February 2009
4 posts
Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
I like throwing songs in to my blogs every now and then. Sometimes I feel like someone else can explain how I feel better than I can. That’s the power of great music. It occurred to me at once That love could be a great illusion That makes fools of brillian thinkers everyday And turns hearts of stone and steel To a place where they would feel Like they are falling, falling quickly in...
Feb 24th
Being lonely.
I was talking to my good friend Derek for a long time the other night in Poughkeepsie and he said something that’s been haunting me a little bit. He said that touring means being alone. Its weird to the non-touring eye because your constantly surrounded by the same 5 people 24/7, how can you be lonely? Imagine going away for 2 months and then coming home. Think of how much happens in 2...
Feb 17th
Bands with a laptop, an ipod and an auto-tuner.
I don’t get it. I don’t get it. Kids eat it up. They love it. “Bands” that have no talent whatsoever except some expensive equipment and a strange desire to be famous, fast. Instead of learning an instrument and trying to be good at it, they want this insta-band. While other bands are hard at work making real music, these “bands” put out a full length album with...
Feb 11th
Hello Strangers and Lovers.
Hello! Welcome to my new blog. Quick intro, my name is Mandi. I tour with Thee Armada from Houston, Texas. I’m their merch girl, part time tour manager and pretty much their mom. I’ve been touring with them for almost a year now. Girls in the music industry, especially the touring world, are pretty rare and are much different than guys in the industry. This blog is for rants and raves,...
Feb 8th