Fireside Chat: Mike Stern
A legend among modern jazzers yet still a hard-working musician, Mike Stern is a rare breed of guitarist....
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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...
Rolling Stone Magazine’s Letter to Record Execs: Brilliant or Bitter?
In 2002, Rolling Stone purchased a stinging ad in the New York Times, in which it sarcastically congratulated...
The New Music Business 101 with Ravi
Interview by Charlie Doom CD: What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in creating a career as a musician? RAVI:...
Career Opportunities for Musicians on Indaba Music
by Zach Wendkos The national unemployment rate currently sits at 9%, and we have a feeling that figure...
Making Money Making Music: Songwriters
by Billy Fishkin Ever wonder whether songwriters make money when their music is played on the radio or...
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...
Fireside Chat: John Wlaysewski
Our latest Fireside Chat is with a Zeppelin-loving, Fender-playing guitarist who is unafraid to go to 11 and...
Daily Kindling: Illegal Downloaders Buy More Music?
Editorial by Zach Wendkos According to a recent poll, people who illegally download music online are also more...
Fireside Chat: John Patitucci
Grammy-winning jazz bassist John Patitucci pulled up a seat to chat with our very own Charlie Doom. 1....
Thursday’s Daily Kindling
Fuel for the Fire: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people...
Fireside Chat: Robben Ford
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be and why? I’m an art lover so a painter...