Take the plunge: Learn that instrument. Take the plunge: Head for the city. Take the plunge: Form a band. Record your songs. Go on tour. All first steps are leaps into a vast, deep unknown. From the moment you hold out your hand to introduce yourself to someone new…to the first note you utter onstage […]
MY FIRST TIME: youbloom | HEADROOM #12 with Featured Artists from the youbloomLA 2015 Music Festival
The last installment of HEADROOM for the youbloomLA 2015 Music Festival goes live tomorrow. The very next day, we clean the rust off our dancing shoes (and dance moves) and make tracks for northeast Los Angeles, where three of Pasadena’s finest bars will host over fifty of the choicest independent bands and solo artists in […]
MY FIRST TIME: youbloom | HEADROOM #11 with Featured Artists from the youbloomLA 2015 Music Festival
“These are the songs… these are my heart songs they never feel wrong and when I wake for goodness sake… these are the songs I keep singing.” – Heart Songs by Weezer Milan Carl (drums, DENMANTAU), MY FIRST TIME: “I had my first experience with music when I was able to think. I listened […]
THE PLUNGE X DOUBLE TROUBLE: youbloom | HEADROOM #8 with Featured Artists from the Los Angeles 2015 Music Festival
There are some good quotes out there about doing things by twos. “Two heads are better than one.” “There are two sides to every story.” “Take two for a better chew.” Whichever way you do your sums, there can be no doubt that everything really is better with a friend. Especially true of first experiences. […]
BEFORE I DIE: youbloom | HEADROOM #6: with Featured Artists from the Los Angeles 2015 Music Festival
So you’ve gotten this unweildy aircraft of a music career off the ground, and you’re – stably enough – coasting on the thermal currents. You’ve dealt with turbulence, and maybe even a storm or two. Respect. It take serious cojones to launch yourself into the puzzling, seductive atmosphere of rock ‘n’ roll. But the point […]
Free live gigs in the Dame District, Dublin
Radio Nova recommends… A music festival, and it’s much more than just a free live gigs. “youbloom at Dublin back for it’s annual festival including a music conference and free live gigs in the Dame District. Starring emerging artists from around the world. The music conference is set for June 14th and 15th in the […]
