When books are no longer books

Stories may live on, but books don’t last forever. At some point, they wear out or just age to the point where they are no longer useful ... the pages into not-quite-blank books. Old out-dated dictionaries and almanacs combine with sheet music and other scraps for a little book ready to be filled up. I must admit I’m charmed by the romance [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 01:00:22
Blog: propernoun dot net ...

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Anathem Launch Update: Simulcast Info & Neal Stephenson Video

guest post by mikl-em This Tuesday (Sept. 9) San Francisco will be the site of the book launch event for Anathem the long-awaited new novel by ... and conversations with the author, a full bar, a short live concert of music inspired by the book, as well ... , have announced a live video simulcast of the event on Tuesday at 7pm Pacific. Following that [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 19:53:27
Blog: Laughing Squid...

Real World Marketing for Musicians: Part 3

In our continuing series of finding gigs and building a long lasting and profitable career in music we want to talk about promotional material ... booking agents are swamped with requests for live music gigs and promo packs. So we need ... to believe you’re ready to take the music world by storm if you’re playing pool halls and coffee shops [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 17:38:23
Blog: Real World Marketing fo...

Zook partners with BuzzInTown – Get Information Related to Events on your Mobile

Zook (read our earlier interview with Ajay, Founder) has partnered with BuzzInTown,an entertainment/events portal ... - musicals, plays, book reads, concerts, sports, live bands, exhibitions and expos. This partnership ... will also enable ticket booking within the next few days. Related Articles:Zook partners with BuzzInTown [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 05:30:00
Blog: Indian Startups | India...

EaterWire: Weekend Food Festivals Galore

DOWNTOWN: The annual LA Greek Fest at St. Sophia Cathedral takes in the Byzantine Latino Quarter, once home to a large Greek population, ... of which take place Sept 26-28). Lobster dinners or food-court eats for non-lobster lovers. Live music ... "The Heirloom Tomato" book. (Sunday, Ivar and Selma, 9am-1pm; free) Daily Dish [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 02:16:02
Blog: Eater LA : The Los Ange...

Monday's Music Briefing: Beatles, RIAA & Much More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: Live Nation Chairman Michael Cohl is reduced a consultant Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools Facebook roars past MySpace ... ) Skyline_black_blue_low_res > Skyline Music is the music booking agency that sponsors Hypebot ... Beatles_logo Did you miss anything? Our Music 2.0 Week In Review > Representatives [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 11:24:39
Blog: hypebot...

A New Venuture!

Well I am very excited to tell you about something that I feel is causing a big buzz on the square and in the area ... the art and book signing of Internationally aclaimed local artist Bob Emser, Wine, and Live Music ... go to www.venueartandwine.com September 12th - Artist: art of Washington Fine Arts Society, Wine Social, and LIve Music [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 14:21:49
Blog: TheBuzz...

Virtual Venues Network Announces New Distribution Channel For Indie Films

Virtual Venues Network (VVN), a pioneering media company that produces high-definition, virtual concert experiences at clubs and theaters, ... round. VVN books high-definition music content onto nightclub stages, replicating the live concert ... has introduced an exciting new opportunity for independent filmmakers, music documentary producers [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 08:12:31
Blog: Guest Music Bloggers...

Ramzi Abed’s The Devil’s Muse 2 Disc Set

“The only loving portrait and dedication to the memory of Elizabeth Short (the real Black Dahlia)” Confused by all the Black Dahlia movies? ... (Heavy Metal 2000, The Independent), Dame Darcy (creator of Meatcake comic book and famous painter ... Features: DAVID J (AND GUESTS) -LIVE CONCERT OF MUSIC FROM FILM “BLACK DAHLIA” -THE MAKING OF ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 21:43:33
Blog: horroryearbook.com...

All is Well

August 7, 2008 Family, Kids, Personal, Travel   The Kindle is fixed and I’m finished with the vampire & werewolf escapades ... (soccer, fencing, music lessons, book clubs).  Sometimes I think about just pulling my kids out of school ... , live on my father-in-law’s sailboat, bring my mom along as a tutor for the kids.  Anything that’ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 00:17:09
Blog: yoga gumbo...

The Gig Is Up - Getting Those Gigs

The Gig Is Up - Getting Those Gigs August 29th, 2008 by superbday Time for your music dreams to come true - playing live onstage to masses of ... - who handles your band finances, food, gas, places to stay Booking agency or manager to get bookings ... , benefits Festivals, fairs, city free concert venues, trade shows Music competitions, songwriting [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 22:25:50
Blog: Superb Day ...

Conolounge Recycled Paper Tubes Chair

Conolounge Recycled Paper Tubes Chair Do you have tons of paper printer rolls lying around? Well if you put your eco-friendly th ... More Book Crossing Finds A New Home For Your Read Books After reading the article ... With 150 Old Music CD’s? Well if you’re green living expert Danny SEO, you’re going to take those [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 20:11:34
Blog: Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Frie...

Stop Burning Bridges…Or Your Career Might Go Up In Flames!

Hey, nobody said the music business was going to be easy ... Whether you’re playing out live or emailing booking inquiries from home, there is never a substitute ... with respect, set up quickly, end your set on time, break down quickly, be mindful of other bands [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 20:19:29
Blog: Paradise Blog ...

fuck vancouver

Lately, when the term "noise" has been thrown around by music websites/mags it's usually paired with names like HEALTH or No Age, which sort of makes you forget that while bands like that do like to bang and clatter, they're ... Cougar is now booking live acts on Fridays and while Dustin is in charge of getting DJs for Saturdays [more...]

Date: 2008-06-14 03:25:04
Blog: From Blown Speakers...

Get To Know Your Nashville Artists

Going to see live music in Nashville often offers a great opportunity to interact with musicians and songwriters and talk to them about their art. At the Nashville Film Festival each year, visiting directors and producers give attendees the unique experience of talking directly to those people responsible for making films. Book readings [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 16:59:23
Blog: NPT Media Update...

New Places, New Faces

Hi everyone! Just writing a miscellaneous post to share a couple of new things with all of you ... . I felt so bad saying no all the time. But we finally got it together. I did my first booking ... called me on my cell and told me to come on down to Canal Street and West Broadway for some live music [more...]

Date: 2008-05-04 06:34:40
Blog: museworthy...

Music Monday

If you live in California and you want to front a rock band, you'd better have something unique to give you a leg up on the ubiquitous competition ... in the business: Sharky Laguna. Yeah, what booking agent wouldn't answer an email signed "Sharky Laguna ... , but eventually he incorporated the help of a rotating cast of friends and members of other CA ban [more...]

Date: 2008-04-14 22:42:32
Blog: Stargazing in Winter...

Local Business Spotlight: Iron Town Productions

Anyone who has been downtown knows of the Steel City Coffee House ... live music, bringing in bands from around the country. Well, the owners have decided to parlay ... (www.irontownproductions.com) is a full-service booking and event production company. We provide first [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 11:39:00
Blog: Around Phoenixville...

“Bands Seek Piece of Ticket Scalpers’ Action”

This is from last December, Wired via ABC. I don’t know how I missed this, ... , managers, booking agents and promoters. “It does not make sense to try and criminalize (ticket ... and their managers are looking to squeeze extra cash out of the live-music revenue stream by getting a piece [more...]

Date: 2008-05-07 04:58:10
Blog: Fist of Blog- the shin...

AOL CityBest misplaces brain, accidentally replaces with feces, rates SF venues all wrong

AOL’s City’s Best rates the San Francisco live music venues like this: ... atrocious Design Concourse–shame on Another Planet and Livenation for continuing to book bands ... on stage is standing behind one). I wouldn’t bring up the booking, but since they site it as good [more...]

Date: 2008-08-02 18:21:13
Blog: ipickmynose: an SF-cent...

Hotel rooms going quick!

It's only 90 days until the Netroots descends upon Austin for Netroots Nation 2008 ... and just blocks away from some of the best barbecue joints, live music venues, and watering holes ... because the official convention hotel—the Austin Hilton—is 64% percent booked for peak nights [more...]

Date: 2008-04-18 17:31:03
Blog: Netroots Nation...

Last.fm Jumps Into Live Music with Bowery Presents

Last.fm tracks what its members listen to using a so-called audioscrobbler that works with a variety of media players ... with Bowery Presents, a concert promotion company that owns several New York venues including the Bowery ... books shows at all sorts of other venues in New York, all the way up to Madison Square Garden [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 20:49:46
Blog: Listening Post - Wired ...

CULTURE OF COMPLAINT. I see at the City Journal Andrew Klavan is calling for conservatives to reverse the noxious tide of our "culture" ... because we live in the age of indie. You can make music and movies on your laptop; you can publish your own books and magazines; you can even earn entree to mainsteam media with your blogging. The barrier [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 03:46:00
Blog: alicublog...

The Zutons and The Prodigy to headline Jersey Live 2008 (news)

14/5/08 Saturday 30th –Sunday 31st August 2008 Jersey Live 2008 is all set to go!!! ... and has becoming well known for booking some of the most exciting music of the moment programming both ... -up promises to be as strong with the following bands already confirmed to perform; SATURDAY 30TH AUG Main [more...]

Date: 2008-05-14 21:55:43
Blog: noize makes enemies.co....

Image from Mayor’s Book Club Mayor’s Book Club Finale Friday, April 25 Austin City Hall (301 W. 2nd St.) Open to the public, 6pm info ... will start off at 6pm with a reception for Beah, which will include live music by DJ August Martin [more...]

Date: 2008-04-24 18:25:15
Blog: Austinist: Austin News,...

Hmm… I Never Thought of This

From CNN: For months, the 23-year-old singer-guitarist had been budgeting money and booking show dates for Something Fierce’s third tour, ... and ambitious independent bands trying to get exposure, make a living and maybe build a solid future in music ... or more is taking a toll. On the grass-roots level, cost has always been a concern for touring band [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 03:03:35
Blog: GroovyGreen.com - Start...

Don’t pigeon-hole me

I have been reading more than a few books on the subject of photography lately ... in music. For me it is more a matter of inspiration than anything else. If I feel inspired, I’ll take ... time. The answers are fairly simple. I have a day job that I really enjoy I make a good living [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 13:00:13
Blog: One Day, One Picture — ...

Not So Big Living

Not So Big Living September 06th, 2008 | Category: Hardware Ten years ago, architect Sarah Susanka’s first book, The Not So Big House, ... design merit. The problem i… projection pc shower sump net com cable mp3 player amp synth website auto electronics solar diy Advice wiring Repairs diy music speakers jewelry clothes granite screen [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 08:00:00
Blog: Do it Yourself | The la...

To Hollywood and Big 4 music labels –

p2pnet news view Music | P2P:- p2pnet has quoted Tyler Durden, the anti-hero in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club (the book and the movie) ... your insurance claims and credit card charges. We control every part of your life. Words to live ... who run the cartels, and the other corporate control clubs, should have them in neon lights, hanging [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 10:46:09
Blog: p2pnet news ...

Review: Braid

Jump to Comments Platform: Xbox360 (via Xbox Live Arcade) Genre: Puzzle / 2D-Advanture Rating: Everyone (10+) ... that make up paintings. There are books before each world that describe Tim’s past, the whole level ... , the time rewinds almost everything, Tim, the enemies, the environment and even the music [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 16:07:44
Blog: Final Haven...

Tarrus Riley Live

Tarrus Riley Live July 28th, 2008 TARRUS RILEY LIVE at the Medley, featuring Duane Stephenson, Dean Fraser, Inword Band, and Mikey Dangerous; ... as Canada’s recent “Juno Award Winner” MIKEY DANGEROUS, and with music by Little Thunder Sound Crew and DJ ... titled; each song is a lesson from the book of life, illustrating moral or religious lessons [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 15:30:11
Blog: ReggaeTimes ...

Trailer Park: Dicky Barrett

By Christopher Stipp Archives? Right Here… I’m awesome. I wrote a book. It’s got little to do with movies ... studio albums was the pleasure of being able to see them live. Having the OG “Bosstone”, manager and flash dancer Ben Carr, on stage and doing nothing but grooving hard to the music whilst the other [more...]

Date: 2008-04-07 04:02:41
Blog: Quick Stop Entertainme...

youth ministry 3.0, part 7

youth ministry 3.0 is the working title of a book i’ve mostly written, which is expected to release this fall ... to change in order to more truly live into our calling as youth workers. we’ve decided to open ... of the 50s, gave rise to a sub-culture defined on the surface by music, clothes, cars, and movie [more...]

Date: 2008-04-04 08:00:55
Blog: ysmarko...

What Makes Life Worth Living?

My partner is taking a class in psychology and one assignment asks her to write a paper answering the question “What makes life ... : family, friends, work, music, some possession or other, faith, maybe health. Computer games ... profitable medications? Why are the bookstore shelves packed with books explaining how [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 12:38:29
Blog: Stepcase Lifehack : Pro...

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