by Mike Errico | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
“The founder of Mother’s Day got President Woodrow Wilson to sign Mother’s Day into law in 1914. Towards the end of her life, Anna Jarvis came to detest her creation, due to the over commercialization of it by the public. She tried to fight this commercialization in the last years of her life.” IN OTHER NEWS: All day on Sunday, May 13th moms who dine in at Hooters will receive an order of 10 boneless chicken wings tossed in their favorite sauce for free! THANKS, MOM! More Tune in for free music, last minute shows, announcements, giveaways, videos and all that stuff, here: Facebook || Twitter || YouTube || Bandcamp || Pandora Tallboy 7, Inc. Box 20463 NY NY...
by Mike Errico | May 8, 2012 | Photo, Uncategorized
SRV Strat: Well-earned scars. See more on Pinterest:...
by Mike Errico | Apr 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Started this the other day, and it’s kinda hooking me in the way Geoff Dyer’s “But Beautiful” did. Another group of portraits of musicians, but this time based in the world of New Orleans blues and R&B. Might just have to do another video companion to it. Stay...
by Mike Errico | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
[I read something on Digital Music News this morning, and felt the need to add my voice to a debate that, in my opinion, needs to be reframed in order to be understood.] ——– I’m an “Unsuccessful” Artist. And Here’s Why Things Have Never Been Better I was inspired to add a different perspective to David Lowery’s SF MusicTech Summit talk I read on Digital Music News this morning. (“I’m a Successful Artist. And Here’s Why Things Have Never Been Worse” http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/120214cracker) I’ve only been broke – truly, guitar-sellingly broke – twice. The first time was when I was on a label. The second was when I licensed a record to a different label. The problem was not labels, and the solution was not to avoid future labels. It was to tune out all preconceptions and move instinctively, based on my strengths, while bolstering my weaknesses. Lowery is an artist finding a way, and I get his frustration, because I live it, too. In his argument, he sets up a comparison between the old model and the new, comparing iTunes to labels, gross receipts vs. touring receipts, etc. As I read, my eyes glazed over, not because it was right or wrong, but because I’m finally far enough out on my own limb to realize: 1) There is no “new model.” There is Chaos, and Chaos is not a model. We artists cannot treat it as such. Pointing out looters in the middle of a riot is an exercise in unenforceability. Do the looters know this? Oh, yes. 2) The proponents of “new model” are not hatched, fully formed,...
by Mike Errico | Aug 26, 2011 | So Good, Uncategorized
“You really want to know what I thought about the ‘Chalupa’ thing?” So Good, a collection of web stuff:...
by Mike Errico | Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
In preparation for all-new episodes of “Pop-Up Video,” VH1 Classic is gonna ramp it up with marathon sessions of the originals: Sunday, June 19 at 3:00 pm, Saturday, July 16 at 2:00 pm and Saturday, August 13 at 2:00 pm. BostonHerald.com sums up the feelings of the entire galaxy by writing, “There’s a lot to like about this. ‘Pop-Up Video’ was basically the last cool thing VH1 and MTV did. Not coincidentally it was also one of the last shows related to music on the networks. And that theme song…” Aw,...
