Perhaps one of the best feeling associated with music is discovery. Discovering a new favorite song, artist, or just perhaps something new and exciting that you had never thought of/heard of before. Even though I’m pretty old and useless by now (almost 31 at this point), I still manage to find new things that excite [...]
View PostI’m an optimist, a reluctant one at best, but neverless an optimist. Also a hopeless romantic, but alas, I’ll leave that for another blog. I know it seems kind of foolish at times, but I believe we can all be who/what we want to be still. It is REALLY easy to give up, to sit [...]
View PostI wonder what it would be like to know the future, but often I’m glad that some things are left as a surprise. I remember the first time I heard of Archer Vs Gunman: I saw some lower quality videos of them on YouTube, and instantly recognized some music I could really sink my teeth [...]
View PostAll too often lately I keep hearing the question by fledgling bands: do I need a manager? At first my initial reaction is “NO. If you have to ask then you’re not ready”. But that would be a very short-blog now wouldn’t it ? So I’d like to go further in detail about what a [...]
View PostThe Ten Commandments of being in a local band Ok I know just reading the title you’re thinking “who does this guy think he is?” or “what a giant, flaming douche”, to which I reply: you’re probably right, but read on anyways! I don’t claim these as the ultimate list or pretend to know everything, [...]
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I really love Greenville, I’m just going to be honest here. I’ve lived here only two years but there is a lot to love, even compared to my hometown of Spartanburg which is only thirty minutes away. What I would like to talk to you about now, are just a few of my favorite things [...]
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By now you’ve probably heard of a band called Fun. and heard their new single all “We Are Young” all over the radio every 3-5 minutes ad nauseum. But what you may not know is that Fun., while still a relatively young band, and their rise to success was in fact, a long time coming. [...]
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As someone who spends WAY too much of their time on the internet, I run into a lot of random articles on music and the business that surrounds it. However, there are two sites that I find myself coming back to several times a week and I’d like to tell you a little bit about [...]
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They’re not my favorite band, nor are they the most musically proficient band ever, but they are the most relevant and lyrically essential band in America for anyone ages 21-40. Know who I’m talking about yet? That’s right I’m talking about The Hold Steady. On paper (or anywhere else for that matter) they’re not the [...]
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“Nothing could touch us then, no one could change us then, and everyone was dancing. No one could hurt us then, no one could see us then, and everyone was dancing. Everyone was dancing.” – Days of the Phoenix AFI When I was first asked to write for Fete as a guest blogger, I thought [...]
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