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Man Behind the Monitor: J.Dakar of Concrete Loop / Write State of Mind
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Jimmie's Chicken Shack http://www.arielpublicity.net/artists/2416 Genre: Rock, Reggae, Indie No question Jimmie's Chicken Shack is one of the hardest working bands in the business having toured constantly since 1995. Between headlining their own tours in the US and Europe they've been out with bands such as Live, 311, Creed, Fuel and Everclear. Still front and center is Jimi Haha with his dynamic stage presence, eccentric yet hooky melodies, riffs and chord changes and his biting, often ironic lyrical take on life. It's all about the music for Jimmie's Chicken Shack who, despite selling millions of albums will never bend to fit.
V-Project http://www.arielpublicity.net/clients/2422 Genre:Rock, Melodic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues, Indie Rock Gasoline, Only .35 cents a gallon! Ages ago in some other galaxy you say? Actually, it was the 70’s and 80’s, and for guitarist David Vaccaro the galaxy was ”The Hub of The Universe” which, (as anyone from the area knows) is the city of Boston. The Cars, The J Geils Band, Aerosmith, Till Tuesday, The Jon Butcher Axis, The Neighborhoods, Beaver Brown, The WBCN Rock’n Roll Rumble/Battle of the Bands …to say it was a good time to be in a band and playing live around Boston simply does not paint the picture of just how exciting the Boston music scene was. Blues-fueled Melodic Rock for the 21st Century featuring Platinum Recording Artist Robin McAuley.
SPIN http://www.arielpublicity.net/artists/2425 Genre: Rock, Alternative, Pop Already one of the hardest working indie rock bands on the East Coast, the Philadelphia based SPiN (Nationally sponsored by Jagermeister) is quickly expanding beyond its regional home base of Philly, Jersey, New York and Delaware and taking its edgy, high energy modern pop/rock to the next level.
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED RESOURCES: A BLOG, A PODCAST, & A STATION
Featured Blog: ZME Music Blog http://www.zmemusic.com ZME Music was established at the beginning of May 2007 and since then has rapidly developed into a leading blog, in the music blogosphere. They post daily with the latest news in the industry, record and concerts reviews, weekly features and interviews with the hippest artists.
Featured Podcast: Joe's Podcast http://www.joespodcast.net Broadcasting from Oregona Joe's Podcast is a 30 minute podcast that explores the world of Independent music. Take a listen and you will here tunes from Cyber PR artists, Carly Patterson, Sheri Millier, Virginia Coalition, and tons more great music.
Featured Internet Radio: RadioDetox http://www.radiodetox.com Are you sick of hearing what the boring commercial radio stations cram in your ears? Most of it is just mainstream crap that should never be played on the air. Basically, it's poison for the ears that can be addictive, but not in a good way. I'm sure you have heard bad music and got the tune stuck in your head. RadioDetox is here to change that. Yup, that's right. Listen to the station and get your ears cleansed. You can think of it as rehab for lame music.
Man behind the Monitor: J. Dakar Concrete Loop / Write State of Mind http://www.writestateofmind.net http://www.concreteloop.com Political/Commentary Contributor of Concrete Loop He currently serves as political/commentary contributor for Concrete Loop, one of the most popular black entertainment blogs, offering social and political commentary with special emphasis on the 2008 presidential election.
Q: What's the biggest challenge you've faced as a blogger?
A: Traffic. Anyone can create a blog, but if no one is reading it or commenting on it, what's the point? For a while, I received very few hits and even fewer comments. It then hit me that I had begun writing for myself. I realized that I needed to appeal to my audience, and once I did that, I noticed an increase in both readers and comments.
Q: For aspiring bloggers, do you have any tips for growing their readers?
A: My only tip is that you should never give up. I've been blogging since 2001, had about twelve sites and endured, perhaps, at least three times that number of hiatuses from blogging. Fortunately, I have dedicated readers who commented on nearly everything I wrote (when I wrote), which really motivated me to continue writing. In doing so, I put myself out there more which really opened me up to new readers...and you never know who's reading what you're writing.
Q: How did you become affiliated with Concrete Loop?
A: Angel, Brian, Tianna and I frequented the 730 Forums (http://www.seventhirty.net/forums/) some time ago around 1999 or 2000, so I've known them all for quite some time. Once I began blogging, Angel read my work and continued to do so throughout the years. Last summer, she hit me up and asked if I'd be interested in writing for Concrete Loop. I, of course, said yes, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Q: As a political writer for Concrete Loop, do you feel that music ever transcends into your blogging in any way?
A: I listen to music while I write...well, while I do most things, actually. I love music: I wake up listening to music; I go about my day listening to music; I fall asleep listening to music and then I do it all over again the next day. Suffice it to say, yes, music does transcend into my blogging.
Q: Do you feel that Concrete Loop has increased your readers at Write State of Mind?
A: Absolutely! I have an audience at Concrete Loop that appreciates my work regarding social and political commentary and visit Write State of Mind for a more personal look at J. Dakar. I analyzed my site statistics recently and discovered nearly 42 percent of my incoming traffic comes from Concrete Loop.
Q: What can we expect from your upcoming site, JDakar.com?
A: When it launches in May, JDakar.com will be my personal site where I share my thoughts on the things I love most like books, film and music in addition to my take on news stories and a few pieces on activism so we can all do good and do well (DGADW). Unlike Write State of Mind, which focuses primarily on my writing with rather lengthy posts, JDakar.com will feature much shorter ones published throughout the day.
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