Natural and Wild: An Experimental Podcast from the Historic Covid Era
February of 2020; I was working in a nursing home as a janitor. I’d just moved down from New York in 2018 after isolating myself in a hostile for a month in Chelsea to write my book, Daughter of Sonic…
Kiko Loureiro: Pushing Limits and Forging A Community
by Christine Greyson Interview with heavy metal artist Kiko Loureiro I walked up to the upper level of the cruise ship to look out over a crowd of metalheads adorned in black, waiting as a soundcheck took place on the…
Is Physical Music Distribution Dead To Newbies?
Physical album and CD sales from retailers hit rock bottom two years ago, only coming up for air since the recent trend of vinyl consumption. This vinyl movement won’t save the industry, however. Most LPs are purchased by people over…
To Everything There Is A Season… (Business Is War)
Technology has expanded the approach to finding work, especially for those who are striving for independent and progressive roles in the arts. Traditional hierarchies don’t really work for everybody. Becoming your own boss demands a bit of psychological strategy. You’re…
Ageism: A Socially Accepted Prejudice
While we still have some space for older character roles in Hollywood, the hard truth is that space is always going to be a tight fit. We mostly see ageism happening in film because movies are at the top of…
Indie Artist Profile: Dennis Hartley
Fresh out of high school, those of us who lived & breathed the local music scene spent our time in smoky basement clubs handing out band flyers, renting storage units to hold practice in, and taking road trips to see…
Albert Einstein’s Secret to Genius (& How You Can Tap In)
It was a chilly day in April, 1955. The world had lost one of its greatest physicists, Albert Einstein. Dr. Thomas Harvey, who performed his autopsy, went against the wishes of a grieving family after spending hours alone in a…
Six Good Side Gigs for Musicians
The trick to building financial stability is to develop multiple sources of income. The “follow your passion” movement doesn’t have rules or formulas for this though, and art based careers require a lot trial and error to find something that…