The music business in 2018 would be virtually unrecognizable to the music business of 2000. In less than two decades the industry we all love has undergone an extended transformation that has placed an emphasis on access rather than ownership,… Continue Reading
A simple solution to writer’s block If there is one thing that unites musicians and the people who write about them it is the constant struggle to maintain their creativity. It does not matter if you are a blogger or… Continue Reading
New openings (October 9, 2017) Director of Publicity (Anti Records – Los Angeles) This person will represent the ANTI- label to digital and print media. Must have good relationships with journalists from all strata of media and a good working… Continue Reading
Blog Tips: Language matters when covering assault Often in music journalism it feels as though every step forward is immediately followed by half a step back. A rather harmless example of this would be people learning that diversity in content… Continue Reading
The difference between good and bad content There are a lot of music blogs in existence today, yet many will tell you that interest in music writing has long started to wane. People claim services like Spotify and Apple Music,… Continue Reading
Blog Tips: The Playlist Will Never Die Never underestimate how fast the world can change. The move from home phones to cell phones, to smart phones took less than twenty years. Our primary means of consuming news changed from print… Continue Reading
The ongoing need for a music media revolution For the better part of the last decade I have spent up to fourteen hours a day staring at phone and computer screens in hopes of writing something people would want to… Continue Reading
How to handle ‘leaked’ news Want to know what I think the worst part of my job is? The easy answer is a day when I get a bunch of personal and hateful things heaved at me anonymously. But that’s more… Continue Reading
Music Writing 101: Coverage Confirmations If the first goal of every young music writer is to gain access to albums from their favorite artists before those records arrive in stores, then the second goal is usually to see those artists… Continue Reading
Tear it down. Start again. Not long ago, my life fell apart. In a matter of weeks I found myself with no relationship, no office, no apartment, and no real plan of what I was going to do next. I… Continue Reading