I saw Foxy Shazam

May 24, 2012

I saw a Rock and Roll show last night. Foxy Shazam – one of my favorite bands – played at Nashville’s 12th & Porter. Oh my goodness. Eric Sean Nally – the band’s lead singer – is a maniac. He is the most energetic, magnetic, passionate and Freddie Mercury-like lead man I have ever seen. If I could have seen an early Queen, circa 1971, I can only imagine it would be something along the lines of what I saw last night. Please check out this band. They are hilarious and play great music that is actually fun and awesome all at the same time. If you take yourself too seriously, and/or aren’t into piano players that crowd surf (stomach down) with their keyboard, or lead singers that climb the stage rigging, or songs with hooks like, “That’s the biggest …
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New video telling the story of my first book

May 13, 2012

Below is a new video telling the story of my first book, The Music Industry Doesn’t Have To Kill You.

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The importance of your surroundings

May 11, 2012

I saw Counting Crows for the fifth time the other night (5.5.12) with Sarah at the Ryman. It easily went straight to my top three shows of my entire life. Maybe the top. Why? Multiple reasons. But the more I think about it, it had a lot to do with the overall atmosphere of the evening, mostly things I have little control of coordinating: who I was with, where I was, how people around me were treating others, the music, the band, my nostalgic love for half of the set-list, my new love for the other half, etc. When I think of other shows in my lifetime, and I’ve seen some good ones – The Police, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Elton John, Radiohead, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Ben Folds, Foo Fighters, Spin Doctors, U2, to name some personal highlights – yes, …
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Spotify Playlist to accompany your reading of book #1

May 10, 2012

Towards the end of the 2 year period it took to write my first book, The Music Industry Doesn’t Have To Kill You, I started putting together a Spotify Playlist by the same name. It is specifically intended to accompany your reading of the book. Whether you will like all of the songs or not, I can’t say. But I can say that if you are at all interested in the types of music that continually inspire me – especially what inspired me while writing this book – you will find them in this (currently) 138-track, 10-hour playlist. Every artist and/or song on this list is intentionally selected to show motivation behind the book, add to the book, further prove the points I’m trying to make in the book, make you stop and think about your life, or simply make …
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First book signing

May 9, 2012

I am honored to share that my first book signing will occur at my hometown library on Saturday, June 2, 2012. From 2-4 PM CT, at the Eldorado Memorial Public Library, in Eldorado, Illinois, my new/first book – The Music Industry Doesn’t Have To Kill You – will be available for purchase on-site, and I will be there to sign copies. I hope to see you there.

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