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The 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 MoreEditorial Stream of Consciousness: Artists Should Pay and be Paid
9th November 2013 • 4 commentsAn email response by musician and composer Whitey (AKA NJ White) in which he succinctly explains to a television producer why his music may absolutely not be used for ‘free’ with the misleading guise of the payment being the promotion and publicity received from being involved in the project has gone a bit viral. While […]
Read MoreThe Dismemberment Plan on Jimmy Fallon
6th November 2013 • No commentsBy now most people are probably aware that The Dismemberment Plan is back with a new album. The reunited band are promoting Uncanney Valley, their first album since 2001’s Change, and appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon earlier in the week. The band performed two tracks from Uncanney Valley; ‘Daddy Was a Real Good […]
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Leah Graham
1st November 2013 • 1 comment“You’re the magic that holds the sky up from the ground. You’re the breath that blows these cool winds ’round.” Ben Folds Five, Magic Typically our ‘In Memoriam’ posts inform you of the passing of a musician or music industry pioneer, but this one is slightly different. As you’re probably aware, in recent weeks we […]
Read MoreHappy Halloween!
31st October 2013 • 1 commentCelebrate Halloween Thirty Roses stylee! Here are a few of our favourite pumpkins from around the web: And it wouldn’t be Halloween without a viewing of the greatest video ever made: Have a safe and happy Halloween, everyone! ~XO
Read More‘Diamonds for Leah Graham’ Update
26th October 2013 • 1 commentGreetings lovely readers! You may be aware of the ‘Diamonds for Leah’ campaign that radio host/comedy writer/all around rad guy Neal Mayhem has launched in an effort to assemble a care package of goodies for Leah Graham; a young girl in Oxford who is in a hospital battling Cystic Fibrosis. All Leah wants is a […]
Read MoreA Breakdown of International vs. Domestic Music Appreciation
18th October 2013 • 1 comment*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. America has always been considered a melting pot. In so many ways we, as a […]
Read MoreHappy Weekend!
6th October 2013 • 1 commentPardon our delinquency! We realise Happy Weekend typically gets published on Saturday but occasionally life prevents that from happening. Hopefully you’ll kindly accept our apology. If you find yourself in a bind today, simply ask yourself… And now, one of our favourite songs….
Read MoreMorrissey’s ‘Autobiography’ to be published after all…
4th October 2013 • No commentsIf anyone is still keeping track, the Morrissey autobiography, titled Autobiography, which had been allegedly been pulled due to a “last minute content dispute,’ now has an official release date. Interested parties can purchase Autobiography October 17 at a cost of £8.99 for all 480 pages and as of right now, there is no US […]
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