I’ve greatly enjoyed Alan Krueger’s “Land of Hope and Dreams: Rock and Roll, Economics and Rebuilding the Middle Class” speech given at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this past June. In the speech, Krueger compares the economics of the music industry to what is happening in the U.S. economy as a whole. It… Continue reading Rockonomics
Category: concerts
Rock Show Concert Posters 2.0: Now on iPhone and iPod Touch
I’m pumped to announce availability of Rock Show 2.0. This is the first version of Rock Show that works on the iPad and both the iPhone and iPod Touch. A lot of fixes and tweaks are in this version of the application, along with some new posters as well! Two articles are up about the… Continue reading Rock Show Concert Posters 2.0: Now on iPhone and iPod Touch
Rock Show, an App for the Apple iPad
My software company, Neutrinos, has been hard at work on an application for the Apple iPad called Rock Show. Rock Show is an interactive art gallery for concert posters that lets you view, share and buy original limited edition artwork. We’re very excited about the potential of the iPad and hope that this application does… Continue reading Rock Show, an App for the Apple iPad
The Concept of Self and Use of RFID on the iPhone in Entertainment and Social Space
My friend Elissa turned me on to an article by William Deresiewicz titled The End of Solitude that addresses the culture of celebrity and connectivity as symptoms of an impulse for becoming known. Much of the article offers an overview of the historical concept of Self and what we get out of it. Something I… Continue reading The Concept of Self and Use of RFID on the iPhone in Entertainment and Social Space
I'm Back
It’s not that I’ve been on break, I’ve just been getting a lot of my online communication out through micro blogging on Twitter and using Facebook, with a little Flickr thrown in. I had an amazing summer that included my sister getting married and traveling around the country as a rock journalist. I’m back in… Continue reading I'm Back
RJD2 @ Paradise
I just got back from the 5/3/08 RJD2 show at The Paradise on Comm. Ave. I had been looking forward to the show for some time, pulling the on-sale date from an RSS item from tourfilter and within a week or two tickets sold out. It was with great anticipation that I approached the show.… Continue reading RJD2 @ Paradise