Music videos represent a form of expressing an artistic message,but many artists sometimes make a statement that is consideredto be offensive. Therefore the music video gets censored due tothese offensive messages. The definition of offensive music videos is different from onecountry to another. What is considered to be offensive in onecountry could be seen as a completely normal behaviour inanother....

Although the first music video ever broadcasted was ‘VideoKilled the Radio Star’ played by MTV in 1981, some consider themusic video to be much older than that year. It seems that thefilm Alexander Nevsky, directed by Sergei Eisenstein in 1938 hadsome extended images of battles which had been choreographed bySergei Prokofiev. These new scenes were so innovative that theyhave lately been...

Music marketing is by and large difficult for mostartists, that is something we need to realise. Marketingyourself, being confident to allow people to listen to yourtracks and most importantly, handling criticism takes a bit oftime to get used to. In the majority of cases though, marketingplans do fail. you may have a great sounding track, but if it isnot marketed properly then it will just be white...

Elan is an astonishingly talented singer-songwriteroriginally from Guadalajara. She landed a few years ago in thefertile musical landscape of Southern California and quicklymade a name for herself by being the first internationallysuccessful Latin American independent artist as well as thefirst female Latina to begin her career with an English languagealbum written completely on her own.That 2003 debut...

The members of RANDALL FLAGG may look like your typical NewJersey guys, but once the band’s vehement sound-a seamless blendof hardcore and death metal-begins blasting from the stage, it’sapparent they’re an extraordinary crew. Unabashedlyin-your-face, and yet melodic, the band’s heavy, carefullystructured, technical songs deliver the emotional wallop andcarnal assault that has...

“What does it cost to get a record on the charts?” The questionwas directed to Mike McVay, programming consultant to about 400radio stations owned by media giant Clear Channel.A hush fell over the audience, as this was a piece ofinformation that could determine the fate of independent artistseverywhere.McVay pulled no punches. Depending on your genre, the amount is”a hundred thousand...

Following jam bands is a blast because of the music, places yousee and cool people you meet. Jam band journals are great waysto keep track of your shows.Jam Band JournalsUndoubtedly, the Grateful Dead was the greatest jam band inhistory, but others such as String Cheese Incident have carriedon the tradition. Whatever your favorite band is, think back tothe last show you saw. What sticks out in your...