I've been listening to Moments From This Theater: Live, a wonderful album by the great Memphis/Muscle Shoals songwriters Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. It's just the two of them, accompanying themselves on acoustic guitar and electric piano, recorded … [Continue reading] about Strip Away The Production, Reveal The Great Song Within
Digital Politics
From my O'Reilly blog: I've been doing more and more work in politics since the '04 election (communications consulting and web production). I got involved at first out of a sense of civic obligation--and because my wife told me to "stop ranting and … [Continue reading] about Digital Politics
My Tips From An E-Musician Article On Podcasting
Electronic Musican recently ran a comprehensive article on podcasting, written by David Battino. It includes some tips from me. A lot of what has stuck with me about communication over the years I first learned as a freelance writer-broadcaster for … [Continue reading] about My Tips From An E-Musician Article On Podcasting
Are We In A Productivity Crisis?
This post also appears in my O'Reilly blog. In my series on downloads I looked at a couple of scenarios, based on traditional CD sales and iTunes sales, that indicated that the people who make music may end up making less money from downloads than … [Continue reading] about Are We In A Productivity Crisis?
10 Journalism Tips For Bloggers, Podcasters & Other E-Publishers
Blogs, podcasts & e-newsletters make it easy for anyone to be a journalist. But just as the debut of desktop publishing led to some very ugly documents, these newer tools are spawning some very sloppy journalism, which does no good for the reputation … [Continue reading] about 10 Journalism Tips For Bloggers, Podcasters & Other E-Publishers