Welcome back one of the podcast BFFs, Ian Chainey of Stereogum! We started with the topic of "What Obituary did right with their PR Campaign, and what you're doing wrong." From there we walked through other recent successes like Blackbraid and Electric Callboy. We hope you have some valuable take-aways from our discussion of these campaigns!

Who better to talk about growing a following on YouTube than the renowned interviewer, Belgian Jasper? Tune in to hear some tips on how to get (and handle) coverage for your band. 

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We were so excited to talk to Milton again. We talked about booking in the recent economy, how to get noticed by festivals, in good and bad ways, and more!

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Line-Up:

Vola

The Halo Effect

Zero Hour

Seven Kingdoms

In our monthly sit-down with C Squared music's Holly Royle, we discuss timing, planning the year and more. Have you started on your holiday covers for this year yet? Get a better idea of timelines and what great plan might look like for any release.

https://csquared.info/?page_id=391

Just because you're not making "Billboard Top 40" music doesn't mean you should ignore radio as a media outlet! We dig in with Munsey Ricci and talk about how and why indie bands of all metal subgenres can benefit from a little bit of AM/FM love. 

Metal Radio Marketing

Metal Radio News

Photo by James Weber

"We're here to talk about life, music, and craft beer!" Aliyah and Curtis chat with Matt McGachy about the origins of the Vox&Hops Metal Podcast, craft beer, Cryptopsy and more!

New name, same pod! Aliyah and Curtis discuss our name change and refocused direction.

Get to know the PR professional in the room! Aliyah interviews Curtis on how he got involved with the metal scene, and PR. 

Learn about C-Squared https://csquared.info/?page_id=312

Natasha from Canada's Looters PR goes over her perspective on PR, self-sabotaging your PR, bringing your lifestyle into your band's brand and marketing, and a quick social media primer. 

In today's episode we went down a path discussing journalistic integrity for metal media outlets, venue merch cuts, and more.