Feelings not Thinkings
I just watched a video of a live performance of the song "Sunday" from Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park With George, which...
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The Situation
It’s 1:52am eastern time and of course the motivation is here. I have to grab it now because it is so hard to come by these days. I have...
Mental Health Realness
As I write this new post, I'm listening to one of my favorite musical soundtracks, Next To Normal. Quite fitting for what I'm about to...
Happy Disease Day Yaaaay Celebrate Awareness Wooooooo
Today is World IBD Day, which seeks to raise awareness of Irritable Bowel Diseases. What a fuckin FUN topic!! I'm soooooooo HAPPY and I...
The Myth of Consistency
Living in a new city has given me some amazing insights. It's incredible how actualized and confident I became in one environment, and...
Brave Foolery
I would not recommend the leap I took 8 months ago to move to New York. Because recommendations are for tourists, Yelp scourers,...
Thoughts on Depression from July
(I wrote this in July, I'm publishing it in December...nope I'm publishing it in May) It's a very interesting thing to be aware of your...
The Loud Soft Loud
A lot has happened in the past six months since my last post. I've written drafts but they're all depressing so I couldn't take them to...
So What Am I Even Doing Here
I've been living in New York City for almost two months and what the hell have I even been doing, right?! Here's an update on my progress...
Writers Suck, And You Can Too
Being a writer is so much a part of my identity that my growth as a human depends on my perception of what it means to be one. Writers...
Why I'm Going Back To Work
Life update time. This post, if it had a subtitle, would be "Meg Gives Herself A Pep Talk" I'm going back to working full time with...
Problems in Press Land
I've been fortunate enough to have a lot of press opportunities come my way in the past year, mostly in the form of interviews and...
Not To Be Sexist, But...
Lately I've been getting better at noticing what I and many like to call the 'Sexist Asshole Dragon' (SAD for short) which is this demon...
10 Things Bands Should Stop Doing
I've been playing in bands for ten years now. I work with bands at a recording studio (Clutch Sound) and at a venue (The Frequency) and I...
I'm a Rock Star Don't Mess With Me
Disclaimer: This post is not about music. It's about attitude. Which is arguably as big of a deal in the journey up Rock 'n' Roll...
11 Things I Learned From Being a Music Director
1. Keep A Live Band, But Electronic-fy Them I’m mostly talking about drums because they’re the loudest and most difficult to control. The...
I'm a Voice Person
It's no secret that I love voices. An interesting voice can turn me into melted wax seeping into the floorboards. I get shivers. I can't...
On Performing: There Must Be Two
I had an album release show last night. It was awesome. Many of my friends were there as well as people I respect in the music community...
10 (Fairly) Easy Things Madison Bands Should Be Doing
1. "Like" and follow the following pages. Sign up to receive notifications and throw the article a "Like" if you read it and appreciated...
Get A Good Drummer, Ya Goof
The drummer is the most important part of your band and here's why: 1. You can't build a house without a good foundation. 2. A good...
