Matt BaconScam Labels And Your BandSo, scam record labels, this is something I get asked about constantly and which I really want to address head on. It’s a struggle to see…Jan 6, 2019Jan 6, 2019
Matt BaconKnowing Your Music HistoryMusic history has seemingly become something of a poopooed expertise in the world of underground music, when in fact it remains one of the…Jan 2, 20191Jan 2, 20191
Matt BaconGoal Setting In 2019So, it’s a new year, new you, all that bullshit, we are all going to die in a ditch anyway. But in the interim let’s maybe try to get your…Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Matt BaconSo Your Video Goes Viral…So this one is inspired by a really interesting question my dear friend Nate of the band Rift asked me, essentially, what do you do when a…Dec 29, 2018Dec 29, 2018
Matt BaconYoutube And Your BandFor bands, Youtube is one of the great mysteries of the music industry. It’s a sort of white whale that has so rarely been properly taken…Dec 28, 2018Dec 28, 2018
Matt BaconWhy DIY Bands Shouldn’t Hire Big PR FirmsThere’s sort of a misguided notion that I think a lot of bands take when it comes to music PR and it has really started to come bit them…Dec 27, 2018Dec 27, 2018
Matt BaconMy Weird Passion For The Front Bottoms Was Affirmed Last Friday In BrooklynI saw the Front Bottoms last Friday night and I loved every minute of it. Brian Sella and his merry men delivered something truly special…Dec 19, 2018Dec 19, 2018
Matt BaconSupply And DemandSo here’s the big issue, the one that no one seems to really want to address but which is the fundamental problem of the music industry…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Matt BaconRelease Strategy And Your BandSo a lot of people ask me about how they should be structuring their release strategy. This is a great question and one that would really…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Matt BaconWhat Ghost Teaches Us About Storytelling With Your BandI remember when Ghost first started to make waves, coming out of the deep underground and caroming towards mainstream success. They went…Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018