Welcome to episode 3 of the podcast Dropping The Needle, April 30, 2012. This episode we discuss the experience of buying music. Mitch and I reminisce about buying music such as KISS Creatures of the Night, Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet as well as discuss the hunt to buy import records, such as Accept Restless & Wild.
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Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from Bravewords.com.
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Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael’s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com’s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.
Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, BraveWords.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview). He is also responsible for all content on BraveWords.com Official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/
Enjoyed listening to episode 3 Michael. I had a similar experience with Kiss. I had kinda lost touch with them for a couple of years and had no idea a new album was coming out in 1983. I walked into the neighborhood music store (Home Folks News & Records) and was browsing as usual. This album cover with 4 pretty cool looking dudes and an all white background caught my eye. I picked it up to get a better look. That’s when I saw the Kiss logo. I just about flipped. Not only did Kiss have a new album, they didn’t have any makeup on. I didn’t see the MTV unmasking, so it was the first time I’d seen them with no makeup. That was a great buying experience. What I miss most about the shopping experience is just that, being able to go in a store and look for hours. Even a store that sells CD’s. I still buy those things. My “fantasy” shopping experience would be to go to Amazon, physically, since you can buy anything there, and just look for hours. I guess I’ll have to settle for the internet experience for the rest of my life. Sorry this was such a long comment, but super show from you and Mitch.
Thanks Jeff Hogland this is exactly the sort of reaction Mitch Lafon and I are hoping for. It is great that we could bring back memories like this.