NHT Blog

There is panic everywhere by not only computer users but even all of us who interact daily with a smartphone or tablet.  Something malicious called Stagefright is a threat to all of these devices.  Warnings are being issued.  No platform seems to be exempt.

Are you old enough to remember the 1978 album by REO Speedwagon called, “You Can Tune A Piano But You Can’t Tuna Fish”?  (As someone who likes old-time comedies, it kind of reminds me of the Stan Laurel line from the 1930 short, “Brats,” when he says, “You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.”)

The blogs I write, the “Bonus” I give out on each episode of the podcast – heck, the podcast itself – there is a general thread woven throughout all-things-Now-Hear-This which is gratitude, kindness, being a pro, getting ahead – you get the picture.

The Ybor Daily Market Summer Concert Series is well underway, with three of the 13 dates now in the archives.  The remaining ten will be spread out over this coming Saturday and then the five Saturdays in August and the four Saturdays in September.

Here in Tampa Bay the sports media were bringing statistics to the forefront about how the Lightning were the best home team in the National Hockey League during the recently concluded regular season.  And they further pointed out the irony in the playoffs that the team was suddenly much more successful on the road than in the friendly confines of Amalie Arena.

Here on our website the Contact page says that we’re based in the Tampa, Florida, area but that we know no borders when it comes to serving clients.  There’s also a statement about public relations being a 24-hour-a-day business.

While musicians certainly consider late(!) nights as “regular business hours,” it concerns me that not enough of them are willing to work all hours.

So you’ve decided to play the game.  You’ve drank the Kool Aid and bought into the idea of doing the highly (highly) frowned upon practice of Follow/Unfollow on Twitter.  You’re taking no prisoners – you just want to get your numbers up.

The lion’s share of the attention yesterday surely went to dads everywhere since it was Father’s Day.  While that’s certainly justified and due, it’s just a shame that yesterday’s other occasion had to play second fiddle (pun intended).

National Music Day or Make Music Day or whatever you chose to call it was yesterday too.

Yesterday I was told of someone who got stood up for lunch by the same person twice.  No one likes that feeling at all.  I was recently left sitting across from the invisible man for a one-on-one that the scheduled participant didn’t bother to call me with an excuse for.  (She finally explained herself four days later, and even then only because we were both at a bigger event.)  Heck, I can remember being

As an up-and-coming musician, singer, songwriter, or entertainer of any kind, don’t you want to stand out for all the right reasons?  I always tell college students that when they’re applying for a job, if a potential employer is holding their résumé side by side with another that they feel is comparable, one little extra – like design skills or a second language – could set them apart.