I got the gas station Blues.....
In today's podcast I cast a cranky middle aged eye over the whole debacle surrounding the band Vitriol, where members were left at gas stations, tours ended, gofundme's started and tears for the gram....
28 Nov 202530min
A chat w / Sakis from ROTTING CHRIST
"We sacrificed our lives for this, to be missionaries for the scene" or words to that effect....A short chat before their gig in Dublin with my old friend Sakis from ROTTING CHRIST....does what it say...
21 Nov 202523min
The Black Metal Streisand effect
In today's episode I consider the Streisand effect, how responding to critics and attention can create more noise, how I once gave a lecture in Black Metal once upon a time, would that work now? and h...
14 Nov 202533min
Winning and losing at the music industry game
In today's episode I discuss taking on the music industry at it's own game, using the parameters, platforms and apps to your advantage through the rise of the band Castle Rat, how it works for some an...
7 Nov 202531min
When an album comes along and shows you exactly what you were missing.....
My 'I listened to 50 bands' podcast a week ago raised some eyebrows and caused in equal measures mirth and annoyance but over the last week an album has come along that showed me clearly what was miss...
31 Okt 202530min
Am I my brothers keeper? should artists be responsible for the beliefs of others?
Today's podcast is a tongue in cheek look at writing songs and lyrics as a young man, trying to fill them with pathos and gravity, that only makes any sense decades and decades later. A cynical take o...
24 Okt 202528min
Shirley Mansons vital and viral music industry plea
Recently a group of musicians started a campaign under the name 'Death to Spotify', snappy name and many articles were written and so many people sent them to me I mull this one over, same with Shirle...
17 Okt 202536min
I listened to 50 new bands this week....
Last week I listened to 50 new bands, how did that go? find out.....can any of them stand up to the old classics? What does it take to carve your space in the scene now as a new band and what seems to...
10 Okt 202529min
