Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides Again…the podcast where each week I’ll be discussing the pitfalls of the music industry. This week it’s time to get down to business. My producer Jenny May Finn is intrigued about how a band actually becomes a business, and how does this affect you as an artist? What goes into running a band in order for it to succeed? 

It’s quite business-oriented, however as always we go on some philosophical tangental meanderings related to this. Can you make music your living also without it chipping away at your sense of authenticity? What affect does the business side of things have on how you show up as an artist? We try and answer these.

You can watch this episode over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/-p36KF1XyxM

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Thank you for listening! See you next Monday!

This week on Justin Hawkins Rides Again...the podcast, I am interviewing the legendary award winning guitar player from The Darkness, my brother, Dan Hawkins. 

I really enjoyed this conversation, I don't usually speak to my brother in this nature so it was a lot of fun! He's an incredible music producer and he shared some really insightful opinions during this podcast. We also remember some fun stories of our time in The Darkness and let you in on our plans for the future!

You can watch this over on my YouTube channel here:  https://youtu.be/Qem5vO6xCrc

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Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides Again…the podcast where each week I’ll be discussing the pitfalls of the music industry. One of the biggest questions I see asked is “how do you make it in the music industry” so this week my producer Jenny May Finn has decided to probe me about my life to figure out “how I made it” to see if we can figure what the basic recipe is to making it big.

The industry was quite a lot different back then but maybe this might give you an insight into how it was and my experience trying to make it.

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Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides Again...the podcast. In this episode we are discussing the trope of the “Tormented Artist”. Does all of the greatest music and songwriting come from being in pain and having a chaotic life or can you make great songs and whilst being happy and content? Am I a happy songwriter or do I battle or even fetishise the idea of being a tormented artist?

I take on the role as the “tormented artist” and Jenny May Finn my producer takes on the role of the “happy artist” to see if we can represent both sides during this debate.

I’m really pleased with this episode, it gets pretty deep and serious in parts so I hope you can listen in full. 

You can also watch this over on my YouTube channel if you like: https://youtu.be/0KmCyCgp3k8

For now, please to enjoy!

You can follow us both over on Instagram if you like @justinhawkinsta and @jennymayfinn

You can also watch all of these episodes over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/CvRmEOMC4ks

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This week we're discussing creative burnout and the effect this has on songwriting. What causes burnout? How does it affect musicians like myself and the process of writing a song? We also dig into why so much songwriting feels lazy these days - what is causing this? Let's go!

You can follow us both over on Instagram if you like @justinhawkinsta and @jennymayfinn

You can also watch all of these episodes over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/uweoWcS7kqs 

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This week on Justin Hawkins Rides Again...the podcast we are discussing the theme of criticism and critique. How does this affect artists and is it even necessary. Jenny May also grills me to see how being in the music industry and having my work criticised and reviewed affected me. How did I handle negative comments from fans and critics about my music and my voice in the past? What is the purpose of it? Is it detrimental to creative people? It's a long one, but we try to figure out!

You can follow us both over on Instagram if you like @justinhawkinsta and @jennymayfinn

You can also watch all of these episodes over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/CvRmEOMC4ks

Thank you so much for listening, we really appreciate it!

This week we’re taking on a big topic…THE DOWNFALL. Myself and my producer Jenny May Finn get stuck into the topic of when artists fall from grace and their reputation often destroyed. This is often referred to as being cancelled, but it’s a little more nuanced. Why and how does this happen and how do you avoid it?  Jenny May proceeds to test me to see if she can trap me and instigate my DOWNFALL. Did I pass?

We want to note, or Jenny May wants to note that during this conversation she takes on the role of devil’s advocate to try and probe me using controversial topics and sensitive political rhetoric to see what could spark my downfall…please don’t misconstrue what’s she’s saying to be her own opinion, it’s not, she’s trying to test me. She didn’t enjoy spouting some of that nonsense but it was part of the game and she apologises if it comes across mean and insensitive.

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Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides again…the podcast. Every week I will be discussing a theme regarding the pitfalls of the music industry or speaking with an insightful guest. This week I’m joined by Pat Finnerty. Pat is a musician and also runs an incredibly popular YouTube channel where he dissects songs to understand why they, well…aren’t that great it’s called “What Makes This Song Stink”.

This is a great conversation because Pat is incredibly knowledgeable about music, songwriting and the culture that surrounds the music industry as a whole.

 

 After this, make sure to check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@pat_finnerty

You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BNUSrAtRHxQ

For now, please to enjoy.

Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides Again…the podcast! Every week I will be discussing a theme regarding the pitfalls of the music industry. This week we try to figure out why the music industry really is a sh*t business. What is it about being part of this so called glamourous industry that also makes it so horribly unbearable? I draw upon my own experiences from being attacked by the press to how being a creative can destroy your relationships. It’s a good one.

You can follow both of us on Instagram @justinhawkinsta or @jennymayfinn

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You can watch the show over on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/justinhawkinsridesagain

Thank you so much for listening, we really appreciate that you even bothered!

A lot of you have been waiting for this episode. Today I'm speaking with Ren. For those of you unaware, Ren is a songwriter that has become incredibly popular over the last couple of years. His songs and videos are receiving millions of views due to his incredible storytelling. I have reacted to two his videos on this channel already, and both of them blew me away.

Check out some of his videos here: https://www.youtube.com/renmakesmusic

Thank you all for listening - I release this podcast every Monday so check back next week for a brand new episode!

You can also watch the podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/justinhawkinsridesagain