When you go to watch a performance at a small club, it should be a great experience. One of the best encounters of seeing a band is to see them when they are playing in a small venue, just before they are about to make it big. It’s something that is recommended to any music… Continue reading 83: Disaster, Curroption, and a Revolution
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82: Body Snatching, Fire, and Joshua Tree
When a musician dies its normally the end of the story, with Gram Parsons it’s where the story starts.
81: Fandom, Obsession, and Mental Illness
A part of fandom is being akin to the artist. It’s not that they just like their music, but they may have gone through the same experiences you have, for example coming from a broken home, having gone through substance abuse issues or even getting bullied or even abused. These experiences bring the fans closer… Continue reading 81: Fandom, Obsession, and Mental Illness
80: Lawsuits, Subliminal Messaging, and Looking For Someone To Blame
Before we get started, this article will reference suicide a lot. It’s okay not to be okay. If you are struggling reach out to someone. If you can’t talk to a loved one, then go here Suicide Hotlines and Prevention Resources Around the World | Psychology Today United Kingdom When you lose a loved one… Continue reading 80: Lawsuits, Subliminal Messaging, and Looking For Someone To Blame
79: Undiscovery, Folk Music, and Kitchen Recordings
There are so many undiscovered great artists in the world. To make it to the top you need to be in the right place at the right time, you need to be just as lucky as you are talented. Yes, it’s easier to make your music more available to the public now than it ever… Continue reading 79: Undiscovery, Folk Music, and Kitchen Recordings
78: A Guitar Virtuoso, a Pop Boyband, and Unforgiving Fans
Every band starts somewhere. Whether they are a contestant on a hit show like Britain’s Got Talent or if they did it touring in a beat-up van and had to play in a dingy club where five people are in the audience or an open-mic night where they get heckled off the stage. Sometimes… Continue reading 78: A Guitar Virtuoso, a Pop Boyband, and Unforgiving Fans
77: Controversies, Punk, and Clichés
You always have that one friend in your group that takes it too far. The guy who orders the extra drink kills the running joke and orders a big meal when you have a light bite and expects to split the bill. Generally, this is the same person but, in some circumstances, it is different… Continue reading 77: Controversies, Punk, and Clichés
76: Tour Buses, Planes, and Wasted Talent
When you think of Ozzy Osbourne, you think of him biting the head off a bat, urinating on the Alamo, or even the legendary tour with Motley Crue. There is another incident, however, that wasn’t a wild excess story and damaged the singer and his touring band for the rest of their lives and was… Continue reading 76: Tour Buses, Planes, and Wasted Talent
75: Rejected Songs, Collaborations, and a Fresh Take
We think of them as legends now, but the bands and artists involved in the New York punk scene of the 1970s didn’t get much recognition in their time. The Ramones, Television, and The New York Dolls had a local following but never made it into the big time like their latter contemporaries like Blondie… Continue reading 75: Rejected Songs, Collaborations, and a Fresh Take
74: Love, Marriage, and Rock Stardom
Ever since the relationship between Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen (68: Punk, Hotel Rooms, and Heroin – Beat Marches On), the tabloids tend to speculate as to who is going to be the next disaster couple. Pete Doherty and Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil, and even Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. In the… Continue reading 74: Love, Marriage, and Rock Stardom