Crowdfunding: Power to the People
by Kevin Korber Photograph by Laura Carbone You can’t have music without fans. Fans buy records, fans go to shows…and now, fans help artists make records. This is all thanks … Read more
Posted in November, 2013
#59 November/December 2013
FEATURES Give a hand, fund a band: Kevin Korber looks at the upside and downside of crowdfunding and addresses the question: Should you really hand over your money to guys … Read more
Letter from the Publisher: Give
I grew up in a golden age when Dad had one paying job and Mom had a boatload of unpaid positions: day care worker, laundress, tutor, personal shopper, taxi driver, … Read more
Trivia: November/December 2013
QUESTION: A long time ago but not so far away, a “single” record came on a disc with two sides. The A side was the song destined, if lucky, for … Read more
20 Artists Who Deserved Christmas Coal
Countless artists have gotten a little carried away with the first two of rock’s “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” credo. Boys will be boys. And then there are these … Read more
Ted Nugent & Henry Rollins: American Flag/Black Flag
TED NUGENT Known for his wild man stage persona, Ted Nugent—born December 13, 1948 in Detroit—grew up in a strongly Christian household under a disciplinarian Army staff sergeant father. “There’s … Read more
Dan Aykroyd, Jill Scott Added to Cast of James Brown Biopic
Dan Aykroyd and Jill Scott have been added to the cast of Get on Up, the new James Brown biopic from Universal and Imagine, reports Hollywood Reporter. Aykroyd will star … Read more
Foo Fighters Set for Live Return in December
It looks like the Foo Fighters’ hiatus may be over. According to the band’s website, the Foo Fighters will be heading to Mexico City next month for their first full … Read more
Colin Meloy Working On New Decemberists Music
The Decemberists scored their biggest hit yet with the jangly, anthemic The King Is Dead, but they’ve remained silent since bandleader Colin Meloy announced the band’s hiatus in 2012. Since then, … Read more
Mavis Staples – 11/19 – City Winery (New York, NY)
Mavis Staples is a living legend of soul, but it’d be unfair to look at her music as a relic of the past. In fact, with the help of her … Read more
