https://sammarcjohnston.com/stories daily 0.75 2023-03-06 https://sammarcjohnston.com/stories/sammythefish monthly 0.5 2024-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f98da993a3c822757afc071/2d6d5ea2-b5b7-4b6a-b028-081278eb4a34/KxR8hJfG.jpg Stories - From ‘Meme-Rap’ to Hyperpop: sammythefish and The Art of Figuring It Out There’s no denying that music, as with all media, is an ever-evolving art form. The rules appear fluid, reshaping with every advancement in technology and social media. In an era where streams and follows ensure the longevity of an artist more than physical record sales, and Grammy Award winning albums are being produced in childhood bedrooms, it’s safe to say the rules have changed. But how has the professional industry's ease of entry defined what it means to start making music? Experimenting and figuring it out has never been easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f98da993a3c822757afc071/b5427c60-b137-4248-b311-b4ba53e84496/278619694_1390833288031597_5299317119891880749_n.jpg Stories - From ‘Meme-Rap’ to Hyperpop: sammythefish and The Art of Figuring It Out - Make it stand out Gameplay footage of sammythefish’s Madly In Hate Minecraft Listening Party, hosted this Friday, April 22nd at 6:00pm est. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f98da993a3c822757afc071/20237297-b894-495f-90c9-bb698a8b4fbf/Pe-LP1t5.jpg Stories - From ‘Meme-Rap’ to Hyperpop: sammythefish and The Art of Figuring It Out - Make it stand out Madly In Hate is available on streaming services this Saturday, April 23rd. Listen to the album early on his Minecraft event this Friday and follow sammythefish all across the internet here. https://sammarcjohnston.com/stories/post-pandemic-live-music monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f98da993a3c822757afc071/618ab3a0-8edf-484b-aca8-200a9f18d016/IMG_3043.jpg Stories - The Post-Pandemic Era of Live Music - Tame Impala performing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY a part of the “Slow Rush Tour”, rescheduled multiple times due to the 2020 global pandemic. Photo courtesy of Sam Johnston for Priority Speaker. As we reach the beginning of April, we approach the two year mark on a very crucial, and quite frankly, historical period of time within the United States. April 2020 marked a period of confusion, frustration, and downright anxiety for Americans, as well as the entire world, with school and university shutdowns, event cancellations, and state-wide enforced mask mandates. For many, this marked a generational first, a serious international pandemic. But for music fans all across the spectrum, the idea of a lockdown, health and safety precautions, and this new term, "social distancing”, one question loomed over all else. What will happen to live music? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f98da993a3c822757afc071/69c0e46a-dda4-42a8-8079-9d3ffeda65ff/DSC_1954.jpg Stories - The Post-Pandemic Era of Live Music - Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots performing at the House of Blues in Boston, MA a part of the “Takeover Tour”, in support of smaller venues effected by the pandemic. Photo courtesy of Sam Johnston for Priority Speaker. Lucky for me, my worries would be put to rest two months later as I attended Twenty One Pilots’ Takeover Tour in Boston. In support of small venues that faced hardships throughout the pandemic. Twenty One Pilots introduced a unique tour schedule, performing for a week in each city they visited, working up from a small venue to an arena for the final night. After watching this band perform for years in large venues and headlining festivals, it was a rewarding experience to catch them in Boston University’s 900-capacity dive-bar-with-a-stage, Paradise Rock Club. Marking some of the band’s first live performances in nearly two years, Tyler Joseph, lead singer, would go on to say “You know, we toured for a full ten years, but that last pause there.. that messed with us.” It finally felt like live music, and the world alongside it, was returning to some level of normalcy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f98da993a3c822757afc071/dd8010e4-f2d1-4ce0-ad7f-b8221b30a265/8884-R1-20-21.jpg Stories - The Post-Pandemic Era of Live Music - Ms. Lauryn Hill performing with The Fugees at Pier 17 in New York, NY a part of Global Citizen Live, marking Fugees first live performance in fifteen years. Photo courtesy of Sam Johnston for Priority Speaker. As I come to terms with the way life has evolved over the past two years, I can’t help but to find myself grateful for that “pause” that Joseph mentioned. Witnessing live music, or any live entertainment, is a privilege not afforded to everyone. Anyone lucky enough to have that privilege, but be put on hold for two years knows the pure joy that came with the first time they were able to enjoy it again for the second-first-time. I think, it’s also why so many bands have decided to reunite following the pandemic. 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