The second page of the site’s news feed collected three items: a long-form piece on No Pigeons, a message to unsigned artists and a short biography of King Kirk. Here is what each added.

No Pigeons

A note on the 1998 answer record to TLC’s No Scrubs, covering how the single’s name came about and noting that the group also made an underground remix. A fuller treatment is available in the No Pigeons article.

Support for unsigned artists

In June 2011, King Kirk wrote that new artists kept asking him for music business help, so he started a separate blog with advice to get them motivated. He described it as advice from him to them, meant as a starting point and a source of motivation. The advice site is not reproduced here.

General ideas in that spirit, offered here as common wisdom and not as his words:

• Build an audience before chasing a deal
• Learn production and recording basics so you are not dependent on others
• Keep your releases consistent and your branding recognisable
• Study how independent acts distribute music

King Kirk, in brief

A short biography accompanied the feed, summarising his Yonkers roots, early crews and the path to a record deal. See the full profile.

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