Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
We already know that President Obama loves live music and knows how to weave it into the fabric of his presidency. And now we know a little bit more after hearing him express his thoughts about experiencing Janelle Monae live during a recent visit to Chicago to raise support for the 2012 campaign. [...]
As you know, we’ve been exploring the concert experiences of President Obama and the influence he has on the live music scene. And yesterday I submitted a question for him to answer during the Town Hall that he’s scheduled to have on Monday 9/26 via LinkedIn. And on the heels of our recent soulful White House Motown [...]
On September 30th hip-hop/R&B rising star B.o.B will help kick off the first annual National Gen44 Summit with President Barack Obama. Hey, nothing gets aspiring politicians and government leaders pumped up about the future of our nation like rousing love ballads and wistful anthems about Beautiful Girls and Airplanes, right? Let’s hope so.
Have you ever had an idea that you knew was crazy, but you still wanted to share it? And did you ever try to communicate your crazy idea with an image or photo-shopped picture, but were afraid to share your “idea art” because it look like a 3rd grader made it instead of a brilliant and mature adult mind? [...]
I like asking questions like that. That’s why I’m a little surprised that this bit of important info evaded most reports about the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger. But I’m glad I eventually came across Bill Wyman’s Hitsville post citing this Billboard article about the connections between the Obama administration and the heads at Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It’s interesting, but not completely surprising news [...]
Quick one before shutting down tonight… Here’s a chance to help save internet radio. Tim at Pandora sent this email out this morning to all Pandora subscribers and I thought it would only be right to pass it on. It’s also a good warm up for the general election (and if you’re not registered yet [...]
Confetti fell like rain. Flashbulbs popped. Euphoric smiles plastered on faces. Music blasted from the speakers as 75,000 people roared their appreciation and excitement for the group on stage. No, this wasn’t a pop music arena concert. It was the end of the DNC. Along with millions of other Americans, last Thursday, I sat on [...]
Saturday sent me daydreaming in the afternoon, pondering the response to the rage in the evening and questioning the hype of celeb worship into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Picking up where he left off last year, home- town rapper Lupe Fiasco blended hip hop, soul and gospel, having church a day early and [...]
Senator Barack Obama has all but wrapped up the democratic nomination but how much of an impact did his presence on the live concert stage help in spreading the word? Back in February, I mentioned how I saw flyers of Senator Obama on the face of the double drum kits of the opening band Office. [...]
Just one day after the start of the presidential primaries I was ambushed and confronted by Barack Obama’s political campaign at a Metro show. Chicago rock quintet Office fronted double drummers who proudly displayed reverberating flyers of the Illinois Senator and Presidential hopeful. I don’t think Obama has ever rocked so hard (or has [...]
