Category Archives: B-Side

In music lingo, the b-side refers to the side of a 45RPM record that was not promoted and that didn’t get a lot of radio air play. In this case we are referring to the b-usiness side of music. Topics covered here will include taxes, record keeping, business relationships and anything that might be helpful for someone trying to get back gracefully in the music business.

I Am Nothing

I am nothing But the angels sometimes whisper in my ear Yeah, they tell me things and then they disappear Though I am nothing I sometimes like to make believe I hear “I Am Nothing” by Pierce Pettis -From the … Continue reading

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I’m a Loser

I’m a loser I’m a loser And I’m not what I appear to be I’m A Loser, Lennon/McCartney     This month’s lyric comes from the Beatles “I’m a Loser” a song originally released on Beatles for Sale in the … Continue reading

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You Can’t Please Everyone

Well, it’s alright now I learned my lesson well If you can’t please everyone You gotta please yourself “Garden Party” by Rick Nelson This month’s lyric is from a song written and performed by the late Rick Nelson. He wrote … Continue reading

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It’s Your Thang!

It’s your thang Do what you wanna do I can’t tell you Who to sock it to It’s Your Thing – Written and performed by the Isley Brothers This month’s lyric quote and column theme comes from the Isley Brothers, … Continue reading

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Of Thieves and Pimps

“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side” – Dr. Hunter S Thompson Good old Hunter Thompson, … Continue reading

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Are You an Artist?

And she said… Flowers are red young man Green leaves are green There’s no need to see flowers any other way Than the way they always have been seen But the little boy said… There are so many colors in … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget the Art

First you get the horse, then you get the cart Then you get the Holy Ghost that helps you make the art Then you get the love, then you plant the trees Then you get a little one resting on … Continue reading

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Stay Humble

“Well, there’s thirteen hundred and fifty two guitar pickers in Nashville And they can pick more notes than the number of ants on a Tennessee anthill Yeah, there’s thirteen hundred and fifty two guitar cases in Nashville\ And any one … Continue reading

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Respect Yourself

“If you don’t respect yourself , ain’t nobody else gonna do it” Respect Yourself – words and Music by Luther Ingram & Mack Rice Performed by The Staples Singers in 1971 When I was thinking about writing this article, the … Continue reading

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

How you treat people may be the MOST important thing in the business of music. Continue reading

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