Fun stuff: Five Iron Frenzy on Conan?
A group is trying to get Five Iron Frenzy to perform on late night television. Their methodology? Send in blue combs. Check out FIFConan.com for more info. You can also join the Facebook page, which has almost 3000 “likes” at the present. Can the highest funded band on Kickstarter achieve this goal? I am tuned UP...
Newsflash: Digital sales surpass physical for the first time
CNN is reporting this morning that digital sales have surpassed physical record sales for the first time in history. Read the article here: http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/05/technology/digital_music_sales/index.htm Frankly, I’m surprised this took so long. While some might say this piece of news is doom and gloom, keep in mind the article (and many other sources) report that buying whole albums...
Ryan G’s Best of 2011
Albums of the Year Disclaimer: The below list corresponds to much I enjoyed each record. That is, I may have given a record a higher score in a review based on musicianship or whatever, but I may have enjoyed another more, got it? ha. Honorable Mentions: Deas Vail – Deas Vail, Thrice – Major/Minor, Owl...
Really?
Where are Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler when you need them? Read this: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wedding-photographers-fear-sued-music-publishers-online-videos/story?id=15138195#.TuZVldVdATB Yep, videographers are being targeted because they are using music people ACTUALLY LISTEN TO to promote their business. Maybe, just maybe, this sector of the industry needs to focus on innovation instead of looking for scapegoats to scrape profit from that...
Bon Iver, the fitness icon?
In one of the most perplexing yet amusing moves I’ve seen in music marketing, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver will be featured prominently in a workout video. Read the full article on Pitchfork here. My opinion on this? Bon Iver = chillout music, not work out tunes. However, the writer of the article kind of...
Site update! complete contact info
Figured it was about time I make this thing professional. Now Tuned UP! has a web address of http://iamtunedup.com – that’s right, no more “wordpress” nonsense in the url. Follow Tuned UP! on Twitter @TunedUPRyan All inquiries should be directed to iamtunedup@gmail.com henceforth. There ya have it!
Check out: Youth Lagoon
A new find recently, based on a friend’s recommendation is Youth Lagoon, the one man project of Trevor Powers of Boise, Idaho. I would describe the artist’s sound as a washed-out, lo-fi Sleeping at Last. Some have described the music as sad, but I find it therapeutic. It had the rare ability of capitaviting me...
Irony: living life as a hard of hearing music enthusiast
Everyone I know realizes I’m a music geek. Its takes awhile for most to realize that I am technically hard of hearing. My parents didn’t always know I was this way. When I was little, the fact that I acted oddly in social settings, for instance preferring to retreat to the book corner in 1st...
“One and Done” Bands
You ever hear a great new artist and pick up the album only to find out months later that they’re done? Here are some of those albums and what they’ve meant to me: A Dream Too Late: “Intermission to the Moon” – The title track defines my outlook toward the beginning of college for me,...
The Resurgence of the Story Music Video
Music videos that feel more like short films used to be something reserved for the likes of Michael Jackson, but nowadays rock bands are picking up on the habit. 30 Seconds to Mars has done it several times, with their hits The Kill and From Yesterday, and more recently with their epic Hurricane tune off...
