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5 alternate ways your band can make money
Hey, being in a band can be expensive! Replacing cymbals, paying for gas, buying a tour van — it all adds up. Usually, bands...
Why you should always protect your ears at shows
Roughly five minutes. That’s the amount of time it takes for live music to permanently damage unexposed ears at a show. Five minutes.
That’s one...
Musicians Talk Sports: College football preview with Beartooth, the Word Alive, Cartel
Beartooth bassist Oshie Bichar paints a picture of Ohio State football season that would draw the praise of Claude Monet. “When I was in...
Musicians talk sports: Fantasy Football prep with Blessthefall, Beartooth, August Burns Red, more
Put away the iPhone calculator. Click out of that mock draft or Reddit thread that has you spellbound. Fantasy football advice is best served...
Apple Music is making you choose between leaks and your music library
The other week, one of my favorite bands, HEALTH, had their new LP, Death Magic, leak just over a week in advance of the...
Pass the time in your room alone: On music and mental health
In seventh grade, I was enrolled in a music composition class. Every Friday, students were allowed to bring in a CD and lyric sheets...
Get out of your hometown: How to summer road trip on a budget
Summer should be synonymous with traveling adventures. From going on a road trip to a new city with your closest friends to bussing to...
An Apple Music Guide for Spotify Subscribers
While Apple is busy converting iTunes fans into Apple Music subscriptions, there are 75 million Spotify users wondering which service best fills their headphones. There’s...
Disability In Music: How Warped Tour can be accessible for everyone
Art by Alexis Howick
In the summer of 2012, I attended my first (and to date, only) Vans Warped Tour. Despite being a fan of much...
How To Start A Record Label: Let’s Each Do Half A Job
Art by Alexis Howick
This is the second installment in an ongoing series—click here to read past episodes.
There's an episode of The Office (I'm going to...
