"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."..."Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!" ~ Bob Marley

"Don L. Bartholomew and Ron C. Bartholomew, a.k.a. the "Bartholomew Boys," established Bang-N-Records in 1996. The Bartholomew Boys, sons of Rock-N-Roll hall of famer Dave Bartholomew, started the label in New Orleans to help bring attention to local artists and their original rap and R&B sounds. The Bartholomew Boys went independent with the label after numerous people did not believe they had a positive future. Now their futures are in their hands- so, LET'S BANG!" ~ Don Bartholomew

“MAKE A LINE UP SCHEDULE FOR FAVORITE ARTISTS... "In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring.”

"Tony Prince, DMC's founder explains: Even though we attract over 30 nations to enter the DMC's each year, we are painfully aware that lots of wannabe DMC World Champions live in countries where we have no representation. Having recently changed the rules to allow DVS (Digital Vinyl Systems) into the live event, we are aware that this will open the door to DJs in places where vinyl by passed them in clubland in favour of CD"

“Has Reverbnation changed your profile and made you a "BETA" test? Click here to see almost 300 comments with links in the support forum with even more! Get involved sign in to the SUPPORT link and give feedback! Is this going to be another scenario of FB & Myspace changing what you have created only for their benefit? Do our opinions matter? If we don't demand our rights & attempt to give proper feedback that is "helping" Reverbnation, then we will never know, and can assume none of this is "ABOUT the Artist/Customer/ or Fan!" And that this is once again a MASS MEDIA manipulation! GET INVOLVED and stop thinking you don't have a say in the matter!”

“1. Do not take away our ability to use widgets to customize playlists to favorite other artists songs/tracks! 2. The layout is not attractive, the old layout gave detailed attention to "us, the customer/artist" to BE an artist and create more and say more in detail! 5.) I cannot promote my favorite artists well, so why would they visit much less want to favorite and go to my page? 8.) Let us opt out of the beta new profile or delete our account by letting us download all our recommended artists, venue's, label's and fans information first, so when we go to another platform to express ourselves as artists, we can take our fan base we have worked so hard for with us! *IF it's (NOT) Broken, I DON'T want to be part of the "Beta FIX!" ”

“GO DJS, THE MOST ELETE: TO BE THE MOST ELITE DJ ONE MUST BE ABLE TO PLAY ANYWHERE IN THA WORLD. CATER TO THE CROWD, POSITIVILY MOTAVATE, AND BE PROFESSIONAL. HAVING AN OPEN MIND, AND NEVER 2ND GUESS YOURSELF.HAVE FAITH IN GOD YOU SHALL BE GOOD”

“One of the most dynamic Musicians around...be inspired w/ Jaki, "End Of Time" (In the darkest time I found, the strength in me unknownlistening to my heart bleedingthrough the haze I walked on shore filled with diamond snowbeen lost here once before)”

“R.I.P. to 2 of the best rappers alive and home to New Orleans, check out "COO" dedictaion "MessyMyMya"...my newest edition in tracks, this one is not available for sale however! R.I.P (Messy Mya & Tim Smooth)”

“Dear MuZic LifeStylZ (World Beats Inc.), Help ReverbNation Secure a Panel at the South by Southwest Music Festival! We need the support of the Reverb community (that's you) to help us secure a panel at SXSW: 2012 South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX. We'll bring real-life examples and decades of experience. If selected, our world-class panel will include: Tonya Cooke of the famous Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles Matthew Adell (CEO, BeatPort) Carmen Rizzo (2x Grammy Nominee and label owner) Steve Satterthwaite (Manager, Redlight Mgmt. and partner at HDM Group, UK) Vote for "Promoting Music with Social Media" by Nathan Hoy (ReverbNation) Please click the link below and vote "thumbs up" for our panel suggestion. Voting ends on September 2nd, so please take a moment and vote for us if you can. Anyone can vote. You don't have to be attending the festival, or even live in the United State”

“The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & "Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery.”

“CRYPTIC (U.K's #1): HARD-BODY MATERIAL, BLOG LOOK IS SICK! THANK U FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!”