Running a music blog is no easy task. Not only do you need to be constantly creating new content, but you also have to recruit people to help build your brand without the ability to offer them any sort of… Continue Reading
In just over a month I will turn 28, and at that point I will have officially been working towards my goal of being a career-long professional in the music industry for a little over a decade. I started by… Continue Reading
One of the great things about running this blog has provided us is the opportunity to engage with a wide range of music industry professionals on a daily basis. From publicists and marketing gurus, to bloggers with big dreams who… Continue Reading
In all my years of music blogging, ‘conflict of interest’ is probably the one term I have heard thrown around more than any other when discussing the efforts of various writers. Site owners, much like countless industry professionals working in… Continue Reading
Interviews have been a staple of journalism since the earliest days of news reporting, but in the age of blogging there has been a rash of so-called writers relying on tired questions that waste the time of the both the… Continue Reading
Before we begin, let me just say that if you’re getting into music writing to make money you have undertaken a fool’s errand. There are far easier, much less aggravating ways to earn a few dollars, and most don’t even… Continue Reading
If you live online like most writers do then you’ve no doubt seen the footage of two news team members being shot and killed on live television this morning in Virginia. The incident happened amid an otherwise typical morning broadcast,… Continue Reading
Every music writer today, regardless of experience or genre preference, deals with stress on a daily basis. Whether you’re fretting over the quality of content posted, the happiness of your fellow staff, the happiness of your readers, or worried you… Continue Reading
A little over a month ago my website lost its Facebook page after seven years of uninterrupted, yet slowly dissolving free exposure on the world’s largest social networking platform. I wrote about the incident on this very blog roughly six… Continue Reading
Let me preface this article with two caveats. Firstly, there’s no right way to conduct an interview (aside from maintaining some professionalism). Everyone develops their own style, and what’s right for me might not be right for you. My style… Continue Reading