Another Ugly Neumos Incident

Last night I was walking by Neumos with a friend, and we stopped — on the sidewalk — to look at/listen to whoever was playing via an open door. (Neumos is notoriously hot, and they keep the Pike Street door open during summer events.)

Being a street photographer, I had my camera with me. I raised it to shoot a few frames through the door. Shooting through a door while retaining some of the door’s border — like the wall for instance — can frame a subject beautifully. And there was some real dancing going on in there.

Ok, so let’s compose and fire the shutter. But wait! There’s a hand coming toward me… now it’s filling my frame, and now it’s actually pushing the lens, the camera, and my head back.

No More Pretty Girls?

What happened to Pretty Girls Make Graves? I just got a message that Neumo’s is hosting their final performace, to be held next Saturday night. What the heck?

Top 100 RIAA-Free Albums

The 100 highest-selling albums on Amazon that are RIAA-safe.

I was surprised. These aren’t small bands. Here’s a sample:

Who’s Killing Internet Radio?

A War on Independence

This country needs more culture, not less, and what is our government doing?

The feds just increased streaming fees for Internet radio stations, and not only that, but made the fees retroactive to 2006.

Plus there’s now a $500 per year minimum. Say goodbye to the smallest broadcasters.