7 Deadly Sins of Playing a Live Gig
1. Noodling Between Tunes
There’s no good reason to be playing little licks and riffs between songs. It’s unprofessional and annoys bandmates who are ready to ...
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The Last 30 Years in Music Delivery
Over the past 30 years, we've seen music delivery evolve from vinyls and 8 tracks to cassettes and CDs to digital downloads and streaming. Here's a cool illustr...
Help Me Help You Help Me
We've had many discussions about the music business here on The Punch-In, whether it be about the future of the biz or about how to make money making music. One...
Thursday’s Daily Kindling
Fuel for the Fire: "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou ...
The Turtles and the Hare: Sometimes the Hare Wins
Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan are best known as the front men for '60s folk-rock group The Turtles (“Happy Together,” “Elenore,” “You Showed Me”). After the ban...
Internet Bands: How to Record Around the World
The Web has changed not only music commerce, but music creation and production as well. The pairing of broadband lines and computer-based recording has made for...
Thursday’s Daily Kindling
Fuel for the Fire: "I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to."
- Elvis Presley Musings: Want to become a better guitarist? Here...
Cash and Creativity
My UPS guy looks like Chris Cornell. Which makes me wonder: Is my UPS guy Chris Cornell? Is that the Loud Love howler himself coming up the walk in brown shorts...