Inspiration, Or Something Like That I’m continually amazed at how much music can attach one to a place, a situation, or a person. I’ve written before about music as inspiration, but it’s been seven or eight months since I wrote an article for Chorus, so I figured I`d go with a topic I`m familiar with. [...]
Stage banter is normally meant to be funny and loosen up an audience, and some bands have the formula nailed. Said formula might simply entail saying whatever they think and it comes off as supremely funny/intelligent/endearing, but some of us who need to sit in the dark at home for days on end just to [...]
I’ve written before about the rewards offered by the road and the contentment that comes from taking your music to different cities and far-off lands, but one fact cannot be ignored: when you’re on tour, people will annoy you (understatement). Unless you share the van with candycane toting pleasure minstrels whose sole reason for existing [...]
Global depletion of not only crude oil but of all non-renewable energy sources will severely strain the ease and ability for bands to tour extensively but with changes in both technology and life style, limited touring will be possible.
The idea was simple: write one song every day. I had the idea last month to challenge myself to a “30 Day Music Challenge” which would have just three rules: CREATE: Spend the first 14 days writing one song per day. Somehow record those songs for reference later. I chose to do this by literally [...]
It’s easy to start a band but hard to finish one. The frustration of having to deal with several relationships intertwined into one piece of art is emotionally, spiritually and physically taxing. Egos get in the way. Ideas are set in stone. People fall in love. While the degree of dedication varies drastically, it can [...]