Maggie Vail
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@theebikinikill records, bass @ hurry up, dj @magicbeans , 1/3 of @strangebabes , board @artistrightsnow . she/her. formerly @cashmusic , @killrockstars
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I believe deeply in the radical and transformative power of music.
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No stimulus basically means the entire music industry is fucked. Say goodbye to every venue you love.
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DANDELION TOES
This is Sophie. She has a classic case of dandelion toes, a rare condition caused by running through fields of dandelions. Luckily it is completely harmless and ridiculously cute. 14/10
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Every musician you love that isn't independently wealthy, all their crew, everyone that records those beautiful records, all the independent record stores, the small labels are all in jeopardy.
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in the streaming era the fact that you can't click on a song and see who played on it, who wrote it, who engineered it, who produced it, etc and then click on their name and see all their work is just D-U-M-B.
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Janet Weiss is, legit, one of the greatest drummers of all time.
Real talk.
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Musicians are already fucked right now but the death of USPS would be devastating to independent artists and labels. I don’t know how anything survives if that happens.
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the music industry, from top to bottom, actively encourages addiction. there have been many nights when I was only paid in drink tickets.
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Older women coming to the conversation with "sounds like a bunch of my formative sexual experiences/what's the big deal" are not helping. It sounds like mine too but fuck I wouldn't wish those experiences on anyone.
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The world is not a horrible place. Please enjoy this photo of
@ScottMcCaughey5
on stage last night.
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@nilbogdotgov
it's wild the campaign would even be considering him when this case is about to go to the PA supreme court.
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I'm over cynicism as a shield. I'm over being around people that think showing signs of emotion is gauche. I want to care and I want to be with other people that care.
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@a_briae
I fired mine last June for suggesting doctors were lying about covid deaths for money. Sometimes it just needs to be done. I mean, how can you trust anything after that?
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Hot take: I don’t think anyone should work in the music industry without extensively touring first.
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Replace all confederate statues with statues of Stacey Abrams.
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I do have a SoundCloud but right now it’s way more important that you are registered to vote and have your voting plan in place.
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I can't stop thinking what if the largest music magazine of the past 50+ years had taken women and poc seriously?
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As I drive around in my truck, blasting the first Boston record with my dog next to me I’m realizing I am the dirt bag I’ve always wanted to date.
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HEYYYYY, writers/editors/artists/music industry professionals. I am restarting Watt shortly. HMU if you want to write about music, the music industry, music tech, etc.
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the death penalty is wrong. the state should not be killing its citizens nor should it be asking its employees to kill in their name.
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Happy anniversary to one of the single greatest albums of all time. It changed my life.
Happy 37 Beauty and the Beat!
Released July 8, 1981. Certified double platinum in the US, platinum in Canada. WGTB was a certified GOLD single, with sales over 500,000. It spent six weeks at number one. What is YOUR favorite song/ memory of this HISTORY making album?
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the house next door is for sale and I've set up my drum set in the garage for whenever I see someone I absolutely do not want to live next door to (punisher bumper sticker, off leash dog guy, etc) checking it out.
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This is my 26th year in the music business. I have still never done cocaine.
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Hot take: all great songwriters also write truly horrible songs.
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i once thought twitter was the closest form of global consciousness.
now it seems the corporate ai models have become that. they have far more access to public and private thoughts and questions.
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my tips from a lifetime working in music:
1) keep pushing through rejection. there will always be rejection.
2) don't compare yourself to anyone else.
3) be kind. you never know where you'll met again.
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the answer to the problem of musicians not making enough money is NOT that spotify should become a record label.
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if you play shows and you haven't ever played to 10 or less you're a cop.
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I'm sorry, I know I am supposed to lament the loss of another outlet but I fucking hate VICE. This was but one of many, many moments.
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It should be enough that you are human to feel empathy for others. You shouldn’t need to be a father of a daughter to think about the patriarchy or be a parent to understand that what ICE is doing to those children is abuse.
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I do not, repeat, do not mourn the death of this outlet. I'm sorry, I refuse.
while everyone is shitting all over vice, I'd like to remind you of this.
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Thirty years ago today Nirvana, Mudhoney, and
@theebikinikill
played at the Paramount in Seattle. I remember vividly jumping up and down on the seats yelling "that's my sister!"
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I have to say, as a bass player, the fact that people still listen to music on a laptop or phone speakers kills me.
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Anyone else having a resurgence of intense anxiety mixed with rage?
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I think it’s funny that people are acting as if the 4th of July isn’t something to feel weird about every damn year.
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I can't really function right now. Anyone else feeling a heavy mix of anxiety and bone deep sadness?
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IT'S HAPPENING
THIS IS NOT A TEST: Bikini Kill have announced shows in LA & NYC this spring. Tickets for all shows go on sale this Friday. More info:
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Fuck fentanyl. Also fuck the reality where musicians have to tour endlessly to support themselves and their bandmates. We need a healthier way to do this.
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you don't have to choose between or pit women's art against each other. I know this may seem like a radical idea but there's room for it all.
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hey
@MTGOP
might want to call up yr pals
@TNGOP
and see how well that went for them.
or don't, and make another national star.
I have been informed that during tomorrow’s floor session there will be a motion to either censure or expel me.
I've also been told I'll get a chance to speak. I will do as I have always done—rise on behalf of my constituents, in defense of my community, & for democracy itself.
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you may be pissed at all the calls/texts/emails but know that I am STILL finding undecideds in swing states, people who don't know where to vote, have lost their ballots, or who can't figure out a ride tomorrow.
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in the age of the internet it should be much easier to find out who played what on what recording.
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after 26 years of putting my career first, before anything else in my life, I have spent the last year a half taking back much of my time.
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eddie vedder once introduced me to pete townshend as maggie, a punk. pete pulled out a box set he had purchased that day from behind his chair and we chatted about subway sect.
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Whenever people tell me you have to live in either nyc or la to work in the music industry I wonder how they perceive my ability to have done just that, for 25+ years.
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dear talented writers currently looking for work, please hit me up about writing for watt. we do pay.
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it's cool that we're going to be gerrymandered into fascism while people can't be bothered to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect their neighbors.
what a time to be alive.
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We start to see that shit before we can talk.
By the time girls turn 12, they start to see that the world treats men and women differently, and that dings their confidence
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Um, I’ve been working in music for TWENTY FIVE years officially this month.
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I fucking hate every last one of these cynical, lying pricks.
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Dear men who still have a problem with Yoko Ono, isn't it embarrassing to be such a boring cliche?
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I've spent all morning answering emails and I still have hundreds of unread emails from artists & labels supporting
#NetNeutrality
in my in box right now. It's so incredible to see this outpouring.
Also, GWAR just signed on.
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I mean, if you don't already understand that at least 90% of the best writing about music and culture right now ain't being done by white dudes then I don't know what to tell you.
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@KamalaHarris
Because black lives matter, climate change is real, qualified immunity needs to end, healthcare is a right, masks work. Because facts and science matter, so does caring for your neighbors.
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Fuck this. I was that kid at the show growing up and I loooove seeing them in the audience when I play.
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Please read this thread. It's SO common for men to get really angry when women do not act the way they want us to.
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I celebrated turning 45 by eating Frito pie and bowling 134.
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I'm sobbing reading this. I know way too many people who've passed from their alcoholism and more that are on their way. The only thing musicians are really guaranteed in this business are drink tickets.
The number of young people who die from alcohol-related liver disease has nearly tripled since 1999. This addiction epidemic is rarely talked about (alcohol is legal! It's fun! Most people can drink without problems!) but it kills more people than opiates.
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happy may day! being a working musician is a JOB and one that is worthy of respect, decent working conditions, and fair pay.
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I stopped seeing my therapist when she suggested covid death numbers were inflated and opened her office again.
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I have never been more jealous of anything in my life.
To the overseas folks who find watching New Zealand’s Covid-19 response encouraging, Kia Ora. It’s Day 7 of lockdown. In the past 1 week, genomic sequencing has traced the outbreak to single person who went thru MIQ on 7th August.
We have stopped 107 chains of transmission /1
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I have sold merch in parking lots more than once because of this bullshit.
No venue should take a percentage of band merch. Ever. Full stop.
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Finally heard back from my county’s election commission about being a poll worker. They said they got 1100 inquiries, they usually get 150. It’s a pandemic. Something is happening.
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So, for the record: I run a nonprofit, a record label, and a publication. I'm in several bands, DJ, have a radio show, and now I consult for labels & bands. This is the life I always wanted.
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I don't think this whole let's take off our masks and pretend it's over plan is working, guys.
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the rush of pure glee I experienced at the thought of fb just being wiped out forever was more intense than expected.
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Wrapping up six weeks of volunteering right now. It’s safe to say I sent over a hundred thousand texts. I’m scared but hopeful and I know the work, whatever happens, is just beginning. ✌️
#vote
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Hey
@Sony
if the image you're going for is the label of rapists and abusers (Dr Luke, R Kelly, Chris Brown) I guess you're doing it right?
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anyone want to work on open source digital tools for artists?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I saw Patti Smith play a show in early 2016. She talked about how important it was to celebrate and live your life in the midst of the darkness that was to come. I think about it nearly every day. Thank you, Patti and Happy Birthday.
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It is remarkable what we all carry around. The grief, the beauty, the pain and joy of being alive.
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Every time a woman has to explain to a male interviewer how feminism actually benefits all genders a little part of me dies.
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I was barely online this weekend but I think I’ve seen news of 7-8 tours cancelled due to the band getting covid.
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Make it go away.
.
@Weezer
are already working on two more new albums, one riff-heavy and one inspired by 'Nilsson Sings Newman'
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These times call for being present, for giving an actual fuck.
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Let’s also talk about how opening bands have been making the same guarantees for the last 20+ years.
Why are musicians expected to be miserable on tour just to break even?
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Oh, is everyone ready to speak the truth now?
BREAKING: Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, has filed to run for president again in 2024.
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