Blog: a quiet revolution

Myles Deck and the Fuzz are calling it quits. Get your last fill of rock 'n' roll riffage at these two shows. They will be fun. You will enjoy yourself. MYLESdeckANDtheFUZZ: http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/M yles-Deck-and-the-Fuzz sleeplessNIGHTS: http://www.myspace.com/theslee plessnights THEgraboids: http://www.myspace.com/thegrab oids wordONtheSTREET: http://www.wordonthestreet902. blogspot.com/ DROPsquad: http://www.myspace.com/dropsqu ad902 Attendance is mandatory: http://www.facebook.com/event. php?eid=1 ... 239&ref=ts This band inspired/started a label, named a radio show, and left some tales of debauchery in their wake. Myles and [...]

• Halifax Is Burning - March 15, 2011

Happy Holidays folks! Here is a YouTube playlist of some of my favorite Christmas music, new and old, classics and maybe future classics (Raveonettes...). With music from: U2, The Grinch, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Chuck Berry, Boney M., Band Aid, Wham!, Bing Crosby & David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Brenda Lee, Eartha Kitt, Dean Martin, Dr. Elmo, The Ronettes, The Pogues and John Lennon. Peace.

Cross posted from the IOUmusic blog I haven't had the chance to get a copy of this myself yet, but if you are at all interested in ideas behind IOUmusic, this book sounds like a good place to start. While it addresses far wider issues than just supporting musicians, there are certainly lessons from the bigger picture musicians could use in pursuit of their own crowdfunding pursuits. Order here and use the following code to get a 25% discount. CODE: 8DX2RMMA (good until Dec.31, 2010) Or for folks [...]

Last week two local musicians were robbed and in the process lost guitars. From the owner of the first: My house was broken into and along with my Xbox, a computer and some jewellery my Gibson Les Paul From 1980 was stolen. It is a family heirloom and IRREPLACEABLE. please pass this along. I only care about getting this guitar back. The Serial is 82xx0514. Trying to find the other two numbers. [...]

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Come see me and three other fine folk discuss some new ways of thinking about the current state of affairs for musicians and ways for you music makers to benefit. Fair Trade in Music - How Modern Tools are Doing Right by Artists and the World [2pm - 3pm] Amidst the online debating over file sharing and illegal downloading some companies have built business models that offer bands free services, fair trade in music and charitable donations through downloads. This panel will speak to 4 of those sites and [...]

Found a series of articles in the L.A. Times that I thought were interesting enough that if you are an artist looking for new ideas/what's happening now and/or someone considering launching a label - these articles cover a lot of what's happening - or at least from an indie perspective - presently via some snapshots of a few artists/labels. L.A.'s string of indie labels succeeds with a jack-of-all-trades approach The path to success [...]

So my label put out GGMU's debut EP. It seems I should have maintained a working relationship with them (don't worry we still have sleepovers all the time). Why, oh little reviews like the following for their debut LP, ZOMBIES!: The Toronto Star wrote : Arguably the most impressive indie pop band to come out of the East Coast since Two Hours Traffic Ground Control had this and more to say: ZOMBIES!!! marks Glory Glory Man United as a band [...]

There is a benefit show tonight downtown featuring some of Halifax's best metal bands raising money for one of their own fighting cancer. It's a great lineup without the additional good you'll be contributing too so metal fans should make an effort to get down there this evening. They have a good patio too if it stays nice out this evening. Kobra Promotions Presents: Terratomb Hellacaust Thy Flesh Consumed Select And Dismember $5 at the door+ donations welcome. 19+ BRING I.D. DUMMY!!!! Our metal brother Quinn [...]

So based on a combination of finanacial, personal and just needing change reasons I am getting out of the Rock Garden. I will shutting down after this weekend most likely. Although I am hoping to find someone to continue to operate the space as a jam space, a potential offer may keep me around a bit longer but I need out. [EDIT: I actually already have one meeting lined up, so fingers crossed]. Pretty much from day one things were behind. So the space has never been quite where I wanted it. I have basically built a life-style [...]

Cupcakes to kick cancer's ass with!? Sounds good no? Come enjoy all things cupcake, meet some new friends, raise some money for a great organization! Any money raised will be going to the Canadian Cancer Society. I have worked and volunteered for the CCS. I can tell you first hand they have many programs where money raised directly impacts the lives of of people fighting cancer. From helping supplement the cost of drugs patients need to providing them a place to stay when they need to travel to Halifax for treatments. The services they provide make a world [...]

Myles and the Fuzz have hit the road today with the Sleepless Nights, bound for Ontario and the Pitter Patter festival. The festival founded by Keith Hamiliton [booker at the Boat in Toronto, a dj, leader of his band Hamilton Trading Co. - probably lots of other stuff I don't know about] has a pretty great vision that is hard to not get behind: The Pitter Patter Music Festival is based on a simple set of principals: Fair compensation to the artists Easy access for the patrons The need [...]

In the bleak summer of 09, three pals with some time on their hands formed a new loud rock n roll band..... And made it one of my favorite new bands to come out of Halifax in a while. Dirty low-fi power pop punk that KICKS!! Thanks in no small part to Meg's instinctual beat down on the kit. For a first time drummer she plays with enough confidence and raw ommph to convince anyone this is not a) her first band and b) that she hadn't played drums before. The band is fronted by KC [...]

So Sundays use to be the busiest day of the week at the Rock Garden. Since the New Year though they have been pretty hit or miss. No real clue why....I am kind of blaming Isaac.....though he really didn't do anything.... But to try and get folks back in on Sundays, every hour booked on a Sunday in May counts as one entry in a draw for free jams to the end of the year [6 months of 1 free weekly 2h jam - free jams do not have to be used on Sundays]. All you have to [...]

We will reopen on Sunday May 2nd. If you are booking for Sunday May 2nd or after, leave a message or email us and we will be checking for messages periodically. If you are looking for time while we are closed we apologize for any inconvenience. We had to close due to a TV show filming in the hall above us. Our hours and if we are closing for anything like this can be seen on our website at http://www.rockgardenjamspaces .com or on our Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/therock garden [...]

Has the music industry really learned anything in the past ten years? Is it any further along to addressing the issues of torrents and freely available music? I say not a sweet chance! Facing the (Free) Music March 12, 2010 For 10 years, music execs have waged a war against digital file sharing - and software like Napster and websites like The Pirate Bay - which have decimated the industry's profits. But recently, there are signs from Europe that the battle over free music may be [...]

A range of emotions upon realizing I have been in a basement for 5 years now! Sometime next week I am going to post a long threatened list of things not to do in running a business. Consider it a gift for anyone else that wants to run a business one day. For the moment I need to give thanks though. And there are probably too many people to thank - so if I forget you - please accept my apologie now. In 5 years I made a ton of mistakes, but I also [...]

DETAILS: Hello friends! Please help support Rocking4Dollars! Contrary to what you might think we don't make a ton of cash every monday. We need your help to fix up our hurtin' drum kit. Drum kits is expensive!!! On Saturday April 3 come check out: Myles Deck and the Fuzz cover The Fat Stupids Sleepless Nights cover Myles Deck and the Fuzz Bad Motels cover Sleepless Nights No Flyers Please cover the Bad Motels Fat Stupids cover No Flyers Please. It will be Insanity personified through the fucking roof. $5. [...]

Hope you like Steve Miller......... Tickets on sale now at ticketpro.ca or Ticketpro outlets ($21.50adv/$29 day of show). FYI: Every Thrush Hermit show will feature a different opening act, sorry I have no details on the others right now. www.mypsace.com/mylesdeckandth efuzz www.myspace.com/thrushhermitro x Complete* Reunion Dates 8 Mar 2010 The Manhattan Club Moncton, New Brunswick 19 Mar 2010 The Paragon Theatre Halifax, NS 20 Mar 2010 The Paragon Theatre Halifax, NS 23 Mar [...]

FYI: There IS a catch [or two], but we'll get to that in a moment So a couple years ago I read a post online that asked: What if there was a place online where you could go and *easily* donate money to musicians? Think about it, you illegally BitTorrent the latest "Death Cab for Cutie" album. You think it kicks ass and decide that you would like to reward the band by giving them $5. March 31st 2006 http://ask.metafilter.com/3548 2/BitTorrent-Donations-Viva-la -revolution And I couldn't shake [...]