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Happy Weekend: The Bends Edition
14th March 2015 • 6 commentsYesterday was the twenty year anniversary of one of the greatest albums of all time: Radiohead’s sophomore album The Bends! 1993’s Pablo Honey saw the band teetering at the brink of Britpop and The Bends not only pushed them far away from it, it laid the groundwork for the band’s nonconformist mentality. It was also […]
Read MoreHappy Weekend!
7th March 2015 • 1 commentA funny thing has happened of late: We’ve started working with authors! More official news on that will follow at a later date but it can’t be stated enough how much it continues to astound us how much Thirty Roses has grown. There seems to be a symbiosis between music and literature as both allow […]
Read MoreOur Top Records of 2014
1st January 2015 • No commentsHappy New Year! No, we didn’t get too carried away with New Year’s Eve parties to publish our Best of list, you just never know who may release a surprise album on New Year’s Eve and steal the thunder of everyone else who made music over the course of the year that was. Of course, […]
Read MoreBrian Message: "Artists are businesses with multiple revenue streams across multiple territories and streaming is part of that engagement with fans."
26th December 2014 • No commentsBrian Message, Radiohead co-manager and manager of artists such as Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, has long spoken about the role streaming will play in the overall promotion of an artist. Check out this Midem Talks interview for his thoughts on the future of streaming and what it means for artist promotion.
Read MoreArtists We Love: Greg Spero
13th October 2014 • No commentsWe have another great musician to tell you about with our latest AWL feature! Chicago area native Greg Spero is a pianist, composer, and highly accomplished jazz musician. For those of us who write about music rather than perform it, he also seems to be a little bit magical. Spero is highly respected in jazz […]
Read MoreHappy Weekend!
4th October 2014 • No commentsIt’s another Saturday and it’s been an interesting week at Thirty Roses HQ. We’ve spent the week watching our friends in Hong Kong share photos and news stories about the protests for democracy. It’s getting increasingly volatile and violent and we’re proud our friends have been proactive in peacefully working to have their voices heard. […]
Read MoreGrief & Resilience or: How Heartbreak Led Me Back to the Music Industry
26th August 2014 • 30 commentsI readily talk about the death of my fiancé, but I’ve never written about it. I don’t really have an outlet to do so as I’m not someone who could (or would necessarily want to) write a book, and, as a music industry writer, none of the outlets that publish my work would be particularly […]
Read MoreIf…Then Twitter May Not Be For You
9th July 2014 • 2 commentsAs important as social media is in today’s interactive world, it’s only useful if you actually use it properly. While many people care only about how many followers they have, those people are missing entirely the sole purpose of Twitter: Engagement. It has been pointed out to me by the world’s coolest 12 year old […]
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 […]
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