Trolling through tweets recently, I saw and quickly responded to a Twitter user who had apparently come across some annoying functionality (or non-functionality) on a few artists sites. The user, who will heretofore be named “The Green Arrow” tweeted something along the lines of:
“Musicians: if you want me to buy your music, don’t [...]

A few years ago I was invited to lead music at a conference in Santa Cruz, CA. I learned a bit about about the group and what kind of music they were used to so that I could prepare a song-list they’d find familiar and singable. Upon arrival, I noticed the poster advertising both [...]

Lenny Bruce is famously quoted as having said “There are no dirty words, only dirty minds.” The idea being that a word is only the sound a mouth makes or a collection of shapes in sequence on paper or a screen. Then a mind gets a hold of it and projects or injects ‘meaning’ [...]

At times it can be difficult for me, as an artist, to articulate what I want to see happen with my work. In one way, the ‘result’ or desired effect of my work once it’s left my hands is not really even my responsibility. But if I desired any particular kind of response [...]

Jesus prayed that it would be by our love that people would recognize us as belonging to him. In light of this, I think it’s quite a bold move to wear a shirt that advertises your faith in Him. Because by doing so, you are claiming to be the most helpful, most ready [...]

Mike Boals is big. Football big. 4-wheel-drive truck big. Mike is the kind of big that makes big people feel like they are not as big as they think. Using the most recognized units of measurement, friends have established that I am roughly the size of Mike’s left leg. I [...]

When I was in junior high school, I was a pretty decent football player. I stop short of saying that I was amazing or unbelievable mainly because I was not. I was decent. I was a good few steps faster than most of the kids I played with and (at the time) was as big [...]

The themes of the my last two blogs here at Soul-Audio have, in combination, taken on something of a different angle as I watch the economy tank over the past month and a half or so (must-see-tv, by the way.. just ask any of the major networks who seem to border on something closely akin [...]

In general, fear tends to be rather unreasonable and the things we fear often end up being nothing worth the minutes we spend afraid. I open this entry knowing full-well that what I am about to share with you fits snugly into the above description. I am afraid of cows. Yes, cows. [...]

I ran into Bill Mallonee recently in Athens, GA. I am a great admirer of Bill’s music both as the frontman from Vigilantes of Love and as a solo artist. He is an eloquent and insightful man and his music reflects his depth. Our conversation wound around a number of topics, mainly [...]