Are free music festivals dying in Seattle?
For a city the size of Seattle, there sure are a lot of music festivals. There's Seattle's newest addition, the Paul Allen sponsored Upstream Music Fest that just finished up,...
Miami’s influx of migrants is changing its music scene
Miami has long been the gateway from Latin America to the United States. Recently, that has been even more true due to several crises. One is the...
8 best headphones out there for the true audiophile
Want to know the next best thing to live music? Come with me on an adventure into audiophile-ville.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of moments when you can’t...
Top 7 artist press shots you need to see immediately
Press photos for artists are definitely a topic of discussion for every PR agency, talent label, artist management firm... you name it. Your press photo asserts our...
What’s up with “official songs”? How sports and music come together
The World Cup is upon us. The quadrennial event is soccer's biggest stage, and, as soccer is the world's most popular sport, the world is pumped up...
Top albums (that you might have missed) from the first half of 2017
Pretty hard to believe, but the raging dumpster fire known as 2017 is already more than halfway over. Summer’s warmth will soon be cooled by that familiar...
Extreme music listeners are happier than the rest of us
Hello "extreme music" lovers or those who want to know our secret.
When I say "extreme music," I mean everything from metal to punk to electronic to rap...
5 things you can get for $25, ranked from worst to best
Life in a city is expensive. Whether you're going out, or just hanging with friends, your money tends to disappear faster than you'd like it to. Budgeting...
The one song that can actually help you fall asleep
There are days when you cannot keep your eyes open and all you want to do is go to sleep. Today is not one of those days....
What was YOUR first live concert?
I'm a little sad if you don't know who's in the picture above, but none the less, when I tell you who my first live concert was,...