http://iShotPunk.com We Make Music Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:58:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://iShotPunk.com/2009/07/22/mevio-underground-video/ Yay!!! We did it Anna and I  performed at Mevio Underground. With only one meeting and a few hours of practice we did it. Micheal Butler and his production crew are hilarious, and gave us the five star treatment. Our video should go up this Wed. which I will ink to then. For ... http://iShotPunk.com/2009/07/20/performed-at-mevio-underground/ Buy it! Yes. Do it! The new album Incredabad by the Lonley Island crew. This album is littered with gems and has the likes of E-40, Julian Casablancas from The Strokes,  Nora Jones, and Jack Black. From a musicians standpoint the album is really good and could of probably held up to "Real ... http://iShotPunk.com/2009/02/23/incredabad/ The article The Creative Economy by The Huffington Post talks about the UK and the US leading the world in the creative economy. I have operated my career in music off of the premise that creativity cannot be outsourced. The article states that in the UK there is a forum called ... http://iShotPunk.com/2008/12/10/big-ships-turn-slowly/ I am a little late on this one, but this video is hilarious and the rapping is good. ENJOY!!! http://iShotPunk.com/2008/12/10/sesame-street-gangsta-rap/ Tools are Man's greatest accomplishment. Though there are a few animals that use tools (monkeys, ants, beavers, ect.) We humans by far have the best and most toys. In the five years I have been professionally writing music, I have found that the tools make the song. I understand that one ... http://iShotPunk.com/2008/12/08/i-want/ A few months ago my friend Maryanne told me that one of my songs ("That Side of My Bed") had a "Moldy Peaches" like quality. Though I had heard of them, I did not know enough about them, so I investigated further. That's when I was turned on to Kimya ... http://iShotPunk.com/2008/12/08/kimya-dawson/ While I was Economics student at UCSC (I was also a electronic music student too), I learned one thing over and over and over again. It all comes down to supply and demand. Everything! Well almost everything but for all intensive purposes, Everything! So why must music follow a different model? "Wait ... http://iShotPunk.com/2008/12/03/selling-it-only-to-those-who-wanna-buy-it/ [caption id="attachment_33" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="This will either go on the back of my biography or it will be the picture they will put on the news to show how crazy I was."][/caption] http://iShotPunk.com/2008/12/02/mug/ Every one must check out Amy Obenski. [caption id="attachment_20" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Amy Obenski"][/caption] Her new album drops on Dec 13th at the Cayuga Vault. You can find her music on Last.fm and MySpace and Facebook. My favorite song of Amy's "Carousel" was featured on Grey's Anatomy. http://iShotPunk.com/2008/11/30/amy-obenski/