Maybe it’s just the circles I follow, but there seems to be this increasing trend where a headlining act also goes ahead and takes up the opening support slot for their show/tour. Am I the only one a little perturbed by this? The alternative to this I’ve also seen is where members of the headlining band are also the opener/support act. As a couple better-known … Continue reading Sound Off: When the Headliner is the Opener
This blog is part 1 of 13 in a series. Jump to the next page below or use the table of contents to pick up where you left off. TOC:Part 1 – The Briefest of Histories (you are here!)Part 2 – The AuditionPart 3 – The ContractPart 4 – The First Official Project MeetingPart 5 – The First SessionPart 6 – The Second SessionPart 7 … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 1 – The Briefest of Histories
It’s Father’s Day. While you all prepare for your afternoon barbeque’s, ball games and brewery tours, I am sitting in anticipation of the flog of blogs today with titles like, “Top 10 Dad Rock Bands”. I’m going to be really transparent about this – I hate the term “dad rock”. I hate the term “dad joke”. I hate dad-anything, really, except my own dad, who … Continue reading Op Ed: You have seriously gotta stop with the “dad rock”
This episode addresses depression and suicide so heads up if you’re not in the head space for it. Listen to the episode now on Spotify or read on for the official transcript below: Official Transcript: This week on Static Unveiled I’m revisiting Hear You Me. So far this cover is the one I’ve spent the most time with. It’s gone through a couple different iterations … Continue reading Static Unveiled – S2 E2: Hear You Me
…and the Predatory Nature of the Music Industry (that’s the end of the blog title but it seemed a little wordy). Recently I tried to log on to Sessions Live for my normal semi-regular livestream sessions to find that the website just doesn’t work anymore. The links lead nowhere and there’s a DNS error in place of what used to be a pretty elegant and … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sessions Live!
This blog is part 5 in an ongoing series and is the official transcript for the Death Bus For Blondie Variety Hour podcast on Spotify. Listen to the episode now or go ahead and read on for the transcript below. If you’re behind, jump back to a previous transcript here: Introducing the Death Bus For Blondie Variety Hour! (it’s a podcast)Death Bus For Blondie Variety … Continue reading Death Bus For Blondie Variety Hour – S1 E5: Tiny Vessels
This blog is the second to accompany my new podcast The Side Barre, developed through Anchor & to be distributed across all major streaming platforms. Listen now on Spotify and read on to follow the transcript. As I mentioned in the introduction, before I really get underway with this podcast, I thought it might be best to first take a few minutes just to tell … Continue reading The Side Barre: About Your Host
Crooked Forest 