However, today I got a little busy & forgot my moisturizer at home. It has caused great itchiness! Perhaps a little madness to as I resist the temptation to scratch....
That bottle of moisturizer shall not leave my side until this is healed!!
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
New Ink & My Itchy Fail
On Monday I got a new tattoo, the last few I've gotten seem to always be tributes to important figures in my life, the latest is no exception. My grandmother passed away shortly before Christmas at the age of 90. She was tough though, in & outta the hospital several times in her last year & kept bouncing back from her ailments. So this seemed fitting....
However, today I got a little busy & forgot my moisturizer at home. It has caused great itchiness! Perhaps a little madness to as I resist the temptation to scratch....
That bottle of moisturizer shall not leave my side until this is healed!!
However, today I got a little busy & forgot my moisturizer at home. It has caused great itchiness! Perhaps a little madness to as I resist the temptation to scratch....
That bottle of moisturizer shall not leave my side until this is healed!!
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Bands & Smart Phone Apps
Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band I've been a fan of for many years, just the mixture of funk & rock I've always adored and that is what first made me want to learn how to play bass. They've now put out their own smart phone app...
With the app, you can keep up to date on the band, where they're touring, if they're in studio, photo galleries etc. It seems really cool, I know there's other bands doing the same... makes me wonder, is this going to replace a traditional .com website for bands?
The need for an actual website has been shrinking with social networking sites like Facebook & Twitter, I've seen more then a few .com band sites simply being a place holder & directing web traffic to FB, Twitter, YouTube etc. Add mobile apps that are dedicated to giving you all you need to know about the band into the mix, it doesn't seem like there's as big a demand for a websites anymore. Granted, not every indie band will likely have the ability to get their own mobile app, for them a .com maybe but FB & the like are so much easier to manage. Plus there are millions if not billions of people on those social networking sites already that could stumble upon your band page. Less likely your website is to come up in a Google search.
Now we wait and see how it all goes down....
With the app, you can keep up to date on the band, where they're touring, if they're in studio, photo galleries etc. It seems really cool, I know there's other bands doing the same... makes me wonder, is this going to replace a traditional .com website for bands?
The need for an actual website has been shrinking with social networking sites like Facebook & Twitter, I've seen more then a few .com band sites simply being a place holder & directing web traffic to FB, Twitter, YouTube etc. Add mobile apps that are dedicated to giving you all you need to know about the band into the mix, it doesn't seem like there's as big a demand for a websites anymore. Granted, not every indie band will likely have the ability to get their own mobile app, for them a .com maybe but FB & the like are so much easier to manage. Plus there are millions if not billions of people on those social networking sites already that could stumble upon your band page. Less likely your website is to come up in a Google search.
Now we wait and see how it all goes down....
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Bands, Social Networking & The Death of The Website
It's a well known fact I'm a music geek, I'm damn proud of that too! I spend a great deal of my time researching bands; when they're in the studio working on a record, touring near my area, what went into their songwriting etc. Over the last couple years I've noticed an increasing trend where bands will frequently update their Facebook or Twitter pages, but their actual website (in which they pay for the domain space on a yearly basis) goes idle, saved only for the really big things like "New Album is out on Tuesday" or "New Album is out now!"
But on Twitter you'll see pictures from the tour, funny comments about something that happened back stage, or (if the band is smart) tweets about how excited they are to be in whatever city they're in & interaction with their fans. More of the same on FB, sometimes you get video of last nights performance, longer praise for how great the crowd was. The website? Still says "Album is out now" and only has pics from the last tour a few months back.
I think we're witnessing the death of the practical website for bands/musicians/artists. To send things off to a webmaster, wait for it all to be processed & updated takes too long, plus there's little interaction from the band. The best twitter accounts/FB pages are the ones where the band responds to peoples comments and you know it's the band as they sign off in a certain way that you know it's their personality, rather then the cold/blunt response from a webmaster or band rep.
The Pack a.d., Hollerado & USS (ubiquitous synergy seeker) are Canadian bands that do an excellent job of interaction with their fans; retweeting fan tweets, responding to questions or just general joking around that makes it seem like the band is your good friend.
Truthfully, I'm glad it's taken this direction, it brings a human element to the online world & makes a band seem down to earth as well as respectable. Gone are the rock star attitudes of the past, in this day & age it doesn't matter who you are, those attitudes are never warranted.
Only downside is that there isn't a great deal for a custom look on a bands twitter/FB page like there is with a website, small price to pay and I would imagine there are plans in place to fix that (if not, there's some very skilled hackers out there).
Only question now, is there actually a need for a .com address?
But on Twitter you'll see pictures from the tour, funny comments about something that happened back stage, or (if the band is smart) tweets about how excited they are to be in whatever city they're in & interaction with their fans. More of the same on FB, sometimes you get video of last nights performance, longer praise for how great the crowd was. The website? Still says "Album is out now" and only has pics from the last tour a few months back.
I think we're witnessing the death of the practical website for bands/musicians/artists. To send things off to a webmaster, wait for it all to be processed & updated takes too long, plus there's little interaction from the band. The best twitter accounts/FB pages are the ones where the band responds to peoples comments and you know it's the band as they sign off in a certain way that you know it's their personality, rather then the cold/blunt response from a webmaster or band rep.
The Pack a.d. http://thepackad.com/
Hollerado http://www.hollerado.com
Truthfully, I'm glad it's taken this direction, it brings a human element to the online world & makes a band seem down to earth as well as respectable. Gone are the rock star attitudes of the past, in this day & age it doesn't matter who you are, those attitudes are never warranted.
Only downside is that there isn't a great deal for a custom look on a bands twitter/FB page like there is with a website, small price to pay and I would imagine there are plans in place to fix that (if not, there's some very skilled hackers out there).
Only question now, is there actually a need for a .com address?
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Live Underground with This Ship
This Ship, an indie rock band here in Halifax is made up from members of the Light Brights, Minus World & Alice Stops Time. They'll be one of the bands playing the Flight of Fall music festival this weekend, I spoke with singer Bethany Fulde, who also organized the festival, tonight on Live Underground.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Movember: 3 weeks deep in facial hair
We're 3 weeks into Movember, this is what has been residing on my face....
I was informed today that it wasn't really a handlebar mustache, it's a horse shoe or chopper or something haha. Well whatever it is, it's greasy, itchy & will be gone December 1st. But in the meantime you can make a donation to Prostate Cancer Research:
I was informed today that it wasn't really a handlebar mustache, it's a horse shoe or chopper or something haha. Well whatever it is, it's greasy, itchy & will be gone December 1st. But in the meantime you can make a donation to Prostate Cancer Research:
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Live Underground with Brite-VU
Brite-VU are releasing their 2nd full length album "Restarted" on Friday at Monte's in Dartmouth, they'll also be playing on the Live 105 float during Saturday's parade of lights. I spoke to their singer/guitarist Robb Medwid tonight on Live Underground, here's the interview.
More on Brite-VU here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brite-VU/7909749290?sk=wall
More on Brite-VU here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brite-VU/7909749290?sk=wall
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Movember: 2 weeks strong!
2 weeks into Movember, this is what I got......
HANDLEBARS!!!!! They're actually coming in. I didn't think they would connect at the lip as they never really had before & I have a few other patch facial hair spots, but there it is. Despite the overall greasy appearance, I think they'll look quite distinguished by the end of the month. If I can do this now, maybe I'll have to shoot for something bigger & better next year, hmm..... In the meantime, if you'd like to make a donation to my Movember efforts, follow this link:
HANDLEBARS!!!!! They're actually coming in. I didn't think they would connect at the lip as they never really had before & I have a few other patch facial hair spots, but there it is. Despite the overall greasy appearance, I think they'll look quite distinguished by the end of the month. If I can do this now, maybe I'll have to shoot for something bigger & better next year, hmm..... In the meantime, if you'd like to make a donation to my Movember efforts, follow this link:
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