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Happy Record Store Day!
20th April 2013 • 1 commentHooray! It’s the best holiday of the whole year; Record Store Day! On this day, we celebrate two awesome things; music and small businesses. Yep, on Record Store Day, independent record shops dedicate this very day to celebrate music, host parties and concerts, and have artist signings. Let us not forget the best part of […]
Read MoreInstagram and Music: Megalomaniacal Propoganda or Useful Marketing Tool?
13th April 2013 • No commentsCheck out my latest article for Think Like a Label. A lot of people use Instagram, but do they use it to its potential when promoting their career or new album?
Read MoreUltraista Tour Dates
30th March 2013 • No commentsUltraista have recently announced a few new US tour dates!! Sadly, they won’t be making it to Chicago, but at least they’ll be in the country. If you’re in California or New York, do check them out…and give me all the details! Sunday 5th May – Red Bull Academy, Terminal 5v – New York (Supporting […]
Read MoreUltraista on Jimmy Fallon
30th January 2013 • No commentsThey may have had to cancel their U.S. tour while drummer Joey Waronker becomes acquainted with the newest addition to his family, but Ultraista did appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. Using stand in drummer Peter Hale of the incredible Here We Go Magic, the band performed ‘Gold Dayzz‘ from their amazing […]
Read MoreHow to, and How Not to, Cancel a Show
25th January 2013 • 5 commentsA rather odd week for Chicago concert goers, indeed. I’ve been banging on about the Ultraista gig (and Ultraista in general, as it were) for ages, and sadly, the band had to cancel almost all of their U.S. tour dates very unexpectedly. While most of the time when such things happen it’s down to illness […]
Read MoreUltraísta & Prefuse 73
17th January 2013 • No commentsHello lovelies! I’ve been so excited about the Ultraísta gig in Chicago next week that I’m fairly certain at some point, my head may actually explode. It may go without saying that I’ve been listening to their debut record, almost ad nauseum (you may recall, it was my top record of 2012.) Now, Prefuse73, who […]
Read MoreThe Best of 2012
31st December 2012 • 5 comments2012 is almost officially over and, as is almost mandatory, writers and fans alike go into hyperdrive compiling lists of the best music of the year that was. I don’t tend to speak much about the music I love on here, but I love chatting with readers about artists via email and Twitter. For those […]
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