Social Media
Keep Your Wits About You, Psycho Fans Run Amuck
A trip down memory lane will take you to Frank Sinatras ‘bobby soxers’ or the insane screams and swoons for Elvis Presley. Girls (and guys) so caught up in the euphoria of their hero that they complete lose control of their facilities. I have never been transported to that level.
Mick Fleetwood, Taylor Swift And Consensual Reality
As far as I can tell, or think, or choose to believe, Taylor found a way to reach out to her fans, at least 5000 of them, and I was there to watch it
Killcode Krew, "Still Here" Video Review
This slickly produced video throws Kid Rock and Stone Sour into a Vita Mix and makes a bloody mess. Its a great song for those who enjoy their metal with a dash of down home cookin
Vote, Vote, Vote For The City Parks Foundation Summerstage App Of 2013!
I performed my civic duty today and voted for the Summerstage App. Not only does it save the city and by the city I mean YOU money, it also connects the city with the most skilled of our entrepreneurs and gives a lucky person the opportunity to have their app used by many people
The Great Debate: Smartphones and Rock Shows, What's Good?
if they’re not interested in looking at a stage or more likely cant see anyway due to crappy venue set up, tall people and over crowded general admission, shut the hell up and let them do what they want
Introducing Twitter Music: Do We Really Need It?
Twitter is changing nevertheless, it is introducing a music feature and according to the NY Times this feature ‘will use the listening habits of users’ friends and contacts to recommend music for them to listen to’.
Justin Bieber Attempts To Hijack Grammys Night And Fails
He was already the king of TV a day before when hosting SNL but he also wanted this Grammy night to be his? This sounded like a terrible desperate-for-attention moment for the Bieb which turned to be a total flop
Tony Visconti Clarifies The No Live Bowie Rumours
Considering at the time of writing this Visconti had only three thousand followers that wasn’t a huge news blast. Well, that just shows you how powerful the ‘retweet’ is. Considering this was only retweeted 270 times
YOUTUBE Remove Two Billion Views As Fake From Major Labels
OK stick with me here, because this is kinda complicated and I am not sure I understand it myself but Youtube has removed two billion views from Universal and Sony videos.
Facebook A Favorite With Musicians
Facebook ate MySpace and spit it back up and bands realizing that have really spruced up their pages adding loads of content and info. Recommend.ly an online research page has some interesting statistics. Musicians and bands seem to have the most ‘likes’ or ‘fans’
Neil Young Tweets An Afternoon, And Bono Is Ridiculed
But his isn’t the first time Neil Young slams Bono, as in his new autobiography ‘Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream’, Young had this to say about Bono’s tribute speech for Frank Sinatra at the Grammys.
Morrissey: Facebook And Loneliness
Here’s a question for Morrissey, if the only choices are the semblance of intimacy or the essence of loneliness, why choose the essence of loneliness.?
Facebook A Hotbed Of Fake Celebrities: Will The Real Mick Fleetwood Please Leave A Message
“Mick, I just got a comment on a post that this really isn’t Mick Fleetwood. I don’t want to believe that because we’ve been Facebook friends for over a yea Please message me the truth. No message, I may believe the non-believers and at 60 that would really make me lose my faith.”
Lady Gaga Is Redefining How Music Is Sold
The cutting edge is about engaging the fans with social media so that the music is sold as an experience. Is it any wonder that her next album ARTPOP will be sold as “an interactive experience” with an app?
Watch Their Charming Video And Help George Glass Finish Their New Album
The band is currently trying to raise money to be able to finish recording their first full length album, and it is difficult to resist to the quirky video for their song ‘Welcome Home’ posted on their fundraising page.
Whitney Houston Takes Over Twitter: Life Is Short, Enjoy It While You Can
My Twitter feed is just a long list of RIP Whitney, an outpouring of loving condolences, but who honestly was still thinking about her these days? And suddenly she is the greatest singer of all times,… Tony Bennett, you already said this when Amy Winehouse died!
rock nyc's new Facebook Page: "rock never sleeps"
With the “rock never sleeps” page, administered by myself, Helen Bach and Alyson Camus, we plan to put up 5 posts a day from the website as well as various news from other places as well as normal FB stuff, and breaking news
Spin Magazine Tweets Away Its Responsibility As A Rock Mag
For Spin, the worst rock mag in a world that includes Rolling Stone and Pitchfork, to give up on its duty to review music, that’s pretty damn weak.