Last night, we caught up with Alissa White-Gluz of the Agonist and Amanda Maddera of openers Casket of Cassandra before they...
Lacuna Coil singer talks about their 15-year career+
We caught up with Lacuna Coil frontman Andrea Ferro in San Francisco last night, before their opening slot for the...
Hoeks Metal Fest shut down by police at SXSW+
Austin mainstayers Hoeks Death Metal Pizza‘s annual SXSW metal fest was shut down earlier tonight by the Austin Police Department....
Download Wristbands let everyone at your show have your music “on hand”+
One of the most abundant sights at SXSW is bands handing out free copies of their music on CD. Problem is,...
SXSW: Is it worth it?+
We’ve already made our enthusiasm for SXSW well known, and will be departing SFO for Austin in 24 hours to...
Gojira drummer gives advice on resolving band conflicts+
We caught up with Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier before their show at the Fillmore in San Francisco last week. One of...
Amazon now gives free MP3′s of any CD you’ve bought since 1998+
Amazon.com is probably the last survivor of online music retailers who were around during the birth of the interwebs. (R.I.P....
How to pack your suitcase for tour+
Being on tour for weeks or even months at a time is no easy endeavor. But if you also suck...
‘Tis the season to make merch money!+
CD Baby’s DIY Musician blog has put up a string of posts showing how musicians can take advantage of holiday sales spikes, much like...
Voivod say “music is music,” don’t obsess over sub-genres+
Canadian metal iron men Voivod played their first SF Bay Area show in nearly a decade this past weekend, opening...
All Shall Perish frontman says label suing downloaders is “absolute horseshit”+
We talked to All Shall Perish vocalist Eddie Hermida last week before they opened for the mighty Hatebreed. Eddie told...
How to sell 1 million albums and still be broke+
By now, you’ve heard the RIAA talking point that “file-sharing hurts bands” even though artists in other genres are using...
How to sell more merch+
We’ve long talked about how merch sales will make the most money for your band in the Internet Era. Not...
Devin Townsend tells fans to “download everything that I’ve ever made”+
We caught up with Devin Townsend the other day at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall on his co-headlining tour with...
Paradise Lost guitarist talks “booze bargains” while on tour+
We’re not always so serious around here. For instance, when we talked to Paradise Lost guitarist Greg MacKintosh before they...
Save yourself the money and STOP making CD’s!+
A new study by the ominously named Total Bankruptcy blog breaks down the current state of selling music. As any stroll through...
The Metalluminati at Bay Area Metal Fest+
This past weekend, we welcomed the bands of the Zombie Apocalypse Tour to Oakland for their final date at the Bay...
The State of the Music Industry+
In four cartoon panels, the always-brilliant Oatmeal has summed up the problem and solution to the current music biz. Normally, this would...
Iced Earth guitarist wants to someday “be our own label”+
Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth sat down with the Metalluminati’s Audriana Gates in Tempe, Arizona on the second week of...
Anti-Islamic female black metal band from Iraq a hoax?+
Anti-religious sentiment has been a hallmark of metal since the genre was born. And in the decades since then, anti-religious...
Top 10 ways to NOT completely fail at touring+
Underground musician RJD2 knows a thing or two about longevity, having been a professional artist for over a decade. Though...
The Metalluminati at Warped Tour+
The Warped Tour may not be what comes to mind when you think "metal," but there's still PLENTY we metalheads...
Iwrestledabearonce say the Internet is “a gift and a curse”+
Among our plethora of Warped Tour interviews, our chat with Iwrestledabearonce probably best exemplified the conundrum facing musicians in today’s Internet...
Anti-Flag drummer says failing labels make “a much better world”+
We always knew that Anti-Flag pride themselves on being a politically outspoken band — like a punkier version of Rage...
Marduk guitarist talks about lasting over 20 years in black metal+
We caught up with Marduk‘s lead ax-wielder Morgan “Evil” Steinmeyer Håkansson in a dark corner of San Francisco’s DNA Lounge this...
Book your own shows with ‘Indie on the Move’+
We always tell artists to be as self-reliant as possible — which includes booking your own shows! However, with most...
Your iPod is worth… $700 million???+
Copyright dinosaurs have a well-documented history of filing lawsuits for absurd amounts of money against people who share music online. Sure,...
How to turn your fans into SUPER fans+
We’ve talked about how a loyal fanbase can work wonders for your band, but most artists probably are thinking “So, how do...
Fear Factory frontman “not surprised” with record labels collapsing+
We talked to Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory right before Memorial Day in San Francisco. After giving some behind-the-scenes...
Shadows Fall frontman says “be careful of signing a record deal”+
Right before Memorial Day, we hit up the Fear Factory/Shadows Fall show in San Francisco and had a chat with...