Picture this: a mid-level touring act lands a 20-date European run, the biggest opportunity of their career. Three weeks before departure, the US O-1 visa renewal delays cascade, the European promoter gets cold feet, and the entire tour collapses. Not because the music wasn’t good enough. Because the paperwork wasn’t. In 2026, the musicians who […]
Have we lost interest in the real guitar heroes, and is guitar music as we know it dead? When was the last time you heard a decent guitar solo? Before you ask, is guitar music dead? Ask yourself this one. For me, the closest to anything approaching something ear-catching isn’t even a solo, it’s the
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There’s never been a better time to share your passion for music online. The barriers to entry are basically non-existent — all you need is something genuine to say and the discipline to keep saying it. But if you’ve never done this before, staring at a blank screen can feel a lot more intimidating than
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The Post-Mastering Nightmare You know that feeling. The mixdown is printed. The master sounds massive. You’ve obsessed over the low-end, tweaked the stereo width, and finally got the snare sitting exactly where you wanted it. Then you open DistroKid and reality hits: you need a video. Spotify playlists are driven by Canvas loops. YouTube is
I Tested 6 AI Video Generators on My Own Tracks: Only One Actually Understood the Music. Read Post »
The music industry can be a complex beast, even more so when taxes are involved. The truth is that, no matter if you’re a hobbyist or professional musician, you’re likely subject to a complex and nuanced task when filing taxes. Traveling for out-of-state gigs, working from dual incomes, and even performing for the sheer love
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Music. It’s one of those things that everybody knows and something that has been a part of society and culture for literally thousands of years. However, even though it’s something we all know and love, even if the type of music available today is so diverse, there’s still plenty of chances to get blow away
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Last year, what started as a friendly Jam rapidly progressed into rehearsals and, on the 28th Feb 2026, the first gig for my(our) new band: The ZX80s Who are The ZX80s? The ZX80s are a North Shields-based 3-piece band playing a mixed bag of 80s Covers. What songs do The ZX80s Cover? Queen, Bryan Adams,
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For locals traveling across the country, one of the more common responses to stating that they live in Boise, Idaho tends to go something like this: “Oh, Iowa?” Or, “Ohio, that sounds nice.” It can be a bit of a sore subject for many Idahoans, being mistaken for more eastern but similarly named states, especially
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Another notable aspect of the Maine musical culture is the Contra dances held throughout the state to music from live bands using instruments like fiddles, banjo, mandolin, bass, etc. and up to the modern-day selections of music including Hip-hop, Pop, and even EDM. Known for her interest in playing various classic genres of music on
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