June 2010
41 posts
May 2010
17 posts
hmwt-deactivated20101214 asked: Hey Chad. Thanks for your response to my blog post. It is certainly refreshing to interact with someone who can handle some criticism. While I think we may completely disagree on the importance of piracy or how best to compensate musicians for their efforts, I know we have both felt the negative effects of being a musician in today's musical landscape. I hope that my post in no way...
Out of touch. →
hmwt:
You may have seen this blog appear in the musician directory. I certainly did.
I was checking it out, since this guy seems like a brother in arms, fighting the good fight and whatnot. Being an indie musician, I figured he would detail his struggles touring and trying to come up with creative ways to get people enticed into his music.
Sadly, however, his blog is basically just a bunch of...
Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica.
In just a few minutes I’ll be venturing to Knoxville, and then to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina to go on a weekend-long camping trip with my three best friends. Just wanted to give word that when I get back on Monday, I’ll really be shifting things into gear with my new album I just finished recording. I’ll finally start sharing the good stuff (like...
Would you help?
I’m planning on making a Kickstarter project to help release my new full-length album… Kickstarter is a site where people get awesome rewards for donating money to people for projects (like me releasing this album.)
So, I’m curious, if I do this and make some really awesome rewards available, would you guys be willing to donate and help out?
“I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does.”
– The Smiths - “How Soon Is Now” (This is the single line that made me decide I love this band.)
Imagine It's 1990, & Illegal Downloading Doesn't...
Let me be clear that this will be a long post, but if you’ve ever wanted to fully understand an independent artist’s viewpoint on illegal downloading, this will be the post to do so.
I’ll also preface this by stating that I pretty much stand on the fence about illegal downloading. Personally, I believe it does both good and bad for not only artists like myself, but major label...
mollysuek asked: what are listeners to expect with your second full length album?
Dawn of a New Era.
In my opinion, John Mayer gets many things right. Most recently, he “quit” Twitter, and is now using Tumblr as his main source of keeping in touch with his fans. I’ve decided to follow in his footsteps a bit. My point of this specific post isn’t to say I’m quiting Twitter (for all of you new Tumblr followers, you can follow my Twitter HERE), but instead to say that...
Sometimes.
I want to give up. Please know, this isn’t easy. I’m just tired of working my ass off and not having one person in this industry give me a real chance. I’ve sold thousands of albums, and hundreds of thousands of singles, so why does no label give a fuck? Seriously, I just need one right person in this industry to notice and give a damn. One person. One chance. That’s all I...
kristinii-deactivated20110107-d asked: How do you feel about the following issues?
Gay marriage
Marijuana legalization
Health care reform
Gay marriage
Marijuana legalization
Health care reform
peacelovekittens asked: im just catching onto this 3 years after you released good morning, sunshine buttt in 'tuesday' you refer to the middle, is this the jimmy eat world song?
nicoleeh asked: the best thing about being on tour is...?
Ask me anything?...
blog.backseatgoodbye.com/ask
May tour?
Here’s what’s up with the May tour, and why it’s “special”…
My van is currently in repair mode, and I could have just cancelled the tour, but screw that… So, for the first time in quite a while, I’ll be playing the shows on this May tour solo. Despite how much fun I have with the full live band nowadays, I’m excited to have some intimate...
