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Written by Ava
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Holy Mozes! For the first time, we're not interviewing a band or a musician or a guitar player. Lucky for you, this company can offer you an amazing way to get the most from your favorite entertainers, whether or not you actually meet them. The Mozes network is a great way for musicians to communicate with and reach out to their fans even when their schedule is completely hectic. Using a mobile device, the band can interact with both text and voice. The idea has quickly grown to be more successful than any band, singer, or musician ever imagined! We had the opportunity to interview Mozes VP of Marketing and Communications Greg Estes (who believe it or not has had his own local success in the music industry, playing with a slew of local bands) and he gave us the lowdown on the world of Mozes. |
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Written by Ava
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 Don't call him a punk--or a punk music lover. Frank Swain only refers to himself as the Sciencepunk on his blog because he wants people to get his science--to put it on a level where everyone understands it. So what does he know about music? Quite a bit, in fact. As a young guy, he was part of the whole scene and would even drive 30 miles from his home to a hole-in-wall club to see shows. In Liverpool, he was in charge of a music mmagazine for a friend's nightlcub. And while his current writing is mostly in science and other related topics, he does see the beauty of a music in a topic where most people would never think of it. He's written about music to science related topics quite a bit, thinks music is great way to get educated about sciene, and he knows that music has helped him in his own science writing. He's done everything from appear on the radio to stage manage a burlesque show. So we decided to pick his brain about it. Here's what the freelance writer and speaker has to say about all things science and music. |
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Written by Ava
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 Annie Reuter is making her music dreams come true!
And she's not even a performer. What she is, though, is an excellent writer and she's used that talent to start an entertaining and fun music blog based on her passion for the craft. As a friend of Annie's from college, I watched her transform her love for writing and her love for music into the popular blog she has today. I remember when she wrote hundreds of e-mails to friends asking for help with coming up with a name. Hundreds of interviews, music critiques, concert reviews, band members, guitar players, and musicians later--You Sing, I Write is one of the most recognizable blogs on the online music blog scene today. I had the opportunity to talk to Annie about the creation and inception of the blog and her wonderful adventures and wonderful work. |
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Written by John
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 John Dupuis may be the head of the Steacie Science & Engineering Library at York University and run a popular blog called Confessions of a Science Librarian--but he sure knows his rock music! After noticing a slew of music mixes on his site, I asked him to come up with a rock music list for Jemsite. Here's the amazing compilation he brought us.--Ava
You know how some rock songs just get the old juices flowing? The beat, the chorus, the riff & solos, the lyrics -- all just perfect. Taken together, the song epitomizes what rock and roll is all about. Of course, we all have different sets of these perfect songs, some of us will only have one or two we give that exhalted status, some will have a whole set's worth. Another thing that's really going to play into it is our age. I'm 46, so the age when I really got into popular music (mid-to-late teens) is what really imprinted on me -- the late 1970's and early 1980's and what was playing on rock radio in that era. So, here goes: Five perfect rock songs: |
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Written by Joe
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 He's not just your Average Joe. In fact, Philadelphia resident Joe Pelone counts himself as a vegetarian, a Star Trek fan, and an avid reader of Ernest Hemingway novels.
But that's not all--he also has an incredible taste in music! And why shouldn't he? After all, he already writes for two way popular blogs--his very own Picasso Blue, and the highly popular Punknews.org, which provides an inclusive community for discussion of punk, ska, hardcore, emo, metal and indie music news. Since Joe provides some of the best commentary on these types of music on both sites, we asked him to come up with a list of 5 of a his favorite guitar-influenced tracks. He didn't disappoint. |
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Written by Jeff
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 Why would anyone start an undertaking with few prospects of recognition or remuneration? I suppose that’s a quandary that all artists, writers and musicians especially, can understand.
My blog, Music Ruined My Life, was borne of raw necessity. Listening to, and reading about, music consumed so much of my free time (hence that cumbersome title) that I needed to share this particular affliction. I wanted people to hear and get excited about music far off the cultural radar.
All the great material popping up in the clumsily named blogosphere did give me a serious kick in the ass. I envied the success of a friend’s sharp, funny personal blog (a blog that details the day-to-day minutiae of an individual) but felt my own life wasn’t fitting fodder for such a work. Then, the now-shuttered sharity blog (a blog which posts albums for downloading) Power-Pop Lovers, with its huge cache of obscure but brilliant rock n’ roll albums, gave me the final hoof. I began a blog detailing the congested intersection of my life and music, mixing the narrative writing of a personal blog with the musical offerings of a sharity blog.
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