Cheshire Omnimedia

Today I was in the studio and came to the following conclusion: I love
Audioslave.

People are quick to criticize, and I understand where they’re coming
from. The band has two very tough acts to follow: Rage Against The
Machine and Soundgarden.

I would still argue that they set the modern rock benchmark for this
decade. Their second record, Revelations, had a ton of hits. All of
the singles deserved the airplay they recieved, too.

Just calling it like I see it.

$trick 9 and the Truth

Here’s an artist that you might not be familiar with. I consider $trick 9 to be a good friend (and client- full disclosure.)

You should be familiar with him too. And here’s why: Whatever your opinion on his music/politics, you can’t question his marketing. (A point, his record Mother Earth rocks the casbah pretty hard!)

That’s something that many bands seem to short themselves on. They have great ideas and songs, but to become successful you have to get the word out.

And that’s why I love ‘Nine. He plays 4 tent-pole shows a year in his home town. They have a definite theme, (a winter formal, spring hootenanny, etc.) He and his band post a weekly video podcast, which is hilarious. Strickland also manages to get fliers anywhere and everywhere. You know that his show is coming.

Too often from other bands I get a call or an dispassionate email the day of. Get out there and promote yourselves! The club owner sure isn’t!