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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1018 )

• Why Labels Still Matter

  

  I’ve started to get an impression from a lot of independent artists these days that record labels are a bad thing. When bands like Radiohead and Metallica... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Recovering from the Twenty First Century Hangover

  

  I think that a lot of people, especially people in bands, seem to think that they have a strong understanding of the history of popular music. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Making a Jump to Being a Music Industry Professional

  

  A lot of people who find out that I do this music industry stuff for a living have only one question for me, “How”? And it’s true – figuring out the leap from... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Soft Skills in the Music Industry

  

  One of the things that makes my life so difficult is that a lot of the services I provide as a manager, PR guy, label executive and writer are soft skills. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• DIY and You

  

  DIY culture is a fundamental part of the music industry, it’s weird to think about it that way to because, asides from being largely illegal, for so long it... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Devaluation of Music and You

  

  I recently interviewed a good friend about the state of the music industry. Something came up in our chat while recording last nights episode that I wanted to... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Housecore, Festivals and Phil Anselmo – an Interview with Kate Richardson

  

  Kate Richardson is a singularly interesting individual. Someone with a distinct role in the metal community as the fiancée of extreme metal godfather Phil... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Mothership – The New Kings Of Rock And Roll

  

  We’ve seen a resurgence in rock and roll lately, and it’s something that I’ve had the chance to write about extensively. That being said there are some bands... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Niche Markets And You

  

  There’s been a lot of buzz lately around words like ‘subgenrefication’ and ‘niche markets’ lately, but what does that mean for your band? Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why Facebook Will Always Matter

  

  Facebook has gone through a lot of turmoil on the artist front in recent years – and it makes sense that it is. After all – the site has been rapidly growing, t... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why Festivals Matter To Your Career

  

  Traveling to festivals is one of those wonderfully fucked up things that everyone needs to get the hang of if they want to become a regular contributing member... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• On Enthusiasm

  

  One thing that a lot of people seem to think has helped to launch my career has been my enthusiasm. Now, I’ve spent a long time thinking about this,pondering... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why You Always Need To Pay People In The Music Industry

  

  No I can’t make you famous. No one can. That’s not how this works. So why do people like me need to explain this to musicians all the time? Fame is a very... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Housecore Horror Film Festival – Day 3

  

  Every once in a while IMP sends out one of its rogue journalists on a machine to go to a festival, get super drunk, see a bunch of old friends – and hopefully... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Housecore Horror Film Festival – Day 2

  

  Every once in a while IMP sends out one of its rogue journalists on a machine to go to a festival, get super drunk, see a bunch of old friends – and hopefully... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Housecore Horror Film Festival – Day 1

  

  Every once in a while IMP sends out one of its rogue journalists on a machine to go to a festival, get super drunk, see a bunch of old friends – and hopefully... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Housecore Horror Film Festival – An Introduction

  

  Every once in a while IMP sends out one of its rogue journalists on a machine to go to a festival, get super drunk, see a bunch of old friends – and hopefully... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• On Promotional And Concert Photography With Ryan Donnelly

  

  Ryan Donnelly Many of us have reached that point when our album is ready to be unleashed on the world, and we realize that we need to address that elephant in... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Millennials & Music

  

  I guess it was inevitable that I would eventually end up writing an article about millennials and music – I mean part of how I make my living is writing about... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Top 5 Albums to Scare Your Neighbors With

  

  It’s the end of October and the ghosts are marching two by two. Faces are appearing in trees. Black cats are eating dead rats in the alleys. Halloween is... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC