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@chappy87 well that's very honourable of you. Thanks man. Mental. Car incidents are horrible. :( 1 day ago
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@chappy87 man, that's insane. Bet you couldn't believe what he was doing. Not an easy insurance claim I imagine if you did. Sorry buddy! 1 day ago
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@chappy87 Ahhhh rubbish man. You ok? Has he taken responsibility and stuff? Much damage? 1 day ago
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@hanaels have you heard about the Wiggles? Big changes ahead. Hope you're OK with this news. http://t.co/A4tkxJxF 1 day ago
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quality of life. MASSIVE PRAWNS. 3 days ago
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Category Archives: Independent Action
Marketing; Why I am Not Really Making Plans this Year
This week I have had the privilege of being able to release the first part of my new work, One World Less. It is something I spent a large portion of 2010 putting together but is the culmination of a … Continue reading
The Hometown Dichotomy
Ahh yes the hometown gig. It is great to be able to play a show in front of all your friends every once in a while. The opportunity to get everyone down to support you and impress those who have … Continue reading
Posted in False, Gig, Independent Action, Independent Thinking, Live shows, Local
Tagged advice, dichotomy, facebook event, fans, friends, gigs, hometown, independent musician, local show, loyal, music
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Fulfilling the Big Dream
I noticed recently, while watching a reality TV competition show that there is a strange phenomenon that the powerful now use in order to control the weak; the capacity to possess access to fabricated dream-fulfilment. It has probably always been … Continue reading
Posted in Control, Dreams, Future, Independent Action, Independent Thinking, Media, Reality TV
Tagged business, corporate, dreams, false, nightmares, power, strong control weak, x factor
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New Containers for Content
The issue of file sharing has become a scapegoat for other factors beyond their control and if we are not careful they will pull the power back by restricting our rights and abilities as independent artists to grab the bull by the horns and acquire a level of control that has long been unattainable. Continue reading
Posted in Independent Action, Independent Thinking
Tagged changing, marketing, music industry, new media, product, sales
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9. Creative Clusters
Clustering is a vital part of any creative and innovative industry, music being no exception. A cluster is a group of similar objects in a small space or vicinity where they are never far from one another. This is essentially … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Action, Independent Thinking
Tagged community, fear, isolated, local scene, lonely, outsider, part of something
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8. Be Inspired, Not Envious/Bitter
Encouragement makes your balls grow bigger, bigger balls make bigger risks, bigger risks increase your chances of bigger rewards, and bigger rewards are nice. Continue reading
Posted in Independent Action
Tagged artists, bitter, collaboration, community, envious, Ideas, inspiration
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5. Life is a Festival
The first day of a music festival: You rock up, excited, looking and feeling good, find a place to pitch your tent, not too far from the toilets (not too close either) and you work your way through the festival … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Action
Tagged artists, fry, multiple stages, new, rough looking, unknown
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4. Promote Others
It has dawned on me that no one actually cares about me, apart from my close friends and family; people only care about themselves. Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Independent Action, Independent Thinking, Inspiration, Observation
Tagged experiment, future, hypocrisy, mutual appreciation, paradigm shift, promote, resent, selflessness
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3. Communicate
Community means to practice common ownership over something and this is not going to be achieved if we don’t even talk to each other. What do we want to own? Continue reading
Posted in Independent Action
Tagged artist to artist, common ownership, communicate, community, talk
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