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• Why Mass Emails (Sort Of) Work

  One of the things that has most defined my music industry experience has been mass emailing. Sometimes when you are trying to break a band in a new market, or... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Please Stop Expecting A Paycheck In The Music Industry

  The music industry is built on free labor. I mean every industry is to some degree, but I don’t really want to get into an argument about Keynesian economics... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Bands Still Can Explode Out Of Nowhere: The Surprising Reality

  There is a myth in music today that it takes years to build up from the underground in order to become a big band. You might be saying “Sure folks like Bieber... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• What The Technology Gap Means For Your Indie Band

  The technology gap, that is to say, the difference between say a Brooklyn hipsters knowledge of technology versus his grandmother in the south of France’s, is... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Live Albums And Your Indie Band

  Live albums are back in fashion. For a long time they had been a relic of the past, but lately it seems like everybody and their brother has been putting out... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling Escape the Village on New EP

  

  Michael J. Epstein, the husband, leads on guitar. Sophia Cacciola, the wife, pounds the drums and leaves her vocal chords unhinged. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why It’s Good For Your Management Company To Have A Lot Of Bands

  So yes – there are a ton of managers, booking agents, record labels out there who have a whole bunch of clients and who are charging them all similar amounts. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• More On Endorsement Deals And Your Indie Band

  Have you ever noticed how some bands seem to have literally dozens of endorsements while others can barely get any? Oftentimes it’s not even a question of how... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why You Shouldn’t Talk About Cats Not Music

  I think that not enough people realize that everyone in this industry is a person. I know that might be hard to believe a lot of the time given… everything, be... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Don’t Read This Article

  So there’s something of a confession I need to make. Band advice articles aren’t really that helpful. I mean don’t get me wrong – I do genuinely believe that I... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dealing With The Sophomore Slump

  I haven’t written a band advice piece here for a minute – so here goes nothing. One thing that I’ve noticed a lot of bands have trouble with lately is the... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• So You Want To Take On A New Project…

  Every project you take on in the music industry needs to balance a variety of factors. It’s the scale inside your head that determines if whatever project you... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Best Part Of The Music Industry

  is not necessarily the music. I know that might sound weird, I mean, as Zappa said, “Music is the best.” Like, you can’t get any better than music. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• An Open Letter To Unsigned Bands

  Dear Unsigned Band,I don’t think I can care anymore. Trust me. I tried. I wrote about all your shows. Covered your mediocre records. Showed up early to watch yo... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Cult Of Personality And Heavy Metal

  If metal is supposed to be about the individual then why do we spend so much time in our hero worship of the stars? Metalheads like to claim that they are immun... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Hellfest Day Three: A Return To Earth

  

  So we come to the final day. A day that had one of the sickest lineups that I have ever seen on any festival ever, and I’m not just saying that because of... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Day 2 Of Hellfest: Watch The Flames Burn Higher and Higher

  

  Day two of Hellfest saw me wake up with the first traces of festival plague. I had developed something of hack overnight – I would be wheezing far more than I... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Day One Of Hellfest: The Survival Fires

  

  Ah day one of Hellfest. The air smells of infinite possibility. Maybe we’ll get to sleep with a rock star this year. Maybe we can avoid the mud that plagued... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Hellfest Chronicles, Part 1: The Adventure Begins

  

  Another year. Another Hellfest. Another godforsaken ride in a train across France to go see my grandmother. It’s been two months on the road for this weary... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Selfies And The Music Industry: Are They Our New Currency?

  Selfies are the new currency of the information age. I know that’s a hard fact to deal with – I personally am awful at them and wish I didn’t have to learn. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC