The shop is doing a bit of music platform testing. Most shops will play classic rock or local radio stations, but we’re going to try each of the major services which all range around $10-20/month. Essentially, less than the price of Netflix. Amazon is a big player in the game so we’re starting there for the next two months. On the upside it appears to be able to generate a custom list in a few minutes. The downside is nothing seems to be local. Given Amazon owns Whole Foods, really surprised no one in their management team has decided to cash in on promotional tours for busking live folk music in stores. Given Amazon does digital credits, they could be...
After writing off all other music platforms except Spotify, there’s been a bit of a shop discussion on YouTube/Google, Amazon, iTunes, etc. Maybe the answer isn’t as clear cut as we thought. None of us play a musical instrument professionally or busk so this is a bit of a learning curve. Obviously, the peak time retailers interact with busking is mid-November through December when 60% of retail business sales take place. Thanksgiving weekend is called Black Friday for a reason. We don’t know the answer, but we’re having fun looking for a bit. Friend’s older college kids seem to be into the free park rehearsals or afternoon $5 cafe busking for lunch money. We're that old now. The park part is a...
There’s a resurgence in live music, especially jazz this year. The fun stuff is two players riffing back and forth between them. Namely, the trumpet vs. the piano or violin. Add a string instrument or maybe some drums, you’re just about perfect. We listen to podcasts while sewing, but it’s fun to see how far the genre has come in the past decade or two. Music videos are the traditional bastard step-child of theater as they film over a day or weekend for extra cash and favors. Coming from fashion retail, this was a bit of a shock as busking with live coffee shop music is seen as a positive staple during weekends and holidays. Raleigh Little Theatre tended to...
American cryptids are one of the most fun topics to discuss in museum backrooms. There’s an ongoing meme in movies like Indiana Jones that the Smithsonian, which is British owned, has been covering up giants over the Americas for 100+ years. We thought Bigfoot stories reached a peak in the late 80s with Harry and the Hendersons, but it seems to be facing a podcasting revival as aliens. Our favorite new book we love is Giants on Record by Jim Vieira and Hugh Newman. Here’s a fun list of podcasting list we’re currently listening to: Joe Rogan Lex Fridman Danny Jones What are you listening to? After looking into the topic, we get it's an October Film Festival topic, not an...
We don’t know, but there’s great music. Deleted our last social media account, Twitter or X as it’s now called, as a lost cause due to AI and shipped off our Space Cowboy Collection which was super fun to make. Now, onto 3 favorite topics we’ve always wanted to explore: American cryptids, music, and fruit. Thanks Indiana Jones and X-Files. Current AI feels more like late 90s imploding pop-up ads when dial up companies like AOL, Microsoft, Myspace, and Yahoo were all busy releasing a combination of computer viruses and banner ad training classes as an advertising ponzi scheme. Blogs were hot. The stock market LOVED it, but customers HATED it. A computer filled with ads every time you got...
