This was a bit hard to believe until we saw it ourselves on our own iPhones. The new album was released a couple weeks ago now, and however a little floored, we're also impressed, and very grateful... we are fans after all. But this cravass is a "hard" one to cross. Generally, the idea of giving away free music as a promotional tactic (and it's quite required these days) has always been a hefty investment for artists. Even U2, one [...]

MOG.comis a find, play, share music solution thats been around since 2006, and if youve never heard of it, youre in luck Beats by Dre just launched Beats Music which is the replacement entity for Mog. Its a mobile music stream venture by Dr. Dre and Interscope Records, Jimmy Iovine. It pushes, or at least attempts to push at the human element of the music listener, making it personal, and attractive. Coming in a little late in the game, its [...]

A mentor of mine in LA always told me, "We have two ears and one mouth for a reason... We should listen twice as much as we speak." This wisdom has stuck with me since he told me, and I've had the opportunity to meet his mentor,Quincy Jones, who ultimately was the first to use the phrase. When I met Quincy, he was speaking forGuitar Center Sessionsin theGuitar Center in Hollywood, and used the very phrase in the interview. So [...]

Artists should always collaborate. HitRecord is the best resource Ive seen for this out there today. - Joshua WHAT: Joshua (www.JoshBand.com) is releasing his much anticipated sophomore EP, featuring four acoustic songs that he is offering to the online community atwww.HitRecord.org. HitRecord is an online artist community that encourages collaboration and as a for profit company solicits the materials that are submitted for sales and exposure for the artists. The record features music and performances by Joshua, vocals by fellow [...]