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8 Do's and Don'ts Of Making Your First Video

posted: January 28, 2013

So you’ve spent hours in the studio tracking your epic debut concept double album. Now what? If you’re thinking of making your first music video as the next step in your career, don’t get all…
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DIY Public Relations: What You Need To Know

posted: December 3, 2012

Three years ago I started a music blog covering local and national musicians, and aiming to showcase those with not only talent, but passion. Although at first the press releases came in slow and steady,…
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Improving Your Community: 3 Ways To Build A Local Following

posted: November 7, 2012

Most bands who are just starting out often ask themselves the same question: “How do we build a local following?” And a good majority of experienced musicians would respond succinctly with, “Just play as many…
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Exclusive Interview: Ben Sharp from Cloudkicker

posted: October 17, 2012

For many artists, music is about “making it big” and living the proverbial “dream” but not for Ben Sharp, solo artist behind the DIY instrumental post-rock/metal project Cloudkicker. In fact, Sharp is comfortably living his own…
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Converge Release New Song And Video

posted: August 28, 2012

Underground hardcore standard-bearers Converge have a new album coming out on October 9th called All We Love We Leave Behind. This time around the guys have gone with a more “structured” approach to song-writing, according…
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OS @ Warped Series: Lost In Society

posted: April 6, 2012

With summer right around the corner, we can’t help but be totally stoked for Warped Tour. In case you haven’t heard, we’ll be sponsoring our own stage for twenty-two dates and bringing twenty-three artists out to perform…
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