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Are We Famous Yet?: How To Know When You've Made It Big

by The Hellion / June 29

A month or so ago, my band VAGIANT was playing at a basement show. Read full post »

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How To Win Fans And Influence People: Projecting “Rockability” Onstage

by The Hellion / May 25

A few years before I started working at Harmonix, I got into this big argument with my roommate at the time over who should be called the “greatest front man in history.” I said Iggy Pop; she said Jason Kendall of the Amazing Royal Crowns. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, be-a-rockstar, playing-live / 13 comments

Rock The World, Pass The Twizzlers: A Crash Course In Tour-Bus Survival

by Brett Milano / May 18

The tour is about to begin, the open road is calling, and for the next couple of weeks, the tour bus (or van, or RV, or really crowded Volkswagen) is going to be your home. Read full post »

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Meet Your Rock Heroes! True Encounter Stories

by Brett Milano / February 23

As you move up in the rock ranks, you’re bound to run into some of your musical heroes. This is where you learn to keep your cool—After all, you’re now a peer of sorts, not just a fan. Read full post »

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Giving Props To Props

by Brett Milano / February 17

If you need proof that the right props and staging can make or break a show, consider a Yes concert I saw in 1985 (yes, I loved Yes in 1985 and proudly admit that I still do today). Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxmusoman, be-a-rockstar, playing-live / 14 comments

Valentine's Day Edition: Jason Kendall’s True Rock’n’Romance Confessions

by Brett Milano / February 9

You’re the frontman of a happening rock band, the opposite sex goes wild when you play, all the temptations are there for the taking….but all you really want is your old girlfriend back. Read full post »

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Just Lust: A Guide To Making Your Fans Want To French Kiss You Big Time

by The Hellion / February 3

Like many of you (okay, ALL of you) I started a band in the hopes that it would ultimately lead to bath-time make-outs with ridiculously attractive people. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, be-a-rockstar, joan-jett / 22 comments

For Those About To Stalk: How To Handle Your Fans Now That You Actually Have A Few

by The Hellion / January 19

I am not the popular one in my band. That would be LoWreck. Here is a sample of the type of email we receive on a fairly regular basis: Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, be-a-rockstar / 12 comments

Talk Is Cheap, But So Are You: Advice On Stage Patter

by Steven Moy / December 15, 2008

Okay. So you've got the band together through want ads or social networking websites or maybe just recruiting random interesting-looking people you saw on the subway. You've written some songs, maybe learned some covers. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: be-a-rockstar, playing-live, promoting-your-band / 3 comments

Fashion Victim: Dressing Like A Rockstar

by The Hellion / November 24, 2008

I don’t know anything about fashion. I feel I should get that out of the way right now. The best item of clothing I've ever owned was a pair of R2D2 Underoos that I had when I was 6, and I'm pretty sure that even back then I wasn't accessorizing properly. My co-worker and fashion-plate gal pal Naoko Takamoto (who is a member of Rock Band's own That Handsome Devil) once told me, "Your taste in shoes is like your taste in dudes: sometimes I see something so revolting that I immediately think, 'Oh man, I should tell Helen about this, she would love it.'" Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, be-a-rockstar / 15 comments