
Host and musician Melissa Lucciola talks with signed and DIY musicians from around the world about their lives behind the scenes. From maxing out credit cards, sleeping on floors, sharing beds and having the whole band get paid $250 to play Madison Square Garden, you will hear the in's and out's of life on and off the road and the real struggles of the modern day musician.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 22 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicMusic InterviewsBusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

Welcome to Season 3! This week I am chatting with Eugene Robinson of BUÑUEL (previously of OXBOW and Whipping Boy) about his life of touring and creating music since the 1980s. He's toured with Minor Threat and opened for countless bands such as The ... more
This week I am ranting in my van parked on a side street in NYC about the state of the music industry. I bring in recent news about Kate Nash starting an OF to finance her tours, and Caroline Rose leaking their own album on Bandcamp. I talk about the... more
This week I'm chatting with Randy Ojeda, a music attorney and a long time music manager. Randy has also done A&R for Symphonic Distribution and has hosted his own podcast, Cigar City Radio, among a ton of other things within the music industry. We ch... more
This week I'm chatting with Jenna Balfe and Dennis Fuller of Donzii, a "time-bending, post-punk vision: a unity of go-hard industrial bangers, darkly ambient balladry, [with] new takes on the funk traditions of No Wave" band. This band is super fun a... more
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I just listened to the first episode and I didn’t have a ton of expectations, but I loved it. Funny, informative and has things you wouldn’t expect to learn sprinkled throughout.
Mel and guests have really great and very real conversations about the life of being an artist on the road. Mel brings such a vibrant energy to conversations and is really engaging and funny! I’ve been turned on to lots of new music and appreciation of all the hard work and dedication it takes to be a rockstar!
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