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The Power in Truth

Posted on June 20th, 2011   No Comments   |   Scott James

When you started singing or playing your instrument there was probably a strong reason why you picked it up. You probably had a feeling inside of you[...]

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Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Posted on June 13th, 2011   1 Comment   |   Butch Ross

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. I know that’s the kind of platitude you read in stupid self-help books, but this Oscar Wilde quote is[...]

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Return Of The Punk

Posted on May 30th, 2011   No Comments   |   Jessi Frey

The punk movement was a revolution at its time. Punk’s main ideology was to operate outside the establishment. Punk wasn’t only about music; it was a[...]

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5 Ways To Be A More Powerful Artist

Posted on April 12th, 2011   6 Comments   |   Scott James

As an artist you hold a lot of power. It may not feel like you have much power if you find yourself banging your head against[...]

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The Power of Music

Posted on April 1st, 2011   No Comments   |   Guest

Is music a responsibility? Specifically, as a musician do I have an obligation to honor the power of communication that music is?[...]

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It’s Not You (Well, Maybe It Is)

Posted on March 30th, 2011   2 Comments   |   Butch Ross

Well, Saint Patrick’s Day is just passed and like many of us, I indulged in an annual tradition: playing to a bunch of drunks who couldn’t[...]

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THE KING IS DEAD – LONG LIVE THE KING

Posted on March 23rd, 2011   2 Comments   |   Lance Dean

The cry resounds across the land – The King is dead! Although he occasionally degenerated into addiction, despotism and self-parody, he has been widely regarded as[...]

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Independence is a Lifestyle

Posted on March 11th, 2011   4 Comments   |   Jessi Frey

The music business as we know it is dead. A recent study showed yet another year of declining record sales. Even digital music sales are slowing[...]

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The REAL Secret

Posted on January 10th, 2011   7 Comments   |   Scott James

You’ve probably seen marketing for products that in one way or another promise to reveal ‘The Secret’. The one thing that will part the seas in[...]

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10 Great Tips to Help You Fail as an Independent Artist!

Posted on October 10th, 2010   15 Comments   |   Scott James

We’ve all seen and read posts and eBooks about how to ‘succeed’ as independent artists and to be honest, I’ve even written a few.  But what[...]

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