Viral videos have snuck in the cracks of my life for years. I find myself clicking “stumble” almost compulsively between trying to do more “legitimate” work. As a schmaltzy printellectual, I find myself trying to break down what makes a video go and stay viral on the web. And I really don’t believe it’s the same [...]

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Our own MOMS have been nominated to be The Deli Magazine Artist of the Month for May. Which would be great. You should go vote for them here!

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We got a twitter. Amazingwowmusic. Tweet our asses.

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The RIAA’s internet webpage, piratically my homepage, directed me to the IFPI’s (International Federation for the Phonographic Industry) annual report on digital music. Low expectations segued into mild outrage as I read. I’m not disputing their statistics about how many people download music a year. But what pisses the shit out of me is the [...]

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Back in the day when I was rocking The Hippodrome, Andy Fenstermaker was syndicating my features on Fense Post. The site has been revamped and looks great. And really, let’s give some credit here. Keeping up an mp3 blog these days is hard! But Fense does it with consistency and aplomb. I’ve admired the site [...]

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I had the great opportunity to play with The Wailing Wall at this past SXSW. Next year, with all luck, an Amazing Wow showcase. It was a blast but I got pretty unrepresentative pictures. The street was crowded:

Akron/Family’s dancing was take it or leave it:

Artist lounge had free beer, which Chris was in disbelief from:

Women [...]

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World renowned Allison Erik, a frequent guest artist at Craters shows, recorded this video explaining technique and tactic.  Check it out.

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The brand new LP from Double Dragons is now available for free download only on Amazing Wow. We’re proud that our third release sounds this tight.
My fear, that the recording would pale in comparison to the band’s skin melting live show, was thankfully not realized. Unlike many metal studio albums, the production augments, instead of [...]

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If you didn’t hear already, the RIAA is no longer sueing individuals for downloading copyrighted music. Now downloaders can get up to 5,000 songs a month without getting fined. The RIAA has set their crosshairs on ISPs instead.
As a show of solidarity with the RIAA, Amazing Wow will no longer be prosecuting those who download [...]

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The people over at Future Folk Records are doing some verrrry cool things. FF is a similarly run enterprise to Amazing Wow, but with no ads or merch to speak of yet. “Folk music is the music of community,” according to their about page, and because of the internet, “limitless numbers of people can now [...]

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