I lack the talent, contacts and budget to get a respectable director to cobble together a promotional video for one of my songs off the EP. So I was forced to do it myself. It is cheap and nonsensical.
In a story from CNET, Universal Music Group reveals it’s making a killing off of YouTube, to the tune of “tens of millions of dollars.” It looks like YouTube is emerging as a sort of a la carte Internet radio station, with users opting to use the site (rather than music streaming sites like Last.fm or IMEEM) listen to their favorite songs, see music videos or check out new artists.
I know I’ve probably spent days of my life listening to low-quality recordings or live bootlegs on YouTube — even when the “video” is just a still album cover.
Last week marked the first time since 1994 that the Smashing Pumpkins played Colorado and I didn’t go.
I saw them at Red Rocks last year and it was lackluster. Way too many 15-minute prog metal jams and too few actual songs (and I’d have been happy with new or obscure songs). I think the new version of the band stumbles because it doesn’t understand the Pumpkins’ core strengths — killer guitars, yes, but also unforgettable melodies. So I didn’t lose much sleep over missing their show at the Ogden Theater last week, because reviews of the current tour have been pretty ugly.
There was one song from the Ogden setlist, though, that almost made me wish I’d gone: a Mellon Collie-era b-side called Medellia of the Grey Skies. I’ve never seen them do this one live. Luckily, it turned up on YouTube. I posted the link below.
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