Key quotes from Sufjan Stevens‘ interview with The Quietus: In the past we’ve been limited by media; because records were limited to 40 minutes, the CD was limited to 70 or 80 minutes… an MP3 can last as long as you want it to last. So I think it’s ironic that attention spans are low[...]
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October 14th, 2010 - 8:25 am § in Music - Interview, Show Highlights
Sufjan Stevens on the music industry
Interview with Don Ryan
So I got this pitch from New York singer-songwriter Don Ryan who did his homework and read in a recent post that singer-songwriters are my least favorite genre. He said they were his least favorite also, which is the ultimate irony. I checked out his new single, “Our Town,” like it and s[...]
Interview with Crystal City
Marshalltown, Iowa folk throwback duo Crystal City recently sent me their debut album, and I can’t stop reaching for it. With retro harmonies and only an acoustic guitar for instrumentation, Crystal City’s debut album tempers ambitious nu-folk songwriting with their midwestern roots. Lov[...]
SXSWORLD Magazine featuring Perfect Porridge and friends
I finally got my grubby hands on a copy of the March Music issue of SXSWORLD Magazine. It features my article on music blogs based on The State of Music Blogs in 2010 SXSW panel and borrows heavily from my 20 part interview series on the subject. You guys were all super smart, so I [...][...]
Interview with The New Monarchs, EP release gig tonight
Minneapolis electronic duo, The New Monarchs, will celebrate the release of their new EP today. Electrocaching is one of my favorite local releases of the year. Here are two mp3s off the EP: The New Monarchs : “Electrocaching” (mp3) The New Monarchs : “Tangent” (mp3) This wee[...]
SXSW: State of Music Blogs in 2010, Part 20
This is an interview series in preparation for my SXSW Panel: The State of Music Blogs in 2010. I reached out to a number of influencers, musicans, labels, marketers and music fans to get their perspectives on the topic and will be posting these in a series leading up to the conference. Today we hea[...]
SXSW: State of Music Blogs in 2010, Part 18
This is an interview series in preparation for my SXSW Panel: The State of Music Blogs in 2010. I reached out to a number of influencers, musicans, labels, marketers and music fans to get their perspectives on the topic and will be posting these in a series leading up to the conference. Today we hea[...]
SXSW: State of Music Blogs in 2010, Part 17
This is an interview series in preparation for my SXSW Panel: The State of Music Blogs in 2010. I reached out to a number of influencers, musicans, labels, marketers and music fans to get their perspectives on the topic and will be posting these in a series leading up to the conference. Today we hea[...]
SXSW: State of Music Blogs in 2010, Part 16
This is an interview series in preparation for my SXSW Panel: The State of Music Blogs in 2010. I reached out to a number of influencers, musicans, labels, marketers and music fans to get their perspectives on the topic and will be posting these in a series leading up to the conference. Today we hea[...]
