Jun 30, 2007 0
Back in the days…
Jun 29, 2007 0
Change = Scary
Great post by Seth Godin about the fear of changing the Status Quo. His case: ‘the Verizon guy who turned down the iPhone‘. He could have used the example of ‘the Decca guy who turned down The Beatles‘ (”We don’t like their sound, and ‘guitar music’ is on the way out”), but the message is clear. As Seth Godin says:
“The spreadsheets and the marketing team and the CFO and the lawyers have no trouble at all defending the status quo, because, it’s their status quo. They created it and they like it that way.”
Jun 25, 2007 0
MySpace Mania
My band finally entered the MySpace madness. Horrible as it may be, it remains the leading tool for networking purposes (’meet the fans’, so to speak).
I have been working on Rare Groove Orchestra’s MySpace the last couple of days. Considering the crappy interface and the numerous limitations of the MySpace ‘technology’, I think the result is not too bad.
Jun 18, 2007 0
New RGO Website
My band, the Rare Groove Orchestra, just launched a new website. Go check it out!
Jun 16, 2007 0
New Cool Collective – Big Band Live!
Our all-time favorite Dutch jazz/funk/latin/world/groove band, the New Cool Collective, just launched their long-awaited live album. Since they are best experienced live, this may be their best album yet. Besides raw versions of NCC classics, a few unexpected covers. A killer version of Misirlou (Dick Dale and his Del-Tones) with Anton Goudsmit spanking his guitar and a cool version of E-pro (Beck). You can order and download via the website of New Cool Collective. Go check it out!