Survival of the Fittest
The world of today has truly become winner take all. It’s survival of the fittest, specifically in the digital space. This is very evident in the music industry. There used to be thousands of labels and now there are very few real labels. The players are getting gobbled up so that there are fewer still. As for new artists, even with the bar for entry lowered, the common person creating music independently today has no way to overcome the barriers for any sort of recognition,
Dispatches From the Front
In order to better bring you more complete coverage of all things music we here at Power Chord are willing to send our intrepid correspondents into the most volatile hot zones known to man. They say they like to live dangerously and we are more than willing to see them prove it. This time out we sent King to that most controversial of musical experiences. No, not a Ted Nugent concert in Berkeley, not a Kanye West show in Charlottesville, Virginia. Even more extreme. We sent h
And Then There Was One...
Is a band still relevant when there is only one (or no) original member? We all experience it, ‘loss’. We experience it as individuals within our circle of friends and families. We experience it collectively, our larger circles, our towns, communities, going right up to our country, our planet, and our universe. Loss comes to us in many ways, death, accidental or self-inflicted (note the recent suicides by recording artists), feloniously (murder), sickness, drugs, alcohol, ac
Mysterious Music, Mysterious End
(Check out the playlist below!) With the eclipse having just passed and everyone with their eyes on the sky, I’m reminded of the long lost musician Jim Sullivan. For those of you who may not know about Mr. Sullivan and his 1975 disappearance into the New Mexican desert, let this be an introductory piece to the the man, his music, and the mystery. I first heard of Jim Sullivan the way the best stories are exchanged, through a friend in casual conversation. One of those convers