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What It Takes To Be A Rockstar
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.
What It Takes To Be A Rockstar
Episode 21 - Eugene Robinson (BUÑUEL/OXBOW) - No Dog Meat Policy! Fighting for standards in the 80s experimental punk scene until now
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 Melvins, Mr. Bungle, Lydia Lunch, A Perfect Circle, The Jesus Lizard and way more. In this conversation we talk about the creative ways he gets paid when someone is trying to stiff his band and how he used to book shows via fax machine. We also talk about autotune and AI in music, how some people want to treat bands the way they wouldn't treat themselves, his time at the Grammys and way more. Enjoy!!
We connected through this article he wrote - "When Will Bands Stop Telling Lies About the Economics of Being in a Band? OK, How About Today?"
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Intro song is called "I'm Starting a Podcast" by Tea Eater
Other music is by Pretty World
Artwork by Christopher Lanuk.
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