So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star

That's a great idea but as I've learned from the previous weeks readings being a professional singer reminds me of the old joke about another career path..."I'm an English major..you want fries with that?"

There is money to be made..but unfortunately, it probably not by you.

This week's websites had three that I will no doubt be recommending from my seat at the reference desk. Every year the high school students in my area are required to a major project in which they explore their chosen (at that moment at least) career path. They need to research education requirement, projected salaries, and career outlook. We have a wonderful database that assists them but I found the Berklee and Full Sail sites to be very informative in terms of listing the variety of careers in music. Also, the Music Biz site had a wealth of advice for a musician who has decided to forgo college.

I also wanted to give a followup on the Doctor Who premiere that I mentioned in a another post. BBCAmerica has decided it would rather have America's eyeballs on its station as opposed to BitTorrent sites and therefore is premiering the new season the same day as it does in the UK.

So, this week's video is a tribute to the Doctor, music by Maximo Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tt5UZKFVg