You have to do the work - working with people means… working together. I’ve seen it a too much with both bands who are just starting and others who are a bit more established. They want the success, they want the growth, and they claim to be hungry, but they aren’t doing the work, maybe they’re doing 25-50% of the work, but they’re not really pushing forward and taking things into their own control. This can be for a variety of reasons of course, but I think it’s important to

I’ve been listening to my Record Store Day wins over the past week, I feel so thankful to spend the time with it. Though I have a lot to get through in these new additions over the next bit, I thought we could talk about the hope and comfort we receive from music. I’m sure if you are here reading, you can relate to it. Music has probably been the closest comfort to me for as long as I can remember really. Probably from around 6 or 7… I have some musical memories that really s

One thing that really makes me crazy is gatekeeping. Name three songs, you’re too pretty to like metal, you’re too weak for punk, you’re too old for this or too young for that. Let’s stop. The funny thing is that I have always LOVED the rock community. For being open and accepting and really creating a family. How many people can you think of that you’d consider “chosen family” thanks to music? Pretty cool right? Just to be generic - but let’s say a pop fan, generally happie