to metal music/hard rock more often than not.
Ghost came into my purview in early summer 2011, probably from the Blabbermouth.net website, which I visit frequently to get updates on my favorite metal heros. Once I heard this band's music, I was hooked. I know, after watching the following videos, it might not make sense. But these dudes have a sense for crafting metal songs that breathe and have space, melodies, even solid singing. In addition, the theater of it all is hard to resist. OK. Enough. Let's get to the videos. I recently ran across some You Tube subscriber who posted a full show from this summer of the band playing in Europe. I couldn't believe it. Until now I have just been able to see 2 or 3 quality songs of them online (quality video/audio). So, here is Ghost.
The band came to the East Coast in the spring of 2011. Apparently it was a huge success. They were slated to play 3 weeks of dates in late Sept/early Oct 2011, but had trouble with visas getting over from Europe. If there is any justification for putting up a post on them, despite their already being quite successful, it because I don't think enough people know about them in the USA. Enjoy the infectious sounds.
www.ghost-official.com
One more ....
.....................End
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