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Robin Beck Still Sings Like It’s the First Time
Rocker Robin Beck might be best known for the single “The First Time” (a smash hit just about everywhere except the U.S.), but a career ... -
Tip Jar: Brian Kehew Brings Classic Music Techniques, Equipment, and Mindsets to the Modern World
Music historians are driven by a passion for the art that goes beyond lyrics and melody. It’s about the inspiration behind the sound and for ... -
Tip Jar: A Tale of Loss, Redemption, and Fulfillment That Is All True and Uplifting
When I was just back from my first year in college, I was staying in the house in Lexington on Hunt Road, and I was just getting ... -
Tip Jar: Low-Cost Guitars That Earn Their Place on Stage
By the time a guitar survives years of live performances, price becomes irrelevant. What matters is whether it holds tune, projects reliably through a PA, ... -
Tip Jar — The Cost of Culture: How Art and Entertainment Left the Common Man ...
A few weeks ago, I went to see Elvis Costello in concert—one of my longtime heroes, a songwriter once known for his sharp wit, his ... -
Tip Jar: Succeeding in a Man's World
Excerpt taken from the book Street Smart by Dina LaPolt Here’s a jarring thought: It’s a man’s world. Actually, it’s a white, straight man’s world. ... -
Best Career Tips 2025: For the Masses
DeeAnn“Always stay true to yourself, be honest and follow your gut because you might have different people trying to pull you in various directions based ... -
Best Career Tips 2025: For the Producers
Charlie Peacock“Be imaginative with ideas and solutions but don’t voice them, necessarily. You want them to be available but you also don’t want to overwhelm ... -
Best Career Tips 2025: For the Artists
Matthew Feder“Your instinct is what defines you as an artist, and the sooner you can hone that, trust it, and move forward with it without ... -
Best Career Tips 2025: For the Collaborators
Don Was“I would find it offensive, especially with the caliber of people I’m working with, to take over someone’s record. Why should someone else paint ... -
Tip Jar: Staying True To Yourself While Navigating Non-Stop Career Twists And Turns
By DeeAnn My journey as a singer/songwriter and recording artist is a bit unconventional because changing life circumstances led me to perform in various genres ... -
Tip Jar: Bringing Music To Life In A Visually Authentic Way
By Baz Halpin To help put what I do as a producer and director into perspective from a musical lens, I’ll start off by rewinding to ... -
Tip Jar: Songwriting From The Heart
By Brenda Russell Before I share my story about how I became a working songwriter, it’s important right off the bat to encourage the new ... -
Tip Jar: A Personal Reflection: The Journey, The Shift, and The Calling
By Keith Mitchell When I considered writing this piece, I knew it was time to be vulnerable—to release certain elements of my story that haven’t ... -
Tip Jar: Choosing to Run Your Own Record Label
By Dr. Dave Before I share my cautionary tale about an encounter with an independent record label that ultimately led me to take back control ... -
Artist to Artist: Blue Monkey Discusses Creative Freedom
By Blue Monkey I think artistry, like life, has unique, cyclical timing. We are constantly coming home to ourselves. So, to speak on rebranding as ... -
Tip Jar: Todd Trainer — Inside the Mind of a Drummer
Who among us hasn’t spent at least a few minutes during a concert wondering what goes on in the mind of the drummer, the wooden ... -
Tip Jar: The Healing Power of Music
By Melba Moore When I was given the opportunity to write a piece for this column, a singular two-word phrase popped into my head: Music ... -
TIP JAR: A FAMILY AFFAIR — HUSBAND-AND-WIFE DUO VICKI PETERSON AND JOHN COWSILL
Vicki Peterson is best known for her work with paisley underground/new wave icons The Bangles (alongside sister Debbi Peterson). Her husband, John Cowsill, came to ... -
ARTIST TO ARTIST: Mz Neon Reflects On Being a Trans Musician In 2025
Having grown up outside of Boston during less-than-accepting times, rapper, singer, musician, and performer Mz Neon was a child of the punk movement but she ...
