For ‌decades it was the same route to becoming a world famous band. write songs, play shows wherever you can, get around to recording a demo, hope the right person hears it, and maybe, someone from a label will give you the time of day. If they will, MAYBE you get as big as Green Day It's been the difference between being a local band and being a “real” band. The labels had the money, the studios, the distribution, the contacts, and most importantly, the power to actually get

Photo courtesy of Gio Fraga There's a difference between hiring musicians to play your songs and having a band. Aaron said Uncle Tims was formed when he stopped hiring other musicians to play his demo's and started changing his songs due to the influence of the other members. Prior to that, Uncle Tims was just Aaron and Sawyer. Sawyer and Aaron met in a loose high school band that Aaron referred to as "film class nerds" and distant acquaintances. Most practices were spent goo

Matt Johnson as Matt and Jay McCarrol as Jay in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. No, not that Nirvana; there is no Kurt Cobain, there is no Nevermind, and thanks to a lawyer and the addition of one extra “n”, this is Nirvanna the Band. Matt and Jay; two best friends who have spent nearly twenty years together trying to get a show at the Rivoli in Toronto, Canada by doing anything other than simply asking to play.. While most bands would write and rehearse their music wit

All photos by Charles Dye, courtesy of Acid Bath. When people talk about Acid Bath, the first word that usually comes up is "sludge". It makes sense. Their music is grungy and dirty and sounds like it's being dragged through a Louisiana swamp. But beneath all the screaming, distortion, and tonally dark lyricism is a sound rooted in blues. Acid Bath has never been easy to place inside one genre. Calling them sludge metal explains a portion of their music, but it leaves out som

Shutter drag is seemingly everywhere nowadays. Concert photographers use it to pull light across the performers. Wedding photographers use it to turn the dance floor into bill colorful streaks. Car photographers are using it on headlights and making the car appear faster and more aggressive. I’m no stranger to this technique. I have used shutter drag before, and made photos with it that I genuinely enjoy and will most likely use again. Some moments truly do call for it. The p

Lane McCollum photographed by Landen Doyle With a split EP in the works, Lane McCollum, the driving force behind Pittsburgh emo project Teddy Diary and School yard Sacrifice reflects on a painful breakup, finding refuge in emo, and creating music beyond boundaries Pittsburgh musician Lane McCollum is currently writing songs for an upcoming split EP with his friend Amari Evers, the creator of the solo project Libertalia. This EP is the next step for Teddy Diary, McCollum's dee

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