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- Avalon Stone and the Long Road to Something Real
Avalon Stone is not interested in playing small. In this conversation with The Indie Distributor, the Toronto-area hard rock artist opens up about finding herself through music, learning to trust instinct over empty promises, building a career with intention, and navigating the realities of being a woman in a male-dominated… Read more: Avalon Stone and the Long Road to Something Real - From the Basement to In Your Walls
Some bands arrive fully formed. Others become themselves in the chaos of shared houses, basement demos, late-night rewrites, and the kind of chemistry you cannot fake. In Your Walls sound like a band built from exactly that kind of momentum. In this conversation with The Indie Distributor, the Toronto-area group… Read more: From the Basement to In Your Walls - The Courage to Create: Inside Face the Lion’s Journey from Cage to the Stage
There is a particular kind of courage that stays modest, but still exudes strength. It looks like showing up, no matter what. In this conversation, Face the Lion’s Anthony Rinaldi takes the band’s name seriously, tracing the long road from private songs and public fear to the decision to step… Read more: The Courage to Create: Inside Face the Lion’s Journey from Cage to the Stage - Interview with Pat James: Taking Some Old Roads and Building New Ones
Pat James isn’t interested in chasing the Internet’s next shiny object. In this conversation with The Indie Distributor, the Aurora, Ontario songwriter behind Pat James and the Whole Truth talks about why he finally committed to a full-length album, how he thinks about genre (and why he tries not to),… Read more: Interview with Pat James: Taking Some Old Roads and Building New Ones - Crying on the Dance Floor
Wishwell’s Taylor Simpson on Mental Health, Music, and Not Having A ‘Plan B’ In an industry often obsessed with image over substance, Taylor Simpson and his band Wishwell are cutting through the noise with a message that matters. Born from the isolation of the pandemic and forged in the fires… Read more: Crying on the Dance Floor - Cutting Through: Real Talk on Songs, Success, and Survival In Today’s Music Industry
“The more you can control anything in your business as an artist and have ownership of it, the more you’re winning.” – Jeff Nedza It was in a rustic barn during the 2025 Gussapolooza Music Festival that three industry veterans took the stage for a panel discussion about “Cutting Through:… Read more: Cutting Through: Real Talk on Songs, Success, and Survival In Today’s Music Industry