Category: View From The Road
VIEW FROM THE ROAD: HOW LEMMY MADE ME WHO I AM
On what would have been his 80th birthday, our resident road warrior looks back on the impact Lemmy Kilmister had on his nascent self and how who turned him into who he is today…
Read MoreVIEW FROM THE ROAD: SUMMONING A REALITY SLAP
Let’s summon a reality slap for a second, because lately there’s this weird fetishization going on our veteran road warrior George P’s timeline all the time where stagehands are being framed like the last line of defense between live music and total societal collapse.
Read MoreWhen The Show Ends, The Real Work Begins
Most people think the show is the big moment. Lights go off, the band takes a bow, everyone cheers, selfies, hugs, merch flying off the table — that’s what they think touring is about. But for the people behind the curtain, that’s when the real work begins, as our veteran road warrior points out…
Read MoreVIEW FROM THE MERCH TABLE: THE GLAM VS THE FILTH
There’s a certain kind of venue that keeps popping up lately – the so-called glamorous corporate experience. You know the type.
Polished social media presence, fake exclusivity, a logo that looks like it came from a perfume campaign, and an interior that screams “look at us, we made it.” But scratch the surface and you find the same old rot – sticky floors, piss-stained toilets, overpriced drinks, and crew members working twice as hard just to make it function. It’s the perfect illusion, as our resident road warrior now explains…
Authority ≠ Entitlement
Seasoned road warrior George Pirounakis looks at how, in the music business, positions come with responsibility — not a license to act like a king.
Read MoreView From The Road: Against The Bare Minimum
In his latest op ed, road warrior George Pirounakis looks at what he calls a disease in live music… the bare minimum mindset.
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