tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100034932009-06-19T13:23:32.086-07:00News and occasional information about the music of Loren Davidson, with random musings.Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-47685957688612882322009-06-19T13:16:00.000-07:002009-06-19T13:23:32.100-07:00This November, in Key West, I'll be attending the second annual Trop Rock Music Awards (TRMA). Organized by the good folks of the Margarita MAFIA (Members And Fans In Alliance), we will for the first...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2009/06/2009-trop-rock-music-awards.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-74165474634462274572009-05-27T18:14:00.001-07:002009-05-27T18:17:26.236-07:00I've been named the "Artist of the Month" at Web Radio Puget Sound! There's a very studly picture of Every Day's a Holiday on their home page, and they are featuring songs from the album on their...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2009/05/wrps-artist-of-month.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-59622434768008025292009-04-02T13:00:00.001-07:002009-04-02T13:03:15.863-07:00Hiya, I've just updated my Shows calendar into June. I've got a whole bunch of May dates in the Bay Area, and two southern California shows in early June! If you'd like more information on when and...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2009/04/new-shows-on-calendar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-72762668948086908252009-02-27T12:45:00.000-08:002009-02-27T12:53:00.017-08:00I just read a fascinating article on MSNBC, about how a layoff can be an excellent time to travel *and* learn a new career. Some of the options included yoga, cooking, diving certifications, and...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2009/02/layoffs-only-beginning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-56813271827766209492009-02-24T13:06:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:10:55.567-08:00Here's a CNN article about how some people are making the best of our current difficult economic times. I'm certainly amazed at the creativity that people are showing. In some ways, this feels to me...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2009/02/making-best.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-19436328396443755942009-01-09T16:10:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:14:07.917-08:00Like so many people, I'm pissed at what's happening to our economy. I'm annoyed at what's happened to what little nest egg I have, and even more annoyed that the people who seem to be getting the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2009/01/its-economy-folks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-14046005790429696482008-11-28T10:10:00.001-08:002008-11-28T10:10:48.293-08:00It's about 10 AM here on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, at the Holiday World Music Center, in scenic Castro Valley California, just a few minutes' drive from the beautiful San Francisco Day. The...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/11/giving-thanks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-24745364210732594602008-09-12T11:16:00.000-07:002008-09-12T11:19:51.151-07:00I've had a couple of requests for the lyrics to "Let's Go Sailing, Gov. Palin," the song I posted to YouTube a couple of days ago. Unfortunately, the mike on a camcorder doesn't quite pick everything...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/09/lyrics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-84015212393583344702008-09-11T07:25:00.000-07:002008-09-11T07:35:19.066-07:00America's got a new "sweetheart," and I've got a new song. Coincidence? I think not. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has popped out of obscurity and onto the television screens of America. We're still...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/09/lets-go-sailing-gov-palin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-79981476713309928432008-09-10T19:21:00.001-07:002008-09-10T19:22:05.355-07:00Here's what Radio Indy has to say about Every Day's a Holiday, posted to Digg.<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/09/new-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-35129798233073692872008-09-03T20:32:00.000-07:002008-09-03T20:53:26.165-07:00Wow. I spent large parts of this past weekend on my old home turf, reconnecting with people I hadn't seen in as much as 36 years. And it turned out very well. The whole thing started a couple of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/09/ny-thruway-tour-2008.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-87960410409551249152008-08-19T16:47:00.000-07:002008-08-19T16:52:23.268-07:00Here's what some people have been saying about Every Day's a Holiday: "I listened to the whole CD in the car yesterday. Really enjoyed it!" - DK, "Island Time Radio" "*LOVE* the CD! Ten tracks are...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/08/positive-feedback-on-album.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-76620033321093146922008-08-19T10:20:00.000-07:002008-08-19T10:24:52.729-07:00Wow! iTunes managed to get Every Day's a Holiday processed and available on iTunes in only a week! And people are already checking it out - the song "Every Day's a Holiday" is already being listed as...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/08/holiday-now-on-itunes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-29469207258973820642008-08-14T07:28:00.000-07:002008-08-14T07:39:23.336-07:00The early response to my new album, Every Day's a Holiday, has been fantastic. I've received broadcast play, starting with a pre-release appearance on KALX in Berkeley CA, on their "Next Big Thing"...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/08/were-playing-from-coastto-coastto.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-59303386959710639952008-08-02T18:00:00.000-07:002008-08-02T18:07:35.303-07:00I accept that the Internet has to pay for itself *somehow*...but when many of the major sites all use the same ad server, and that ad server is running slowly or not at all...well, it reminds me of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/08/doubleclick-holds-internet-hostage-film.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-74410211513461479942008-07-21T21:12:00.000-07:002008-07-21T21:15:58.431-07:00Oasis has shipped my CDs, and they'll arrive sometime Wednesday! First out the door will be pre-orders, to those individuals with the discerning taste necessary to get theirs ahead of the crowd....<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/07/wednesdays-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-75986376573658108332008-07-18T15:57:00.001-07:002008-07-18T16:05:13.273-07:00Well, the first shipment is in from the duplicators, and it's my 11x17 posters for the new album. They look good, and I'll have to see about posting one somewhere online for the morbidly curious....<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/07/posters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-7654504765845975482008-06-26T16:31:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:36:12.953-07:00The masters for my new CD are done and on their way, to me and to the duplicators. I've been listening and sending feedback and my producer has been tweaking and sending me MP3s for the better part...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/06/when-musics-finished.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-49307268894876212862008-06-17T16:38:00.000-07:002008-06-17T16:48:28.413-07:00Sometimes the best way to get something done is to just tell the world when and how you want it. If you've been following what I'm doing at all, you know that I've been working on an album for most...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/06/deadlines-in-sand.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-68641578493137393002008-06-09T10:36:00.001-07:002008-06-09T10:56:51.579-07:00I played my second farmers market gig of the season on Saturday. It went well, better than the previous week in Hayward, I think. I've been having some odd problems with my gear. Last week in...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/06/vegetables-and-quirky-electronics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-36956653669027196382008-04-27T18:54:00.000-07:002008-04-27T19:21:40.642-07:00I'm getting closer and closer to getting my album done. I was in the studio today, cleaning up and tweaking several songs. And it's all coming together very nicely. I think this one's going to be a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/04/piece-by-piece-album-emerges.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-47357376400373352362008-03-14T16:39:00.000-07:002008-03-14T17:13:08.670-07:00In the light of Ashley Dupre's newfound fame, I think we need a new reality show, for all of us other under-publicized aspiring musical artists. And the show could be called, "Who Wants to Sleep...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/03/who-wants-to-sleep-with-politician-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-80345403830464022112008-03-13T16:40:00.001-07:002008-03-13T16:50:25.256-07:00I am *not* cut out for this blogging thang. I just don't have the time or attention span. We've had all of the main recording sessions for the new album, and I've done most of my overdubs. It's all...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/03/album-project-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-57104614547715076372008-03-13T16:36:00.001-07:002008-03-13T16:51:45.438-07:00Yes, once again, we've proved that sex sells. This time it's the one-time erotic services provider for former Governer Spitzer of New York. Nice-looking gal, doing something that I personally don't...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/03/sleeping-your-way-to-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003493.post-34082782123249574462008-01-27T08:28:00.000-08:002008-01-27T08:41:40.749-08:00Yesterday was the first tracking session for my upcoming CD, Every Day's a Holiday. After several years of songwriting and planning, it's finally happening! And I think it's going to be pretty...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Loren Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587454358009317193noreply@blogger.com0http://www.lorendavidson.com/blog/2008/01/new-album-day-one.html