The World Cup is being drawn right now. There has been much fuss about rankings and groups, so I decided to make my own rankings. Admittedly, I am just a casual fan, and I know a good deal more about the top ten and those teams that play here in the Americas than the bottom [...]
People love to talk about the democratizing power of the internet. They tell us that less expensive distribution and production, means more people can make music. We also heard that as the internet becomes more important than the radio we are coming to a time where everybody gets to vote.
The problem is nobody votes.
There are [...]
The Economist recently did an interview with record executive Roger Faxon (Head of EMI music publishing), it fascinated me and it got me thinking about the future of music.
Music is not an object
For years music has been made into an object. There was a time when we wanted music to be an object–like a CD. [...]
Background:
The Movie: Eleven years ago, as a freshman in high school, I undertook a project that would become known as “The Kung Fu Movie.” This project was never finished, no part of it was particularly coherent and what little of the movie remains today is more a yearbook of a few misspent summers than a [...]
Hear Ye Hear Ye
Thursday, December 3rd
7:15 PM
Dinner and Concert
2459 W. Wilson Apt#2
Featuring Singer Songwriters: James Farrell, Tom Fort, and Emily Clair Palmer
You’re Invited
Bring 10 Bucks to Cover Costs
Why a Dinner Concert
I love to feature local musician’s on the site. I also like to bring you music in video and audio, but I always feel [...]
The UEFA Champions League, M-1, the UFC, and the WEC are all in the midst of, just finished with or about to conduct major events, and its giving me a peculiar type of sports fantasy.
An International Soccer Primer for the U. S. Sports Fan
In the U.S. we are used to a one sport one league [...]
I used to hate getting haircuts. I am not that good at or excited figuring out things like what to wear and what makes me look good. I like to look good, but I don’t like the process of trying to make myself look good. And getting a haircut was one of the most annoying [...]
In the coming month North and Clark is going to feature original music from James Farrell, Tom Fort, and Emily Claire Palmer. These musician’s are all singer songwriters and they are going to be participating in a performance for you, the gentle readers of North and Clark on the 3rd of December. I am excited [...]
Over the past few months a lot of the writing, some of it hasn’t appeared on this site. Here is a list of the work I have done around the web.
Site Sketch:
3 Reasons a Small Business Should Blog
Fight Writer’s Block: Creativity on Command
5 Reasons to Pay Attention to the Little Guys
I maintain a monthly column [...]
Last week H for Hombre (my band) got a chance to play the Elbo Room. It was a such a fun show to play I was smiling all weekend. I finally got my hands on a recording of the show and I am posting a couple of the songs today.
When I’m Gone
[Audio clip: view full [...]
