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It's Grim Up North
In 2003, my band released an album called "A Hostage and the Meaning of Life," a very serious record produced by the great Alex Newport....
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Apr 29, 20245 min read
Let's Make a Tee Shirt
Aside from making a demo in the garage, getting a tee shirt made seems to be the next slow step forward in making something into a Real...
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Apr 22, 20241 min read


The Studio is a State of Mind (pt. 4)
In 2014 or thereabouts, I flew to El Paso with a guitar and drove another three hours to a West Texas town called Marfa. Weird little...
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Apr 15, 20243 min read


Same Dream, Same Destination
Do you ever wonder what it might be like to do something you love for the very last time? And to know that it's your last time? I saw...
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Apr 8, 20243 min read


Still Recovering from COVID-19
Not literally, but still. I only caught it once. Got behind on my boosters, flew somewhere immediately after a multi hour tattoo session...
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Apr 1, 20243 min read


What You Get Done Today is Enough
Sunday marked the end of a one-week break from what some might call a "day job." And true to form, I filled every living minute with an...
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Mar 25, 20242 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...
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Mar 18, 20243 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...
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Mar 11, 20241 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...
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Mar 4, 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...
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Feb 26, 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,...
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Feb 19, 20242 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...
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Feb 12, 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
Feb 5, 20243 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...
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Jan 29, 20242 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 22, 20243 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,...
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Jan 15, 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...
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Jan 8, 20241 min read


Welcome to Death, Love & Broken Records
Remember zines? This is not one, but it's close.
youngtobacco
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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