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Dealing With Band Member Turnover

by Alex Navarro (HMXaleX) / June 22

When one enters into the unholy cabal that is a “band,” there are a number of unfortunate realities one must wrestle with at some juncture or another. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxalex, dealing-with-bandmates, start-a-band / 6 comments

Be My Stevie And I'll Be Your Lindsey: To Date Or Not To Date Your Bandmates

by Allen Holt / June 15

At some point it's bound to happen: your band's at rehearsal (assuming you bother to rehearse) or maybe playing a gig. You take a sidelong glance at your guitarist as her fingers slide smoothly up and down the neck of her beaten-up old Strat, or at the drummer's glistening shirtless torso as he works up a serious sweat keeping the beat that your bassist can't seem to find. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxallen, dealing-with-bandmates / 7 comments

Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away): How To Kick Out A Bandmate Without Getting Kicked Wicked Hard In The Shins

by The Hellion / June 8

A band can be a fragile thing. Sometimes the chemistry is perfect – you all love nothing more than sitting around in the space chugging Clamweiser and writing Deep Purple rip-offs about how great you look in Capri pants. But sometimes the chemistry isn't so hot. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, dealing-with-bandmates / 21 comments

Most Likely To Succeed: The Hellion's Tour Diaries, Part 3

by The Hellion / April 20

I know that lots of things have changed since I was in high school. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, playing-live, dealing-with-bandmates / 9 comments

Personality Crisis: Tips On Getting Along With Your Bandmates

by The Hellion / January 12

I want to state right off the bat that I am totally qualified to write about how to get along with your bandmates. I know this because, at the time of writing this, I have punched only one of my bandmates in the face. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, dealing-with-bandmates / 7 comments

The Gig From Hell: What Happens When Everything Goes Wrong

by Matthew "Nord" Nordhaus / January 5

Often playing a gig is the most amazing experience or your life. Other times things go wrong. Sometimes things go very, very wrong.  Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: playing-live, promoting-your-band, dealing-with-bandmates / 17 comments

Gimme Gimme Gimme: Gifts For Your Bandmates That Hopefully Won’t Result In Them Taking A Tremendous Pee In Your Coat Closet

by The Hellion / December 1, 2008

Hey everybody, HMXHellion here, freshly plumped with a couple extra pounds of lovin’, cheerfully gained on my Thanksgiving weekend diet, composed of such health-conscious foods as “bacon grease” and “stuff cooked in bacon grease.” After eating enough to feed a bathtub full of panthers, I spent much of the weekend shopping, as, I’m sure, did many of you.  Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, dealing-with-bandmates / 16 comments

Hell, It Turns Out, IS A Bad Place To Be: Finding A Rehearsal Space

by The Hellion / October 27, 2008

People who know me know that I am not particularly "precious" when it comes to cleanliness. I’ve been known to eat fried chicken that I drunkenly left sitting on a stack of LP’s in my living room overnight... three days later. My desk at work features such interesting detritus as pistachio shells, snapped guitar strings, and at any given moment, at least seven mostly empty Polar seltzer bottles. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, start-a-band, dealing-with-bandmates / 12 comments

The Hellion's Guide To Rock: Part Two

by The Hellion / October 20, 2008

The Hellion's follow-up post to picking an instrument teaches you how to pick your bandmates. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, joan-jett, start-a-band, dealing-with-bandmates / 10 comments