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youngtobacco
Mar 18, 20243 min read
The Arc has Landed
Fixation Arc's new single, "The Void Stares Back," has been out a few days and the question I get asked the most is how the hell do you...
youngtobacco
Mar 11, 20241 min read
The Last Tour: Soundtracking the world in 2017
Anyone following my personal Facebook or Insta in 2017 probably noticed I spent a big chunk of time bumbling across a dozen timezones in...
youngtobacco
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Of course they’re real people
"They're Oompa Loompas." This photo from last week hit hard. No one knows the Oompa Loompa Life better than struggling artists, because...
youngtobacco
Feb 26, 20242 min read
How It Feels to be Something On
(Or, the struggle through the ages. Or, old man still yelling at cloud.) Releasing music in 2000: Welcome to Discmakers. Here's a box of...
youngtobacco
Feb 19, 20242 min read
The Studio is a State of Mind (pt. 3)
My first AirBnB booking ever was on a songwriting trip to LA bought with Southwest points and a little bit of sync money. For four days,...
youngtobacco
Feb 12, 20243 min read
The Studio is a State of Mind (pt. 2)
Hearing a tune you recorded in your bedroom on a Coppertone commercial right before an episode of Breaking Bad is something else. Hearing...
youngtobacco
Feb 5, 20243 min read
The Studio is a State of Mind (pt. 1)
Back in the day, going to the studio was a whole big thing. It was a place that cost a lot of money, where you had to have your shit...
youngtobacco
Jan 29, 20242 min read
NEW MUSIC ALERT: The Peculiar Order of Harmonic Convergence
This Thursday, The Peculiar Order of Harmonic Convergence releases its first album Casual Breathing on Young Tobacco Records. This is...
youngtobacco
Jan 22, 20243 min read
How Not to Run a Record Label
This is not about Fearless Records or Immortal Records. They're doing quite fine. Or at least Fearless is. This is about my own bumbling...
youngtobacco
Jan 15, 20241 min read
RELEASE DAY: “Say My Name”
Release day is upon us. "Say My Name" has been set free on Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube Music, Deezer (nuts), Tidal, Napster,...
youngtobacco
Jan 8, 20241 min read
NEW MUSIC ALERT: Say My Name (JC Autobody)
The first new JC Autobody track to hit the Spotiverse in six years drops next week. "Say My Name" is a song written in an alliance with...
youngtobacco
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Welcome to Death, Love & Broken Records
Remember zines? This is not one, but it's close.
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