Heather Browne
Check out Heather Browne a music savvy.
1) First something about me.
I am a twenty-something hip mama who wants to stay in touch with the music community, so I run a music blog that lets me write and share, create and explore my complex relationship with songs. I love music, the way it communicates and changes and evokes. Bonus points if it also makes me tap my toes or want to dance. I am recently relocated to Colorado from California with my hubby and two-year old son, and loving the fresh mountain air.
2) How, when and why you started blogging.
I just started my blog in November of 2005 and have been truly amazed at how it has taken off. I am just writing about what I love. As Nick Hornby wrote, “I love the relationship that anyone has with music: because there’s something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. It’s the best part of us, probably, the richest and strangest part….” That exactly sums up why I wanted to blog in the first place, and what keeps me posting sometimes several times a day.
3) About my blog.
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS is named after a most excellent Pearl Jam lyric from the song “Leash.” I picked it because it communicates what my blog is: I am a fuel that hopefully lights little fires in iPods and earphones and car stereos all across the world as people are turned on to new music, and everyone who visits will hopefully become a friend.
4) status of blogging in U.S.A
I am in the USA. I am excited by the new spark that is turning into a blaze of music bloggers, because it is such an exciting and vibrant way to share about new music and learn about fresh artists. I am a bit disappointed (and worried) with the recent prosecution in America of the two gents who posted some tracks from Ryan Adams’ new release to a fansite. They face 11 years in jail, which truthfully seems absurd to me. Independent rock ‘n’ roll artist Roger Clyne said in an interview when asked about new technologies in music:
“You found some obscure little band, namely mine, at some obscure little place, blossomed into an opportunity for me to send my music to anybody else who might be interested. And if they find this philosophy intriguing at all, maybe they’ll check out the music, and if they like the music and decide they want to download everything I’ve ever made, cool, but maybe I’ve made a fan, and they’re going to come pay ten or fifteen bucks for a concert ticket next time I come through and get the opportunity to check out the band live. And maybe if I’m even luckier, they’ll buy a concert t-shirt. And maybe if I’m doing a fantastic job that evening, they’ll come back and bring a friend next time. And that’s how small businesses and independent bands are going to have to exist from now on.”
I completely agree with Clyne’s perspective and think that attacking the music bloggers who are trying to share the love is short-sighted and ultimately will backfire.
5) My tips for coming bloggers.
Write about something you are passionate about. Spellcheck. Be relevant and current. Use pictures to make your posts interesting. Have a sense of humor and don’t take yourself too seriously.
6) If you can help other bloggers, then how?
I am happy to answer questions.
My Music Blog
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com
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