tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344150662010-02-08T18:39:06.688-05:00Welcome to the working week here at Shore Fire. Suite 16 is a place for our gang to let you know what we're up to and what our clients are doing. What we're thinking about in the media world, the entertainment world, the music world. Places we've been, places we're going. Every once in a while, what we had for lunch. Thanks and enjoy.Nick Bailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058067512923266323noreply@blogger.comBlogger718125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-89182772558175937002010-02-08T12:57:00.006-05:002010-02-08T18:39:06.699-05:00

Wanna know a secret? I don't like football. Not since I was 11 years old and Tony Dorsett was the best player in the league, anyway. What can I say, it's just not my thing. My wife and daughters are eternally grateful for this. But I do like New Orleans. A lot! I went to college there and try to make it back a couple times a year. Still, I fully admit I'm the worst possible fair-weather

Matt Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225047498106576850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-50397268364804204212010-02-05T17:47:00.006-05:002010-02-05T18:33:38.524-05:00

The excitement (and anxiety) was high from the moment I stepped foot in LA - and it only got better as the days went on. From rehearsals, to walking the 400 ft. red carpet, to winning Best New Artist, to a mad dash through the media room, to celebrating with family and friends, Darren Doane (director of ZBB's "Toes" and "Highway 20 Ride" videos) was there with his camcorder capturing every

Elizabeth Lutzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334382348225547914elutz@shorefire.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-38082228693152562552010-02-05T13:20:00.003-05:002010-02-05T13:21:46.680-05:00

I have been informed that if I am going to break the seal and post links to preposterous UK novelty hits then I have no choice but to inflict this upon you. Sorry.

Nick Bailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058067512923266323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-41904280617085435082010-02-04T18:24:00.000-05:002010-02-04T18:24:28.933-05:00

I had the pleasure of talking baseball and hanging out with Boston trio State Radio last week in NYC before heading to Montclair, NJ, to see their smokin set at the gorgeous Wellmont Theater. I met the band at CBS Radio, where the Chad, Mike and Chuck played "Knights Of Bostonia" and "Calling All Crows" from their latest effort 'Let It Go.' From there we headed down to Relix to hang out for a

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771954397310009322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-38017856283046604702010-02-04T17:23:00.002-05:002010-02-04T17:27:22.785-05:00

Here are 10 of my favorite quotes about music, collected over many years... "Music should never be harmless."- Robbie Robertson"Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me." - Chet Atkins"James Brown is the only human to develop a musical style that didn't exist before

Nick Bailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058067512923266323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-32750795379776488202010-02-04T14:29:00.005-05:002010-02-04T14:36:45.110-05:00

Let's not forget that American pop culture is not the only place to find some unexpected musical oddity, as this video - which is apparently a massive hit on the UK charts - clearly demonstrates. I confess, I did have to Google "Jedward" for the backstory.

Nick Bailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058067512923266323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-85068602095118192932010-02-03T14:11:00.004-05:002010-02-03T14:20:25.981-05:00

Check out this good question proposed by Dan Ouellette in the March issue of Downbeat and interesting answers from some fine jazz musicians. What do you think? Stop by Shore Fire's Facebook page to comment...

Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07555759276944687004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-40583978280737980182010-02-03T11:28:00.006-05:002010-02-04T14:36:58.802-05:00

Another great video featuring a friend of mine. Keep watching because I think this is just about the best use of this amazing Grizzly Bear song.

Chris Brudzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714029453429093755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-40517876598024772382010-02-02T14:52:00.004-05:002010-02-02T15:01:29.288-05:00

I may be overstating it slightly, but Marrow's insanely creative packaging for their new album 'Sunshine Enema' may be the coolest I've ever seen.The "Master Cleanse" version of the album comes on a pill shaped USB drive, which can be found in a pill bottle and prescription bag complete with "dosing instructions. Here's a look:And the music on the album is equally as kick ass as the packaging it

Rob Krauserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171551582848284409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-1531206207604738862010-02-02T10:23:00.008-05:002010-02-02T12:27:45.302-05:00

There were enough of us from Shore Fire at the Grammys this year to field a basketball team (or would that be court a basketball team?). And with good reason. With 28 nominations, and 8 clients attending, we had to play a little zone defense at times.I was in town with Neko Case and Booker T. Jones. Both were double nominees this year, and both performed at the Neil Young MusiCares dinner

Matt Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225047498106576850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-9498118306451429292010-02-02T05:51:00.008-05:002010-02-02T10:19:26.200-05:00

The kids, Eli and Leo, jumped up and down and roared, and so did the massive Monster Trucks we got to see over the weekend at Nassau Coliseum for the "Monster Jam Freestyle Mania." We all had a blast, me included. I'd put the whole thing down in the "good, clean fun" category. Nice seats, fair ticket price ($15 per kid + the onerous charges of course), started on time, matinee. Definitely kept

Mark Satlofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12163808341401301131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-7544773021780377592010-02-01T13:58:00.000-05:002010-02-01T18:05:33.997-05:00

Zac Brown Band Named Best New Artist; Maxwell Wins 2 Shore Fire clients last night earned nine GRAMMY® Awards, five of them in a diverse set of Best Album categories, and a clutch of our clients were seen onstage during the televised Awards ceremony. Zac Brown Band was named Best New Artist and, with Leon Russell, delivered a smoking rendition of America the Beautiful, Russell's Dixie's Lullaby

Nick Bailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058067512923266323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-76150078259978705612010-01-29T12:50:00.005-05:002010-01-29T19:13:44.660-05:00

My excitement can't be contained - I love the interactive GRAMMY site and the ability to make a portrait from all our favorite nominees - www.wereallfans.comHere's a Shore Fire Media portrait I created in seconds with the following Artist DNA. It looks cool as a picture, but click on the image to see a full motion multimedia show:Zac Brown Band, Maxwell, Ledisi, Bruce Springsteen, Neko Case,

Elizabeth Lutzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334382348225547914elutz@shorefire.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-44589445520044506032010-01-27T17:55:00.006-05:002010-01-29T15:15:32.055-05:00

Yes, it was finally time for the big one, the landmark birthday, the one everyone's been waiting for. It's been a long time coming but our very own Diana D'Angelo has hit the big twenty-one, and is ready to take a few writers out for drinks. As you can see she was grinning ear to ear for the occasion:Here's Diana as she got ready to blow out her birthday... well, pastry collection, which may be a

Nick Bailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058067512923266323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-89360255373849728792010-01-27T10:50:00.003-05:002010-01-27T11:19:29.619-05:00

In the late 80s/early 90s a mysterious Underdog roamed the streets of New York. I would see this lady dressed in full on costume here and there and wonder, and I knew her from her appearances on the brilliant late night public access show Beyond Vaudeville, probably the craziest talk show ever to air. Were they putting us on? You just never knew...the host Frank Hope was so deadpan and so

Mark Satlofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12163808341401301131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-83375855451638874962010-01-25T09:40:00.004-05:002010-01-25T10:09:16.974-05:00

The TV directing and producing credits of Ron Satlof - my uncle - run as long as your arm. Mentioning 70s and 80s classics like the A-Team, Battlestar Galactica, Hawaii Five-0, Perry Mason, Quincy ME, Charlie's Angels, The Dukes of Hazzard, McLoud, The Six Million Dollar Man and my favorite Get Christy Love barely scratch the surface of Ron's TV work, while in the film world it's hard to beat an

Mark Satlofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12163808341401301131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-22477537999292414362010-01-25T08:57:00.001-05:002010-01-25T14:47:25.046-05:00

I have crazy friends. And they are very funny. This all started because I wrote a post on Facebook begging my comedian friends to do a parody of those eHarmony commercials. They called my bluff and did this parody which features 29 dimensions of hilarity.Scott Brown's eHarmony Commercial - watch more funny videos

Chris Brudzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714029453429093755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-9910222122209645882010-01-23T16:25:00.000-05:002010-01-25T11:45:02.299-05:00

Nick Bailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058067512923266323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-64759831372633823282010-01-22T18:52:00.004-05:002010-01-22T19:05:35.932-05:00

Had to post this gem. In today's Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau comes close to imagining campus life at Scott Booker's Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma.Click on the image to read:

Brendan Gilmartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216780890989619559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-23324089130899641822010-01-22T18:41:00.003-05:002010-01-22T18:44:08.895-05:00

As we wrap up another week, I thought I'd post this incredible video of PS22 students doing a version of 'Empire State of Mind." Hard to keep the smile off my face watching it.

Rob Krauserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171551582848284409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-87809233829223050052010-01-22T13:03:00.005-05:002010-01-22T14:15:19.798-05:00

Here's one way to deter scalpers.On a moments notice, Glen and Marketa of the Swell Season - along with other members of Glen's band The Frames, and opener Josh Ritter - decided to go outside and play for fans as they filed into the sold-out Swell Season show at Radio City Music Hall Tuesday night. (That's Clarence Clemons' nephew Jake Clemons on sax, too).I didn't know whether to laugh or cry

Matt Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225047498106576850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-70290926992213387412010-01-20T14:09:00.004-05:002010-01-20T14:17:35.522-05:00

My kids and I stumbled across a massive display of posters advertising Elvis Costello's Sundance show "Spectacle," right in the heart of the Times Square subway station a week or so ago. There's at least 15 large posters in a row, so massive that I came up the stairs and stopped short in my tracks it was so impressive...and as of yesterday, it was still there. Wow. Then today, I gasped as I was

Mark Satlofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12163808341401301131noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-86037217024195031302010-01-19T11:36:00.004-05:002010-01-19T12:24:43.604-05:00

Finally saw this film last week and one scene in particular struck me as unique: the screen splits in two and you see a Scott Walker record spinning in one boxed screen, and then in the other screen you see a musician [who has been talking about Scott's music and influence throughout the documentary] listen in real time to that record. Not only does it look great on screen, but it's a cool

Chris Brudzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714029453429093755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-894082425356662202010-01-19T11:03:00.004-05:002010-01-19T12:15:11.607-05:00

As details of Haiti's devastation continue to pour in, the music community has ramped up efforts to raise funds to help the recovery efforts. An amazing amount of benefit concerts, fundraisers, ebay auctions and more are happening all over the country. Here are two NYC events we plan on attending and thought our fellow New Yorkers would want to know about:City Winery is presenting a series of

Brendan Gilmartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216780890989619559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-91681784394572247882010-01-15T16:35:00.006-05:002010-02-04T14:33:21.381-05:00

I absolutely love NBC's Parks & Recreation, I think its brilliant and Questlove agrees. He recently called the show "the Wu-Tang of comedy." Quest got together with the cast and his friend RZA to created a little spoof, the result is hilarious. You have to check it out here: Parks and Recreation is the Wu-Tang of Comedy - watch more funny videos

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