Fairly recently, Alex at All About The Music compiled a full list of guilty pleasures from metallers in prominent positions worldwide. And guess what? I’m one of them! How awesome! Reading it through afterwards I wished I could edit it.…
Swine Flu bans for concerts, pubs, clubs & live music
From Christie’s music business news today: GOVERNMENT READIES SWINE FLU BANS FOR CONCERTS, PUBS, CLUBS & LIVE MUSIC EVENTS In a meeting of Federal and state government health officials, a plan to ban any music events for the months of…
Music Journalism 101 g. Preparing for interviews
It is no secret that interviewing bands is a nerve-wracking affair. Most interviews you read are conducted by highly experienced music journalists, and it seems that they set the bar pretty high. Fear not – even if you need to…
INTERVIEW: Lauren Harris on her debut release, fame, and being a role-model
Those of you who headed out to see Iron Maiden this year would have had the pleasure of seeing Lauren Harris as one of the support acts. Given that she’s just recently released her first full-length album, The Calm Before the Storm, I caught up…
New metal e-zine & community on the way
I am happy to announce that there is a new metal e-zine and metal community site in the wings. Any further info is presently embargoed, but the site is built and design is a heartbeat away. Logos look awesome. This…