It used to be that Kiss had an army, Grateful Dead aficionados were Deadheads and, sometime later, fans of Insane Clown Posse were known as Juggalos. Everyone else who liked a band was just a fan.
Read more →On the whole, Maura Johnston makes an excellent case in her web-screed “Six reasons why ‘if you want to get paid for music you should play it live’ is an idiotic argument.” But she overlooks a key point, too. First, there’s no question that touring is a money-losing proposition for many, if not most,...
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You can (and should) prepare as best you can, but you never really know how an interview is going to go, and that holds especially true for veteran musicians who have done countless phoners and heard the same questions countless times. It’s always a pleasant surprise, then, when they’re engaged, thoughtful and funny. Eric...
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