An NPR producer once spent a few months living in the small college town where rock paper scissors is headquartered. I took him to a demolition derby and he took me up in a two-seat airplane; he was an amateur... Read more →

It’s a cliché: The internet has utterly transformed the way Westerners hear music from elsewhere, throwing the notion of “world music” into (even more) confusion and doubt. In his recent thoughtful essay for MTV Iggy, music writer Simon Reynolds finds... Read more →

Part II in a series, Getting the Bang for your Publicity Buck In the days of yore—you know, ten years ago—there were lots of people writing album reviews. These reviews made it to print and to the eyes of readers.... Read more →

Each year global music PR firm rock paper scissors, inc. compiles an unoffical guide to all the global and cross-cultural music taking place during the annual APAP/Arts Presenters Conference which takes place in New York City. Following in the wake... Read more →