Free-for-All

I love your tongue-in-cheek rhetoric. San Diego will always have this kind of vibe happening to it- If you want to know where the "paying" gigs are, look no further than the tourist industry. Convention gigs, busking, etc. Are reallly the only way to make a (real) buck here. I've been here for over 20 years and can attest that San Diego, as pretty as it is and as much potential as it contains, will never be a place to truly "make it" in the music industry. You stand a far better chance making a living doing the midwest club circuit. The problems that I see that caters to the situation is the transient nature of this town (tourists + military) and the usual "over-saturation apathy" that pervades. San Diego is a very conservative town as opposed to LA, so any "scene" that develops usually fades in a season, or is shut down by the cops. :) I play in Europe pretty frequently and the perception of musicians over there is that of utmost respect, as opposed to the usual "load in through the kitchen, don't disturb the busboys" mentality that many here embody. Not all clubowners are like that but some are. Or, they are just plain apathetic and don't care either way. PS- I just deleted my Facebook account, due to the apathy I feel that it provokes.
— June 11, 2009 5:15 p.m.

Chris Cantore and Hilary Chambers leave San Diego Clear Channel stations

@JV- keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. That being said, I'm a big fan of these guys: http://johnandkenshow.com KFI 640 AM baby! Also, right wing talk radio is all they (the right) have. The lefties have the intertubes, and that trumps talk radio one thousandfold. Look at the result of the last election- McCain and crew couldn't find their collective starfishies with a funnel, and Obama had the fundraising machine in full tilt swing. Do the math! :D @DavidTanny Careful uploading content to those kinds of sites- read the fine print. When you upload content to those kinds of places they immediately reserve the right to your creativity and if they make a billion dollars in the process, you get nil.
— January 1, 2009 2:50 p.m.

Goodbye Again

RIP all y'all. I had no idea Calvin died. WOW
— December 30, 2008 4:53 p.m.

Chris Cantore and Hilary Chambers leave San Diego Clear Channel stations

Radio is hereby dead. When I discovered podcasts, my faith in independent music was again reaffirmed. If I listen to radio, it's AM, and it's talk. The "McMusic" they cram down your throat on terrestrial FM stations is maddening. Besides, 75% of what you hear on TR is older than 20 years. The labels did it to themselves, trying to produce the next Britney or Christina or Coldplay or Nickelback or Creed....THere's a formula that exists in their minds and they have painted themselves into a corner threefold- outmoded business model, cookie cutter artists, and outright corporate greed. "Big Music" needs to step aside. They are deprecated as a whole; independent artists now have the ability to circumvent the system that labels once dominated- Distribution. If you can sell direct to your fans, why bother with getting a "record deal"? A "Deal" is about as exciting as a home loan. You have to pay it back within a certain time frame, you see very little return on the aggregate price of a CD, and even when you pay it off the labels STILL own an interest in your music via publishing rights. Essentially you are indentured to the label as a servant and your hard work and creativity sends the labels' children to college or buys them a new condo in NYC. I'd rather give my music away for free than support these cretins. At least you'd have a better chance of something happening, and an 8 year old won't get sued by the RIAA.
— December 30, 2008 4:52 p.m.

My Happy Ass

I'd like to point out that Sven-Erik Seaholm has been most gracious in his donating of time to the project as well. For those not familiar with Sven-Erik's work visit http://kaspro.com
— December 11, 2008 1:19 p.m.