I was chatting with my friend on a run this morning. I was telling him why I like Mastodon. I get more random interactions. Each time we do a search, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft get a little better at creating a customer avatar. A customer avatar is your search profile. What is this person […]
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How to Support Marc Gunn
Your generosity funds the creation, promotion, and production of my music and my Pub Songs & Stories podcast. Please make a donation using one of these methods: Make a Monthly Donation Patrons in my Gunn Runners Club on Patreon are the backbone of my music. Support Marc Gunn music and the Atlanta Pub Songs & Stories […]
Will You Try Mastodon Out With Me?
If you listen to any of my podcasts, you probably know that I don’t really like social media. It’s a necessary evil. I think a big part of that loathing is the race to the bottom. The worst content goes straight to the top, which means our culture goes straight to the bottom. Most have […]
Why Musicians Should Not Leave Their Online Stores Open
I made a big decision a couple weeks ago. I would close my online store on Friday, November 18, 2022. There will be no Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales. The shop will stay closed until December 1 when I open it up for about a week (TBD). Then it is closed again until 2023. So […]
What are Album Pins (aka Musical Pins)?
The music business is changing. Fewer people want to buy CDs. Fortunately, there is now a brilliant new option–the album pin. What is an Album Pin and Why do you want to own one? Let me tell you more. What is an Album Pin? An album pin is basically a lapel pin with artwork inspired by […]
When CDs Become More Expensive (Sustainable Merch)
I got an email a couple weeks ago. Some said they bought Selcouth on my Kickstarter two years ago. They said they could’ve bought Selcouth cheaper if they had waited. A HAUNTING EMAIL That email haunts me. It raises a lot of interesting questions about value. I guess I’m haunted because it makes me question […]
How to Manage Booking Gigs Using GTD
I started working in the music business about 30 years ago. I’ve done a lot of things in the business. I’ve been a musician, a band manager, and a promoter. Probably my least favorite part of the business is booking agent. Booking never came easy to me. It’s all about organization, contacting people, and most-important […]
Infuriated: Christianity vs Supreme Court
The Supreme Court completely delegitimized itself last week on their ruling of Roe vs Wade. The three new “justices” were already barely legitimate, having been forced through the system in an unprecedented manner. But they also lied to Congress saying Roe was a settled precedent. I am infuriated because this is a direct attack on […]
Fed Up with Google
I don’t know about you but I’m fed up with Google. It used to be THE place to search for the best stuff. Now it’s packed with Google results. Not the best results. But Google results. In the old days, I loved to research Celtic music. What are the new bands? What Celtic festivals are […]
A Random Bit of Life WITHOUT an Algorithm
Do you know what I miss? I miss the early days of the internet when an algorithm didn’t tell me what to look at. It’s not because back then I learned SEO and charted really well on Google. It’s because when I went looking for Celtic music on Google, I found some interesting websites. Not […]
