By Ryan Van Etten on 02/16/2011
Usually when you see the words ‘greatest hits’ you get scared, right? You crunch up in a ball and think why, why, why? Don’t worry—it’s not what you think! With every new article I try to outdo myself and with that in mind I wanted to come up with something strong to follow my 2010 [...]
Posted in Editor Notes, Music, Narrative | Tagged acoustic rock, greatest hits, indie, It's The Heat, lyrics, most popular articles, music video, punk, rock music, Ryan Van Etten, song, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/31/2010
2010′s hugest live-music media—in 10 photos and 10 videos. Includes M.I.A., Muse, DJ Shadow, Orbital, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Dirty Pretty Things, Paramore, Sharon Van Etten, Atari Teenage Riot, Sleigh Bells, Sparks The Rescue, The All-American Rejects, Die Antwoord, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Alkaline Trio. 10 photos and 10 videos.
Posted in Music, Photo Journal | Tagged 2010 year in review, 2010-2011 blizzard series, Academy Music Group, Alessio Michelini, Alkaline Trio, Arcade Fire, art punk, arts, Atari Teenage Riot, bands, best of, best of 2010, big media, Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2010, Coachella, Coachella 2010, cool hair, Dallas, Dance, dance music, dance pop, dance punk, dancing, Deadmau5, Die Antwoord, DJ Shadow, Dublin, Emily Haines, enter the ninja, Exit Festival, Exit Festival 2010, Fake Blood, fashion, festival, Glastonbury, Glastonbury 2010, Godiva Festival, Godiva Festival 2010, Hamburg, Hayley Williams, HD videos, hip hop, Houston, indie, live music, London, Los Angeles, M.I.A., manchester, Miami, multimedia, Muse, music photography, noise pop, NYC, O2 Arena, Orbital, Paramore, performers, performing, photojournalism, photos, pop-punk, punk, rap, rock/pop, Serbia, Sharon Van Etten, singers, Sleigh Bells, Smashing Pumpkins, Sparks The Rescue, SXSW, SXSW 2010, Texas music scene, The All-American Rejects, The Black Keys, the real shit, The xx, Tiffany Page, top 10, Tyson Ritter, UK, UMF (Ultra Music Festival), UMF 2010, usa, Vans Warped Tour, Vans Warped Tour 2010, video, videojournalism, Wembley Stadium, year in review |
![BandApp: Your Band, In Their Pocket [Launch]](http://img.virtualmusic.tv/logo/bandapp_150.png)
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/09/2010
UK startup BandApp is hell-bent on becoming the indie mobile replacement for MySpace and record labels. Similar in concept to Sound Around (now part of ReverbNation) or MobBase, BandApp’s monthly service gives musicians a platform to create and manage their own iPhone apps. But BandApp is taking a different approach in that they’re sidelining the [...]
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged A (band), Adam Perry (The Yin), app services, app stores, bandapp, Daniel Carter, DIY, indie, industry news, interaction, iPhone, iTunes, launch, mobile, mobile music, music startup, shareability, social media, social music, startup story, startups, The Blackout, The Bloodhound Gang, unsigned bands, video, We Are The Ocean, Zebrahead |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/05/2010
November doesn’t usually get a lot of hype in the world of music—I’m here to change that with a massive set of rock music photos—mostly they’re live because that’s the way rock is meant to be heard. Two of the shows I went to, and the rest I wish I did. Includes everything from ‘underground’ through Smashing Pumpkins and spans New Jersey, Brazil, Dublin, Barcelona, and more. (25 photos total)
Posted in Events, Music, Photo Journal | Tagged Alessio Michelini, Alexis Krauss, Arlene's Grocery, Atari Teenage Riot, bands, BBC Radio, Bram Johnson, Brandon Sidebottom, Brussels, Charleston, Chris Dinardo, Clifton, Dingbatz, Dublin, Franz Ferdinand, hard rock, Hayley Williams, indie, jamaica band, James Donovan, Junip, Kate Nash, Klaxons, live music, Maida Vale Studios, Matt Nadolski, Mike Byrne, Milwaukee, music photography, My Chemical Romance, Nasty Cats, NYC, O2 Arena, Object 7, Ocean Industries Studios, Paramore, photojournalism, photos, Planeta Terra, punk, rock music, rock/pop, Sao Paulo, Sharon Van Etten, Sleigh Bells, SLeuX, Smashing Pumpkins, stage lighting, Subject To Failure, Tegan and Sara, The 33rd Revolution, Under The Flood, Vk*, We Are Scientists |
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/11/2010
The building used to be a bank. But in December, 2004, when I first met Chris Dinardo, the sign on its door read “SMR Studios.” Chris, and two of his hard-rock bandmates, from DownNeck had opened the rehearsal-recording space there in Garfield, NJ and were running their own label, Saturday Morning Records. I discovered the new studio via Craigslist—
Posted in Events, Interviews, Music, Music Flux, Popular | Tagged band, Chris Dinardo, Clifton, Dingbatz, DownNeck, entertainment, Garfield, guitarist, guitars, indie, interview, James Donovan, KISS, Lowdown, metal, music industry, MusicBiz, NeverImage, NJ, NYC, Object 7, old school vs. new school, Paul Jach, photos, producer, production, punk, rock/pop, silver, SLeuX, SMR Studios, story, story-driven, The 33rd Revolution, underground rock, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 07/14/2010
VideoSong is medium defined by Jack Conte with two rules: 1. What you see is what you hear (no lip-syncing for instruments or voice). 2. If you hear it, at some point you see it (no hidden sounds). Jack is one half of the indie music duo Pomplamoose, who chose video as their social medium of choice largely due to the magnetic attraction emitted by YouTube.
Posted in Interviews, Music, Music Flux | Tagged anti videosong, band, CDBaby, direct-to-fan, DIY, DIY Musician Podcast, engagement, indie, inspiration, interview, Jack Conte, Kevin Breuner, mp3 sales, music industry, MusicBiz, podcast, Pomplamoose, production, rock/pop, shortform content, social music, video, videosong, viral video, YouTube |
