Are you a musician/singer and trying to make it in the music world? Don't have the funds or backing to produce an album in the studio? Well let me tell you about a thing called SellaBand. I came across this site because a good friend of mine Doctor Trey posted about it on his blog and mentioned how CubWorld, the first person to reach the SellaBand goal, was from Hawaii. Now, another good friend of mine Kimo Watanabe is using SellaBand to help him reach the top and put out an album of some of his wonderful music.
Tadd Fujikawa Wins Pearl Open - Monday, February 12, 2007
The new young Hawaii golf sensation, Tadd Fujikawa, won the Pearl Open today, which is held annually at the Pearl Country Club on the island of Oahu. Since he is only an amateur, he was not able to collect the 12,000 dollar cash award, but did get to take home the title and the trophies to go along...
Jake Shimabukuro Featured On Yahoo! - Monday, February 05, 2007
Hawaii's ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro is no stranger to those in Hawaii, but on February 1, 2007 he got more worldwide exposure to a possible new audience by being in a video featured on Yahoo Videos homepage. Got a minute or 4:33 to be exact? Then...
Bob Marley Fest 2007 (Oahu Hawaii) - Friday, January 26, 2007
Bob Marley Fest 2007 is going down Feb. 9 at Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park with promoters 3 Sexy Guys. Reggae fans should be excited about seeing Capleton and Dawn Penn, and the show will also mark the return of Pepper to Oahu, but the biggest name at the water park will be Lauryn Hill. This is turning out to be an event you won't want to miss...
Check Out Mighty J Music - Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Mighty J, formed in 2006, is a collaborative musical effort between three women who are already well established in Hawaii's music industry - Mailani Makainai (Keahiwai), Tiki Suan (Milo Shade) and Jen "jRoQ" Wright (Kanalo and Simple Souls). Together they form Mighty J to create a unique "World Music" sound that is rooted in the soul of Hawaii...
Tadd Fujikawa Time! - Friday, January 12, 2007
Tadd Fujikawa, who just turned 16 this week, became the talked about name in the game of golf today with an eagle on the 18th for a 4-under 66. This achievement makes him the youngest player in 50 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour. Lately when you hear the names of golfers from Hawaii, you normally think of Dean Wilson, Michelle Wie, or Parker McLachlin...
VSBrown For President 2008 - Tuesday, January 09, 2007
So I've officially announced my run for president in 2008. Not sure president of what, but I will run for the president of something in 2008. Be sure and visit my official campaign...
Google Powered Podcast Search - Wednesday, December 20, 2006
So put the power of Google to work on searching out podcast specific items and what do you get? A super awesome list of podcast specific results. PodcastPUP has put together a unique search engine, "Powered By Google", that allows users to search out topics to be found only in podcast related queries. This is so...
Create A Snowflake - Thursday, December 14, 2006
The brand consultant firm Popular Front in Minneapolis has come up with an innovative way to raise donations for The Salvation Army in the United States. They developed a website called SnowDays...
Hawaiian Music Conference Series - Monday, December 11, 2006
The Hawaii Island Economic Development Board (HIEDB), the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts (HARA) and Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) present the Hawaiian Music Conference Series to educate...