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Interview with Mario Vallenari — Founder and President of Italian Independent Record Label Cabezon
22nd November 2013 • No comments*This article was originally written for Think Like a Label. I’ll be posting some of my favorite and most popular pieces for TLAL here on Thirty Roses with kind permission from Think Like a Label owner and editor Jeremy Belcher. Mario Vallenari is the founder and President of Italian-based record label, Cabezon. Over the past […]
Read MoreInterview with Renowned Music Video Director David Herrera
17th October 2013 • 2 comments*This article was originally written for Think Like a Label. I’ll be posting some of my favorite and most popular pieces for TLAL here on Thirty Roses with kind permission from Think Like a Label owner and editor Jeremy Belcher. For ten years, David Herrera (who also works under the moniker rebus101) has been recognized […]
Read MoreWhen It Comes to Videos, Record Executives Clueless
12th May 2013 • 2 commentsThis week has been a bit chaotic from a work standpoint. I’m in the midst of researching what has turned into one of the biggest articles I’ve ever worked on in my career, I’ve got a book to review for Think Like a Label, I had a School of Rock opening to attend, and my […]
Read MoreHappy Weekend!
10th May 2013 • No commentsAnother Friday is upon us, dear readers! I don’t know about the rest of you, but we at Thirty Roses have been running around far too much lately and could do with a bit of calm. Luckily, I have the perfect song for such an occassion; ‘Lemongrass’ by El Matador Alegre! Not only is the […]
Read MoreDead Man Watching
16th January 2013 • No commentsComing off the heels of an interview with director extraordinaire, David Herrera, I’ve been working on a piece about Cabezon Records.This video is a few years old, but it’s exquisite, as is the song. Find out more about Dead Man Watching here http://deadmanwatching.bandcamp.com/
Read More‘Lemongrass’
9th January 2013 • 3 commentsAs you may have seen, I recently interviewed video director David Herrera. In order to prepare, I sat immersed in his work for hours, watching his videos over and over again. This quickly became my favourite. When I told Mr. Herrera that, he explained that this video isn’t even officially ‘out’ yet, in that the […]
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