Ever feel “behind the times”? Now, thanks to MuseZu, you too can be one of those unfailingly hip jerks quick with the great new band out there. Just browse through these next few titles, embrace the new newness of these still-underground players and pull them out on your next date or hang-out. Name-dropping these bands will make you sound cool. Guaranteed.
Single bass drum and a banjo cradled between his knees, a mic set up on one of those accordion holders, the One Man Banjo man is a singular figure. In the middle of the song “Harlequin King” he switches speeds and becomes the smoothest crooner. Banjos are not just about frenzied strumming—this is a blues [...]
[The following is a special feature by freelance journalist Heather Mack. ]
In the far Southeast corner of San Francisco, tucked among ancient train tracks and imposing warehouses, a little piece of musical heaven is making a name for itself. It’s called the Accordion Apocalypse, and it’s a true place of revelation for the charming albeit [...]
Many of you have heard that all goals should be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. The picture above uses “relevant”. I like “realistic” better. For the longest time I saw that as another flipsy way of saying not very much at all, but recently the power in that simple statement was explained to [...]
90% of business is execution. Most people don’t execute. If they did then more people would be entrepreneurs. Think about it, why do you do stuff at work? Because if you didn’t then you wouldn’t get paid, and you have the constantly looming higher authority to pressure you into doing things. When you are doing [...]
Last night I stayed up late enough to watch Sci-Fi Science, a fascinating show in which a ubiquitously Asian theoretical physicist engineers solutions to make fantastic Sci-Fi fantasies realities. If you haven’t ever watched this show, realize that the solutions often involve things that are possible but not very feasible, such as building a particle [...]
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On monday one of my MuseZu cohorts and I attended the San Francisco Music Tech Summit. It was an all day affair, 8:00-8:00, and there was a certain camping feel in the air due to being stranded in a treacherous hotel, far away from an abundance of wall outlets to charge our survival laptops. I [...]
