So you’ve gotten this unweildy aircraft of a music career off the ground, and you’re – stably enough – coasting on the thermal currents. You’ve dealt with turbulence, and maybe even a storm or two. Respect. It take serious cojones to launch yourself into the puzzling, seductive atmosphere of rock ‘n’ roll. But the point […]
How to Totally Suck at Touring
Don’t bring merch. Alison Shaw summed it up perfectly in August for youbloomTV: if a person (likely in a state of inebriation) who has never seen you before decides they like what they hear, they’re going to want to take something home with them that they can listen to again, or a T-shirt they can […]
Running riot: Dublin band The Riot Tapes fire things up with new single and video. World appropriately sweats.
“Goodbye my faith, goodbye my heart.” Ah, Elaine Doyle, c’mere, would you ever stop being such a fantastic ride? Look at you there, running around the countryside, looking winsome and windswept, not a bother on you as you purr lyrics in perfect time and stare down the sunset like some badass bog Madonna. Well then, […]
A Man Without Measure: youbloom Bids Farewell to Drum Pioneer Vic Firth (1930-2015)
Here at youbloom, we pride ourselves on giving good advice. As musicians and creatives who love the independent ethic, we like to draw from whatever experiences we have – be they salty and extensive or brief, yet fresh – and share them with you so that all angles of this music business madness are explored […]
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