Gotta Digg It? So Does Kina.

This independent musician is singing the praises of her favorite web site. I sure do love the Internet!

YEAH!

Skullcranes-Saturday New Music That Rocks

The Skullcranes are releasing the new album on Saturday, ‘Cum On Feel The Shortbus’. The show is at the Uptown. You should go and buy their new album. It’s the best they’ve done so far and they’ve already done real good, ya’ll.

Such Talented Friends

I’m a very lucky person because I am surrounded with amazing people that I have the honor to call friends. Three of them are featured below. Leslie, Mollie and Caleb are the Misty Mountain Misfits and they rock.

Internet Radio Day Of Silence-June 26th

Today is a day of protest to draw attention to this:

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An increase in royalties that would lead to

the virtual shutdown of this country’s

Internet radio industry if it is implemented.

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Please show some love for the little guy, especially in music.

The following information is from the Radio and Internet Newsletter.

“Internet radio may be driven out of business within weeks by a Copyright Royalty Board decision that gives record companies a royalty rate that exceeds 100% of most webcasters’ total revenues.

Visit SaveNetRadio.org for links to a petition to Congress you can sign, and to send the message directly to your Representative and Senators thatyou don’t want to lose Internet radio!”

No Love For The Little Guy

The fees are going through the roof for online music soon. So much so that it will basically kick people who don’t have massive bank rolls out of or underground in the Internet radio game. As reported by TechCrunch, now that Last.fm is owned by CBS, they don’t mind the big fees. Hmmmm, no more Last.fm for me.

DJ Linux-Return of the Geary Act

A spur of the moment music purchase inspired by the geekiness of my husband and me.

It’s not what I would expect, but it’s definitely worth a listen if you like electronica goodness.

It’s from 2005 and there is only album. It’s hard to find info about it and there is no info about them.

The music is pretty good. The lyrics I’m listening to right now are funny, a male voice is singing, “I’d like a cheeseburger…..” in this really strange sounding way and there is another voice that speaks in the background talking about how Americans have more than they know what to do with. That song is called America Chooses.

Anyway, I liked it enough to blog about it.

If you need to go get it after that shining endorsement. Here you go.

Carry on.

More Rock n Roll Photography

I got to do another photo shoot yesterday with some super cool soon-to-be rockstars. The Skullcranes will rock your world. Check out this preview from the shoot.

white trash parking lot

The World’s Radio Station?

I just found this neato music service. It’s called SpotDJ. It hooks up with iTunes and lets you record a DJ spot about the song you are listening to. If there is already a spot, you get to listen, you can also add your own even if a song has a spot. It’s a chance for everybody to be a DJ and share that with the world. I’m having a fun morning, I’ve already spotted three songs. I’m DJ evoljennifer (as if you couldn’t guess that!).

And it’s definitely adhering to all social media principles, because when I joined I got to be a featured new member on the home page.

home page of SpotDJ after I signed up

And if you squint real hard, you can see my latest spot in the lower left hand corner.

Their Old Stuff Was So Much Better

All these acquisitions of small companies into large these days reminds me of the same feeling I used to get when one of my favorite indy bands would get big. You’d think, I’m glad for the band to have gotten successful but I’m afraid about what kind of quality will now come out based on this new found success.

This Engadget story about Slim Devices today made me feel that way. I’m glad for the success of Slim Devices and the team and I have nothing against their new parent Logitech, it just means things will change. Of course, things always change, but big acquisitions are pretty much a guarantee of change. Good luck Slim team, I’ll be pulling for you. (especially since your devices are peppered throughout my home….)

Watch My Friend Les Singin

My friend Les is an amazing musician. I’m not just saying that because I’m biased. He’s really talented. You can see for yourself.