Bzzzt! *click* “May I have your attention please! Welcome to the Wide World of Music! For songs you already know, please stand in the Spotify line to your left. For songs you haven’t heard that sound like the ones you know, use the Pandora line to your right. Radios are available in the back of…
Rising up through the ranks, CrashFuse has arrived to put the city of Buffalo on the musical map. They’ve earned cred the hard way through dedication to craft while pleasing local fans with frequent shows around their part of the state. But enough from me: let’s let the boys introduce themselves. (Earn This:) For the…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) This is part two of the podcast in which Colton and I select the most iconic music by decade. You can listen to part 1 here. In part two, we discuss the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. We debate the merits of “Mmmbop.” Subscribe on iTunes!…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) Colton and I sat down recently to discuss the most iconic pop songs by decade. We each ranked our own top five for every decade from the ’50s through the 2010s (so far). We had a lot of fun, and I conversation extended out into…
Soundsupply is the place to go for Drops: curated bundles of digital or physical albums, offered for limited periods at low prices. It’s perfect for hunters, explorers, collectors, and lovers of all kinds of music. Co-founder Tim Mortensen took the time to answer some questions for Earn This about the joys of sharing great artists,…
Dave Elkins, the man behind Schematic and lead singer of the reunited Mae, joined Earn This by phone to chat about everything he’s got going on. He offered such detailed insight that we decided to split up the conversation into two parts. Part One covers lots of Mae news and stories, plus some of the…
Last week I encountered something brand new in music and I want you to share the experience with me. After our recent conversation, knowing I’d be in Boston on business, Beth McDonald tipped me off to a concert series being run by the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice (SICPP). The schedule of performances, now…
In the past, I’ve demonstrated that I am no stranger to weird music nor to things beyond music. While my exploration has always been as a student and fan, Beth McDonald is a participant on the front lines of invention. May 2014 saw the release of Still, the first album recorded under McDonald’s name as…
Hello all – Colton and I recently sat down to record Earn This’s first ever podcast (Earn This PodCast = ETCast). We’re still working out the kinks of the format, but we’re excited to brave this new frontier. We make no guarantees about how frequently we post new episodes, but we’re going to give this a try…
Prelude to a Dream This is the story of my best birthday present ever. One of the hallmarks of adulthood is realizing that paychecks allow you to buy yourself gifts; and who knows you better than you? Armed with a modest but steady income, on the eve of my quarter-century day, I made an investment…