The Business of Music

I recently had to the opportunity to attend the Nashville Film Festival and on my list of films to go see was the indie film, I Am Not A Hipster.  It was written and directed by Destin Cretton and based and filmed in the trendy art scene of San Diego, California.  The film features lead character, Brook, played by Dominic Bogart (who I think slightly resembles the late Heath Ledger) and his best friend/manage, Clark, played   Read More ...

A great innovator in the music business passed away this Wednesday at the age of 58 from complications of acute myelogenous leukemia.  He was an attorney, manager, label executive, and a professor at Middle Tennessee State University helping students pursue their dreams in the recording industry. Those who were privileged enough to learn from his expertise were grieved to hear the news.  One of his students, James Gibbons had this to   Read More ...

Today, Adam Yauch, aka “MCA”, one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys, passed away at the age of 47 from complications of cancer.  It is a blow to the fans of the group and to the music world as we have lost a pioneer in music and film.  The Beastie Boys were founded in 1979, originally as a hardcore punk band, but then transitioned into hip hop where   Read More ...

On a misty spring day, people line up behind a towering building with a back yard chock full of music, both live and recorded. Eyes are either focused to a stage, rocking back and forth, or inspecting the titles on vinyls and CDs as they sift through endless stacks. People everywhere, and of all kinds, from wee babes to the respected elderly. This is the scene at Grimey’s new and   Read More ...

Hailing from Columbus, OH, The Sidekicks is a quartet started by childhood friends Steve Ciolek and Matt Climer. This past February, they dropped their second full length album Awkward Breeds, and with a handful of EP’s under their belts they are well on their way of becoming alternative staples!  They’ve wrapped up their tour with Cheap Girls and the Menzingers and will be playing their western U.S. tour with Spraynard   Read More ...

After a short hiatus Kodak is back on the music prowl here to bring you some amazing new music.  My best friends recently went to a show in Washington D.C., and I was told immediately to check out this group The New Escape.  After listening, I was geeking out!  It’s this six-man band from Gaithersburg, Maryland (previously known as FreQontrol) that plays this new genre.  Here’s the formula: METAL + RAP + ELECTRONIC   Read More ...

The new dubstep artist , Leo Winokur, or “Eos”, a 16-year-old kid from Los Angeles, has been pumping out some filthy music for a year or so now. His remix of “Moves Like Jagger”, one of his first serious hits, has gotten over 35,000 downloads on Soundcloud and over 8.5 million views on YouTube. Before he could legally drive, he had become a highlight in the dirty world of dubstep. So is   Read More ...

This past weekend Canadian Artist “The Weeknd” graced the 2012-2013 Coachella Stage with a rather interesting performance. This was said to be his first major concert outside of his mother country. The Weeknd made his name in the music world by releasing online mix-tapes leaving audiences unaware of his actual appearance. His music breaks the normal boundaries of R&B which sets him apart from the rest, he is definitely an   Read More ...

The Indie/Math-Rock quartet Maps & Atlases have released their second full length album, Beware and Be Grateful. The album will come as a shock to the old fans, as it presents the band with a new more glossy, less sporadic sound. This is not to say that the album is void of the eccentricities that are so essential to their sound, though. The album opens with a wonderful chanting tune   Read More ...

  Kevin Olusula is just your regular 23 year old post graduate from Kentucky……. You know he does all the oridinary things that any regular ole’ college student does like beat box, plays saxophone, plays cello, speaks Manadrin, won second place in the Yo Yo Ma  cello competition won first place in NBC’s a capella show “The Sing Off” and oh yeah…. he  graduated from Yale on top of his   Read More ...

  The Bob Marley documentary titled “Marley” will release in theaters on this coming Friday, April 20th. With its release comes a new means to integrate the entertainment industry into the social media realm of the internet, as the documentary will also be streaming on Facebook for $6.99 as long as the film is in theaters. The documentary gives Bob Marley’s story from his humble beginnings to his global climb   Read More ...

The Internet has paved the way for a new era…the Information Age where the ease of doing anything is right at our fingertips.  And because of this, the Recording Industry has changed.  Nowadays, any artist can be in charge of their careers from start to finish, and many are.  But in all my research in articles, interviews, and autobiographies, the main way musicians are living the life is by being creative   Read More ...