The script has flipped, record companies no longer drive the business, they get all the press, but the question is not how many streams you have, but how many tickets you’re worth, then the industry knows if you have real fans. Better to play to the local promoter than the A&R guy. And if you […]

I loved talking to Ryan, that’s his real name, you learn the genesis of his stage moniker in this podcast. He grew up in Northbrook, Illinois and got infected by the Chicago house music scene. Then he brought his records to BYU where he flailed. After his mission in Japan, he was a tour guide […]

Spotify YouTube This is a hit record! It’s got a hole in the elbow, bandana pocket Silver button missin’ from the snap at the bottom I said ‘That thing’s seen better days, daddy you should toss it’ And he said, ‘Darlin’ I can’t’ Steve expected me to be wearing my jean jacket. I hadn’t seen […]

“The more specific she was, the more relatable it seemed.” (Beth Laird on Taylor Swift) What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where pop songs are written by committee, oftentimes excluding the performer, and country songs are written by the artist? One in which country is personal and relatable and pop […]