What does it actually take to self release your music? Well, lucky for us, one of our very own youbloom artists, CommonUnion59, released their second album, “Heartbeat Serenade” on February 11th of this year and were kind enough to share their experience with the youbloom community. “The most important thing we learned is that the […]
Why is there so much copying in music?
“That song sounds familiar” – why is there so much copying in music? When I put a song together there often comes a point where I think, “Wait a minute, haven’t I heard this tune before?” For any musician with integrity this is a tough moment. No one wants to be accused of ripping off […]
Save the right to perform: #saveirishbusking
Dublin is famous for it’s busking tradition. Tourists love it, locals appreciate it . Busking provides a free platform for bands and artists carving their craft of performance. The list of famous buskers on Grafton Street includes names like Bono, Kodaline, Passenger, Sinead O’ Connor, Paddy Casey, Damien Rice, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Riptide Movement, […]
Breakthrough American bands in 2015
[rev_slider blog2-usa-bands] Team America. Fuck yeah. Here’s the youbloom pick of the cream of the crop indie bands making rock n’roll waves in the US for 2015. List by Amy Van Daele and Ciara Sheahan. Sign up to play at youbloom Dublin in June and get yourself on our next list of exciting prospects… Apply […]
Turn off The Brits, build a music career
It’s almost time for The Brits. The nominations are out, rumours circulate. Madonna might show up, Taylor Swift is showing up. Do The Brits matter? Does any one care..? The best thing about The Brits is the bitching. It oozes from every orifice of social media as soon as the nominations are released. The snubs, […]