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Vimeo vs. YouTube

April 20, 2011 / aftertheshow

YouTube is definitely the most popular video website, but Vimeo is steadily gaining fans.

Compared to YouTube’s cluttered comments section and increasing number of advertisements before videos, Vimeo has a much cleaner look and more personal feel.

It’s a good idea to periodically check Vimeo for new video uploads of your favorite bands. Only relying on YouTube could mean that you miss out on great concert videos.

For example, I recently found an entire Rilo Kiley concert (from May 2005 at Austin City Limits) on Vimeo — Vimeo is the only place on the Internet to watch this concert.

Set list: “Pull Me in Tighter,” “More Adventurous,” “Ripchord,” “The Absence of God,” “Does He Love You?,” and “I Love LA.”

New Ways to Listen to Old Songs

April 14, 2011 / aftertheshow

Sometimes it’s fun to listen to songs you like in new ways. In addition to listening to live versions of songs you already like, you can also use YouTube to find slowed down or sped up (chipmunk) songs, reversed songs, 8-bit songs, remixes, changed pitch songs, and demos. For example…

8-bit song – “Recently Distressed” by Phantom Planet:

Slowed down song – “Nobody’s Home” by Avril Lavigne:

Sped up (chipmunk) song – “Self Machine” by I Blame Coco:

Reversed song – “Make Some Noise” by Hannah Montana:

Remix song – “Bed Intruder Song”:

Changed pitch song – “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles:

Demo – “Sweetness” by Jimmy Eat World:

Best Coast’s Beach Boys Cover

April 10, 2011 / aftertheshow

Best Coast did a live cover of “In My Room” by The Beach Boys at Daytrotter:

Music vs. Cereal (Part 2)

April 7, 2011 / aftertheshow

Last week, After The Show published a post called “Music > Cereal,“ pointing out the discrepancy between a box of cereal costing the same price as an entire album of music.

Magic Pie Music then posted a response, called “Music < Cereal: Why $5 for a digital album is too much.”

This response raised many good points, but I think the biggest problem with bands giving away their music for free (or very little) creates a barrier to entry — such a model benefits already-established artists and big name artists, but new bands and indie bands would face quite a struggle if their main source of income was merchandise and concert tickets alone. How would they make enough money to be able to tour (and sell this merchandise and these tickets) without first making money by selling their music online?

You can read that post as well as follow-up comments here. Feel free to contribute to the discussion by leaving a comment.

Music > Cereal

March 26, 2011 / aftertheshow

Price of one box of Kashi cereal: $5.00

Price of one entire album on Amazon: $5.00

Digital music, with no packaging/warehouse/storage/transportation costs, should be less expensive than music in vinyl or compact disc form.

But, it seems incongruous to charge only $5.00 for an album of 12-13 songs which can be listened to over and over again and shared with a theoretically infinite number of people.

The box of cereal is gone very quickly, but the songs remain.

Early Winters at Hotel Cafe

March 18, 2011 / aftertheshow

Last night, Early Winters (and Nightmare and the Cat) played at the Hotel Cafe.

This show was the second of Early Winters’ March residency, and 4 musicians backed up bandleaders Carina Round and Justin Rutledge.

The band started with “Turn Around,” a song that equally featured both lead singers and reminded me of The Swell Season.

Early Winters then played a song that’s not on their EP, perhaps called “What Kind of King.” A great, more electric, and slightly faster version of “Spanish Burn” was next.

“Light of Day” was a solid, catchy, up-tempo song featuring a keyboard/harpischord-like solo, followed by “Tough Love.”

The band finished its set strong with “One Time In Your Life” — the drums really drove the song and the audience responded well to the music.

Check out Early Winters’ official website here.