So for the past two weeks I’ve spoken about how tough it was for indie artists to get their names out. This week I have a bright light at the end of the tunnel. Everyone sees it, but no one gets to it the right way. The internet is such a great tool for bringing [...]

Inspired Reference: http://www.winnipegsun.com/entertainment/music/2009/08/13/10454946.html
Very interesting words from K’naan. He claims that Canadian hip-hop is very inconsistent in the sense that there are only a few artists like him, Classified, and k-os. They’re dropping albums and working on their music constantly and consistently while most of the others are just popping in as a surprise every few [...]

I often hear indie fans saying “there’s nothing in the mainstream, it’s all about the underground”. I think that the fans just feel that proportion of “talent” is not in the mainstream. Or maybe they feel that their favorite artist isn’t getting the popularity they feel they deserve. I’m not going to sit here and [...]