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Artists We Love: Mary Bue
9th December 2014 • No commentsIt’s always a pleasant surprise when you come across an artist who writes their own songs (the kind you swear you’d written yourself…if only you could find the words), sing their own songs, and, as an added bonus, are an absolute delight to be around. I’m speaking of none other than Mary Bue (surname rhymes […]
Read MoreHappy Weekend!
2nd August 2014 • No commentsHello, hello! Can you sense our excitement? It’s been quite a week at Thirty Roses HQ! MIchael’s article on The Firebird Band has been HUGE, great things are happening over at The vt blog,and we’re proud that so many indie artists put their faith in us (and the vt!). If I can make a quick […]
Read MoreArtists We Love: Vaudeville Etiquette
30th July 2014 • No commentsOne of the many wonderful things about our partnership with The vt blog is the influx of incredible music we get to hear. The other day we got a suggestion from Nick Blake, mastermind of the vt, which said simply: “I think you’ll like this one.” He was so right! The band in question was […]
Read MoreMeanwhile on the vt…
14th July 2014 • 1 commentLots of great music on our partner site, the vt blog recently! There was a track from Stone and Space which they described as a “Bollywood remix.” The duo used a Bollywood film dance number and perfectly synced their track to match it-great stuff! The vt has also featured videos from our beloved Emily Danger, […]
Read MoreBye Bye, Winnie Winnie
22nd June 2014 • No commentsToday marked a sad milestone in Noughts and Exes history as the band played their final show with their beloved Winnies. That two women with the same name and the same birthday (yet who are unrelated to one another) ended up in the same band and decided depart at the same time is pretty remarkable; […]
Read MoreThe Problems With Pitchfork…
29th May 2014 • 9 commentsThis began as a discussion on Quora but since it’s something which I’m frequently asked about, it seemed worth sharing here: There are a few problems with Pitchfork. – They’re far too pretentious for their own good now and they really have no right to be. Their writers are abysmal and they use school yard […]
Read MoreThe Struggles of Self-Managed Artists
20th 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. It seems puzzling that, at a time when more artists are acting as their own […]
Read MoreNoughts and Exes Film Flashmob
9th September 2013 • No commentsIn keeping with their tradition of raising the bar on creativity, Noughts and Exes sought the help of some of the best indie musicians in Hong Kong and recently began a flashmob in Hong Kong’s Times Square. The event was filmed and has now become the video for the first single, ‘Hearts,’ from the band’s […]
Read MoreTreating Your Band Like the Business It Is
24th June 2012 • 2 commentsAs romantic as it may be to have the notion that you can play in a band for a few months, get discovered by some A & R rep, make a record, and tour the world, that just isn’t how it happens. A band is a business. If you don’t treat is as such, you […]
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