Emo Lauren was boxed away with My Chemical Romance posters and Warped Tour T-shirts…until last night.
Lately there has been a lot of light being shed upon the issue of mental health, and people in the music industry. Especially on the subject of depression and anxiety. Being someone who is affected by both, I wanted an opportunity to talk about my personal experiences, and the extreme ups and downs that come with traveling, and playing music, and thanks to idobi Radio, I have a place to put my thoughts for at least the next two weeks.
The music industry is crumbling. With torrenting, streaming, YouTube and a barrage of other services the value of the actual music for an artist has dwindled to a miniscule amount, but Tidal wants to change that. Tidal is the new music-streaming app (re-launched today) by Jay-Z and fellow musicians who want to put money back into the artists’ hands. The current supreme music streaming king, Spotify, gives artists anywhere from $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream to artists; meanwhile Tidal promises to be an “artists for the artist” device to give musicians a better cut of their music plays. Tidal has… Read more »
In 1919 four film industry pioneers formed United Artists. Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks, and Griffith decided they had had enough of non-artists working with their art and they took control of their careers. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost 100 years since then, but something similar is bubbling up in the music industry. Meet Tidal, Jay-Z’s new streaming service. He has given 16 notable names (and maybe more) equity in his new company to join him in his streaming revolution. Maybe you’ve heard of some of these people? Kayne… Madonna… Two punks named Daft. First, let’s all thank Jay-Z… Read more »
Echosmith are young in every sense of the word, but don’t let their age mislead you – Echosmith pack one hell of a punch with their unique blend of pop-rock.
We the Kings, Breathe Carolina, T. Mills and The Ready Set will be heading out on the Summer Fest tour together. Take a look at the dates by clicking “Read More.”
A collection of bands have come together to release a compilation of rare tracks to benefit the victims of the earthquake and its after effects in Japan. Artists that have contributed include The Wonder Years, Valencia, Title Fight, La Dispute, Man Overboard, Transit and more.
Kings of Leon is “almost finished” with its fifth album, the follow-up to 2008’s platinum and Grammy Award-winning Only by the Night, according to drummer Nathan Followill.
Fitchburg State College : 5/6/2010 Here’s a picture of us with Travis from We The Kings after our interview with him. We’ll post the video footage soon!
This past December witnessed more than snow and sleighs when We the Kings re-emerged with Smile Kid.
