So as we all know, Apple announced they were going to start selling lessons for Garageband. This is a fantastic idea and a cheap way to learn some basic knowledge. The one part of I am questioning is the artists section: most people who need lessons are young, like REALLY young. Do we really believe teenagers think Sting, John Fogerty, Norah Jones, and Ben Folds are cool? I was 13 in 1991, and even then I didn't know one person who didn't think Sting was a douche, and now I am 31 and I still don't know anyone who would want to emulate him. Now unless Apple knows something I don't, they may be missing their demographic, and instead enlisting the artists they make love to their plump 30 something hubbies to? I am curious to know others take on this one.

Yep, we are officially in the world of the Jetsons. This article will tell you how to record a song on your iPhone. This is going to make audiophiles really happy!

Yes, Google is taking over the world. As musicians, we are a flakey bunch, but at some point the man makes us pay taxes, and if we are lucky, we need to expense things to someone else! If you are like me and your laptop is open all day, this is a great quick way to bring order to your chaos. Lifehacker has the lowdown.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the economy is looking a little scary right now. Granted we all have a whole lot of HOPE, this will CHANGE soon, but in the meantime it may be time to learn how to save some money. Some non-profit has made a great site with some awesome tips on saving money. If you are a musician or a part of the business we all are aware of how uncertain our income may be right now and the advice on saving money is smart and dead on. Plus the website's name sound like it would be an awesome metal song!

Some genius has taken a leaked track of DLR’s amazing vocal track from Van Halen’s “Running With The Devil”  and turned it into this AMAZING soundboard. This thing is lots of fun, next time your girlfriend asks you if you want to watch the Sex And The City Movie you can answer her by hitting the “Oh God” and then the “No” key. Even better grab a delay pedal and start hitting the buttons on the long screams really fast and you have the beginning of an awesome Animal Collective-esque track! (Courtesy of WFMU)

Looking for some supplemental income while between gigs? The census bureau is hiring all across America, a great decently paying gig for any of you looking for employment. 

Billboard is reporting an obvious trend that has been going on for years. Many bands who have a diminished following but are still able to sustain a strong living from music are running to indie's. As well they should: 

Over at THE pop punk/emo site with its finger on the pulse, there is a great blog by a very wise and experienced A&R/Producer Loren Israel. Even if you do not enjoy everything he says, he has been involved in the business enough to speak the truth. However, some of the stuff seems dated by a few years and a little too absolute. For example, if you are really exceptional in one area (songwriting or image) you can be really weak in another (oddly enough songwriting or image).  Anything to add or any disagreements? Link.