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,...
by Mike Errico | May 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Mike Errico | Apr 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am excited to announce that a new “Daylight,” recorded the day after the release of Wander Away, will be in That’s What She Said, a new film starring Anne Heche. The film will be released this year, and the new version is urgent, fun, and just basically killer. The film features an all-female cast…and soundtrack…so I was fortunate enough to get Leah Siegel on lead vocals. She burned it up and made it her own in a couple of key spots. There are gender troubles in the lyric, of course, and after a little debate on my part, the change is “If my life were a movie you’d be buried in the credits/You’d be “Loser #2 with his head up his ass…” Just trying to keep it as faithful to the original as possible, you know. I switched up the solo just a little, too. I’d stopped playing the song live for a while, and reached for it during an encore at the release show…and realized that I love playing it. Still. Much more to come. For now, time to complete ep 3 of the podcast. If you’re new, here’s a link to get you started: THE MIKE ERRICO PODCASThttp://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mike-errico-podcast/id427735389 Facebook || Twitter || YouTube || Bandcamp || Pandora Tallboy 7, Inc. Box 20463 NY NY...
