News, articles, and musings about the ins and the outs of the music industry today.
So here’s the big issue, the one that no one seems to really want to address but which is the fundamental problem of the music industry and the fundamental reason why so many of you are simply not going to go anywhere as hard as you might try and as good as your music might …
One of the biggest problems that we face in the music industry is the echo chamber of our scene relationships. While on the one hand I am all about talking with your friends about your projects bringing them value and encouraging them to come support your shows, I think there is also a huge population …
So this is a weird one – and on a topic that has a lot more influence than I thin that any of us care to admit, and that’s year end lists and our relationship to them as listeners, fans and bands. This is one of my favorite times of year for music because not …
So, this Threatin thing. It’s been dominating headlines, even for normies. That’s a really big deal for any sort of heavy band to pull off, regardless of if they are on the more pop metal side of the spectrum or not. It’s led to a really interesting series of conundrums that leave me full of …
So when people ask me about the future of the music industry, something that probably happens more than it should, I often talk about the streamlining of the business.How approaches are being stripped down, brought back to the basics and made more efficient. These are the things that facilitate growth and which encourage people to …
So here’s one that I think not a lot of people want to hear simply because it requires a lot of work and emotional labor, and this is the value of community awareness. I’m not just talking about why it matters that you know the other bands in your scene and become friends with them, …
This is gonna be a rager with a lot of ranting and yes it was inspired by conversations about specific bands. A lot of the things I am going to list here are going to seem punishingly obvious, but apparently they are not. These aren’t unique issues either. That’s why this is not going to …
