EPISODE 5.03: Olof Wikstrand of Enforcer on old-school, new-school and “cat”-school
“Look at YouTube, you get videos of kittens getting billions of views overnight. Things spread in a completely different way nowadays compared to 20 years ago, even 10 years ago, when bands were totally dependent on a strong marketing strategy from the labels. Now things spread by themselves – if it’s good enough.” – Olof […]
EPISODE 5.02: Schmier of Destruction on digital and other trends in the music business
“It’s not right, and for the fans it’s actually cheating. If you want to listen to the album, then do it at home, but live, if it’s just backing tracks, it’s nothing else than playback.” – Schmier, Destruction It was a great pleasure to meet Schmier of the iconic Destruction, who pioneered German thrash metal […]
EPISODE 5.01: Eric “AK” Knutson on Flotsam & Jetsam’s new album, crowdfunded vs signed and more
“It’s not about being in a big studio or being a rockstar on tour. It’s about the finished [music] product.” – Eric “AK” Knutson, Flotsam & Jetsam We had the great pleasure to meet-up again with one of the most legendary American thrash metal voices: Eric “AK” Knutson of Flotsam and Jetsam. We talked about […]
EPISODE 4.11: L7’s Donita Sparks talks legacy, the power of social media and their documentary
“I don’t think that [today] we would sign to a major and I don’t think that a major would want us. […] However, back then, if you got on a major label you could get on MTV, and you could get into mainstream press. And that was always very important to me, because I feel […]