The Driving With Gass Radio Show -- We'd Like To Introduce You To Kevin...
Thanks to our good friends at Mesa O'Donnell Media Services [MOMS], Jivewired.com is extremely excited to announce that we will be working with and promoting Jivewired performers in affiliation with...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - iTunes Radio vs. Pandora, Spotify, Slacker Radio and Live365
iTunes Radio is here and it is here now. Apple’s new music streaming service, which piggy-backs off the brobdingnagian iTunes catalog, arrived as part of Apple's latest operating system update [iOS7]...
View ArticleMilwaukee Film Festival Review - Stop Making Sense Featuring The Talking...
Stop Making Sense was presented by WMSE-FM 91.7 Milwaukee as part of their contribution to the Milwaukee Film festival, and played at the Oriental Theater on Friday and Monday evenings.Stop Making...
View ArticleYou Asked: Why Can't I Get Radio Stations To Play My Music?
WHY CAN'T I GET MY MUSIC ON THE RADIO? The short answer is you can. It's not difficult but it takes a lot of hard work, some money, probably more than you have budgeted, a lot of follow-up and a lot of...
View ArticleFriday Flashback 1980 -- Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Jam, Squeeze and Echo &...
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...
View ArticleiPod Shuffle 3.5 - The Jivewired Version
It's 6AM Sunday morning. Joni Mitchell's Help Me is playing on the radio. It's still dark out. Is it too late or too early for a glass of wine? That's a judgement call. It may be time to play...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - Remembering The Late Lou Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27,...
One of rock's most beloved and contrarian figures has died. Lou Reed epitomized New York City's artistic underbelly in the 1970s. He was 71. His exact cause of death was not immediately revealed,...
View ArticleReviewing CBGB - The Movie
One stage. One toilet. No cover bands. If you are expecting a documentary-type movie or a chronological, historical reference piece on the iconic New York City punk venue prepare for major...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - What Comes After Indie?
Indie music has always been one of the hardest genres to define. Advances in technology have allowed local acts to extend their reach worldwide, and in doing so, bands and performers are more easily...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Red EP by The Bloody Nerve
From Place To Hide, that awakens Leon Russell’s Shelter People, to the haunting Find Ya Love, Red’s three cuts offers a glimpse into the rock n’ roll bazaar of The Bloody Nerve.- Nashville Music...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - Year End Retrospectives And The Big Lie Of Year End...
Music crosses so many genres and individual tastes come with so many variances that picking a definitive list of what constitutes the best of the year is certainly subjective and ultimately leads to...
View ArticleAlbum Review - Made In The U.S.A. by American Dreamers
"Regardless of the possibilities of being famous and making money, writing music is about when people listen to music and say it reminds them of things in their lives."- Marcus Rap, American Dreamers...
View ArticleAlbum Review - A Twisted Tale by Pegleg Pig
"This really feels like a garage band in so many ways, but especially the production. Everyone here plays quite well. So, more time and experience in songwriting will give better results."- G.W....
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - So You Wanna Sell Out? Getting Your Band A Corporate...
I get asked all the time.How do I lock in sponsors for my band?If your touring receipts and licensing deals are generating cash streams that are through the roof, you can probably skip this article....
View ArticleAlbum Review - Low Country Lies by The Imperial
"The linchpin to selling their classic approach may be Andy Kobelinski’s vocals, reminiscent of an especially hungry Jonny Lang beset by untrustworthy women and life in general. That he and the rest of...
View ArticleAlbum Review - The Colony Presents: New Tulsa Folks
On Singer/Songwriter Night at The Colony, hosted by Cody Clinton: "[The] vibe can probably be attributed to the collective admiration among the regulars, which is immediately apparent once the...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix - Indie Bands Selling Out Part II - Art For The Sake Of Art or...
Last week we talked about ways to fund your efforts through corporate sponsorships.Let's discuss the ramifications today.We quoted an article authored by Jessica Hopper last week which I think is an...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix -- Nobody Can Hear You If You Are Screaming Into A Tornado
This will be our last Monday Mix of 2013 so I thought we'd start by taking a look back at the past year while looking sightly forward to 2014. For the rest of the month we will be doing a lot of...
View ArticleYear End Retrospectives -- Top 20 Jivewired Videos of 2013 (Part 2: #11-20)
Our Year in Music 2013 coverage begins today with our Top Twenty Videos of 2013. To be considered videos had to have been released between October 1, 2012 and November 1, 2013. Also, this year, since...
View ArticleYear End Retrospectives -- Top 20 Jivewired Videos of 2013 (Part 1: #1-10)
Our Year in Music 2013 coverage begins today with our Top Twenty Videos of 2013. To be considered videos had to have been released between October 1, 2012 and November 1, 2013. Also, this year, since...
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