Today At Summerfest - 07/04/2013
11 Days11 StagesOver 800 ActsOver 1,000 PerformancesNearly 900,000 of your closest friendsMilwaukee, WISummerfest provides the backdrop for the music industry’s hottest stars, emerging talent and local...
View ArticleThis 4th of July Don't Forget To Rock The Flag And Remember What Freedom Means
Independence Day is upon us and we're going to get some new music up on the radio and then head out to Summerfest so we can get our grubby, sauce dripping-fingers on all the BBQ we can find. Believe...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - There Ain't No Cure For The Summertime Blues
We lose listeners and readers in the summer, which is to be expected, as there is more to do. So we blog less, and then we lose even more readers. It's a fine line to cross and a difficult line on...
View ArticleWhy Every Indie Artist Needs Great Photos
(Lovebettie) If you’re like a lot of independent artists, picking the images that best represent you or your band can lead to panic, anxiety and insecurity. Basically, as an artist, you have limited...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - I Want My IPTV (The Future Of Internet Protocol Television)
Over the past five years or so you may have noticed great changes in our viewing (and listening) habits and as consumers, we are now living in an on demand society when it comes to our media. We want...
View ArticleWe Are Honored To Be Part Of The Redux TV Network
I greet you all with incredibly good news and much thanks. Jivewired has been granted a dedicated broadcasting outlet on the Redux TV Network, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and Broadband...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - Making Your Song A Hit Song
At the end of 2001, we picked our Top Ten Favorite Videos of the Year and we gave an honorable mention to the Australian band San Cisco for their very catchy single Awkward. The song was relatively...
View ArticleAlbum Review - Streamline by Cary Morin
“Cary might have just given us the secret recipe of the Blues here. Storytelling, songwriting and honesty. Music from the guts really. And while Cary is still unsure of deserving to be called a blues...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - Are Your Marketing Dollars Successfully Leveraging Your...
“So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends — but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.”― Julio-Alexi Genao"Monday Monday - so good to me."― The Mamas...
View ArticleThis Week's New Spins On Jivewired Radio
The number of new music releases is starting to increase as summer starts it's big wind-down. We've got some good stuff this week no doubt and another free sampler to boot. SO -- If you're still into...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix -- Tris Is Sure To Shirr The Deers Out
I couldn't sleep last night because I just couldn't keep my mind from going through the unabridged canon of R.E.M., chronologically no less (thank you nighttime OCD) album for album, song for song,...
View ArticleReplacements Reveal Reunion Lineup
The word is finally out on who’s replacing the missing Replacements for the legendary Minneapolis band’s three-gig reunion run that starts next weekend in Toronto. Will give you the details after the...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - Mobile Television Content Delivery Systems & Over The Top...
Technology changes so rapidly it is almost impossible for consumers to keep up. Today I get to be a bit of a geek and talk about Ultra HD television, Mobile Content Delivery Systems and Over The Top...
View ArticleStates Allowed To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
WASHINGTON (Sources: NPR, Bloomberg, Reuters, Pew Research)– In a move marijuana advocates hailed as an historic shift, the Obama administration on Thursday began giving U.S. states wide leeway to...
View ArticleIs It Possible To Recreate Music Television And Be Successful? [Part One of Two]
I'll probably get sued for use of the trademarked image above, but hey, MTV, if you want to use the Jivewired logo in reciprocation, have at it. Let's face it, this image originally belonged to NASA...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - The Aphrodisiacal Function Of Music In The Human Condition
Addiction - the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming.".....if you ever get lonely just go to the record store and visit...
View ArticleThis Week's New Releases On Jivewired Radio
A killer past two weeks as far as new releases. Today we are going to focus on two particular new albums that I am really digging on, Thread by Great Apes and AM by Arctic Monkeys. I have been up...
View ArticleFriday Flashback 1978: Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Lene Lovich, The Fall & The...
We are changing up the written format for Friday Flashback. To link to the previous article, which is a synopsis of the entire year, simply follow this link:...
View ArticleAlbum Review - Braised & Confused by Gram Rabbit
Release Date: 11-April-2013Genre: Rock / Psychedelic / Electronic / New RaveLocation: Joshua Tree, CAPublisher: [p][c] 2013 Royal OrderLabel/Distribution: Royal OrderTotal Time: 26m 07sReview Date:...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - CBGB Fest Announces Headliners, Springs To Life In A Big Way
When I think of CBGB, I can't help but remember the holy trinity of musical acts that emerged from that venue in the late 1970s, all of which reside in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today: The...
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