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Overtired ramblings of a first-time rock 'n roll startup CEO - www.vivogig.com

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Revolver's Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock Tour

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Generation Y.

Receptionist: Don't you feel like your generation is just lazy?

Me: Lazy? I'd say apathetic.

Receptionist: Isn't it the same?

Me: No. My generation is criticized and toiled with, and I don't see why not - just turn on the TV and watch what they're feeding us. But my generation is not lazy. My generation fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. My generation fought for womens rights in a fury that hadn't been seen since the 19th Amendment. My generation got our first black President elected. My generation fought for Gay rights for the first time in American history. And with all that, we are apathetic, and that's because things aren't going to be better for us down the road. We are the first generation expected to make less than our parents. We are the first generation to see America lose its status as a super power. We've lived through the worst economic times since the Great Depression, and are forced to take out thousands of dollars in student loans at the same time, all while our college degrees slowly turn into a highschool diploma. We've done plenty, and expect nothing. So no, I wouldn't say we're lazy, just apathetic.

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Black Taxi at The Parish by dsenyard (me!)

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Listening to Yeezus. 

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How to Tour in a Band or Whatever by Thor Harris

1-Don’t Complain. Bitching, moaning, whining is tour cancer. If something is wrong fix it or shut the fuck up you fucking dick. goddamn.

2-If you fart, claim it.

3-Don’t Lose shit. Everybody loses shit. Don’t fucking do it. Asshole.

4-Don’t fuck anyone in the band. There are tons of people to fuck who are not in this band. Dumbass.

5-If you feel like shit all the time, drink less beer at the gig. You will play better & feel better. What are you… a child? Some have the endurance for self abuse. Most don’t.

6-Remember the soundman’s name. He will do a better job.

7- Eat oranges. Cures constipation & prevents colds.

8-Masturbate. Duh… Where & when? Be creative. You’re an artist right?

9-If YOU can’t carry your suitcase 3 blocks, it’s too goddamn big.

10-Respect public space in the van. Don’t clutter, you Fuck.

11-If you borrow something, return it. Not Fucked Up.

12-Do not let the promoter dick you or talk you out of the guarantee. If there were not enuf people there, it’s their fault.

13- Driver picks the music.

14-One navigator only (usually sitting shotgun). Everyone else shut the fuck up.

15-Soundcheck is for checking sounds. Shut the fuck up while everyone else is checking.

16-Don’t wander off. Let someone know where you are.

17-Clean up after yourself. What are you… a goddamn toddler?

18-Touring makes everyone bi-polar. Ride the waves as best you can and remember, moods pass. So don’t make any snap decisions or declarations when you are drunk or insane.

19-Fast food is Poison.

20-The guestlist is for friends, family & people you might want to fuck. Everyone else can pay. They have day jobs.

21- Don’t evaluate your whole life while you’re sitting in a janitor closet waiting to go on. You think you’re above having shitty days at work? Shut up & do your goddamn job.

This list was written under the influence of lots of esspresso & anti-depressants while on tour w/ such greats as Shearwater, Swans, Smog, Lisa Germano, Angels of Light, Bill Callahan & many more. I hope this list will help you get along w/ your co-workers whatever your job is. Contributions to the list by Jordan Geiger, Kimberly Burke, Brian Orloff, Brian Phillips Celebrity Gang Bang, Kevin Schneider, Jonathan Meiburg, Michael Gira and some other folks.

Thanks for not being an asshole, Thor Harris

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A taster from the upcoming interview with the legendary Fishbone!

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While I'll be out in San Francisco at the annual SF Music Tech Summit, Capital Factory in Austin is the place to be tonight. We got our friends, Suite 709, to play the party and Deep Eddy Vodka to sponsor the drinks. Welcome to Austin, now drink our booze, dance to our music and fall in love with our startups!

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As album sales continue to plummet, innovative artists are finding ways to make complete collections of tracks valuable. Whether it's creating a narrative, concept album; releasing the album as an app (Bjork); or forgoing the recording process entirely and releasing the sheet music (Beck), an album has to be more than a dozen decent filler tracks bookending the singles.

The most recent - and in my opinion, interesting - attempt at making a full album a must-have item is by Kid Koala. The Canadian sample king has included a build-it-yourself cardboard gramaphone and Flexidisk track with his latest album, 12 Bit Blues.

I've been a huge Kid Koala fan and remember going to 5+ CD stores back in South Africa to find Carpal Tunnel Syndrome after electronic artist and Fulka beatsmith, Michiel Van Der Westhuizen (aka. Jacob Israel), played it for me in my beat-up, yellow Opel in 2000.

Kid Koala continues to make interesting and fun packaging choices despite being one of the rare artists whose sound is captivating and innovative enough for me to actually purchase his stuff when ever it hits shelves. Go out and get this!

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Darwinian instrumentation

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Been going back and forth over email with this guy. How's your day?

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"The devaluation of music and what it's now deemed to be worth is laughable to me. My single costs 99 cents. That's what a [single] cost in 1960. On my phone, I can get an app for 99 cents that makes fart noises -- the same price as the thing I create and speak to the world with. Some would say the fart app is more important. It's an awkward time. Creative brains are being sorely mistreated." - Vince Gill

http://nextleveljazz.blogspot.com/2012/07/what-is-value-of-your-music.html

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"There isn't a single 20-year old carrying the rock mantle like a Cobain or a Marley."

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Jeremy (Lin) that I used to know. #GoRockets!