There's nothing quite like political unrest to incite real emotion... and unprecedented creativity. In recent years, we've seen artists scrap projects and create new, re-imagined masterpieces with the fuel of discontentment for the present, and fear of the future. In tumultuous times like these, it's art we turn to give us strength to fight daily … Continue reading #WCW Feature Interview: Julia Ostrov & Kristen Plylar-Moore
At 6/8 Music, we try to be more than just a record label. We are loud and proud in our pursuits to empower women, amplify marginalized voices, and break mental health stigmas. Inspired doesn't even begin to cover our feelings toward organizations working toward the same vision of equality and understanding in our society. For … Continue reading 6/8 Music Organization Spotlight: D’Addario Foundation
New Yorkers, you know as well as we do that there is no shortage of live music in this city. 6/8 Music's home base boasts some of the most iconic music venues in the world, from arenas to the tiniest dive bars. So with all these incredible gigs going on every night, how does one … Continue reading 5 Shows You Don’t Want to Miss This Month | August 2018
At 6/8 Music, we try to be more than just a record label. We are loud and proud in our pursuits to empower women, amplify marginalized voices, and break mental health stigmas. Inspired doesn't even begin to cover our feelings toward organizations working toward the same vision of equality and understanding in our society. For … Continue reading 6/8 Music Organization Spotlight: Music Minds Matter
From the moment we connected for 6/8 Music's Women on a Mission: International Women's Day feature, we knew we had happened upon a very special artist in X. Ari. X. Ari is the definition of a thoughtful, and thought-provoking artist. She blends her own personal experiences and struggles with mental health directly into her rich, haunting … Continue reading #WCW Feature Interview: X. Ari
New Yorkers, you know as well as we do that there is no shortage of live music in this city. 6/8 Music's home base boasts some of the most iconic music venues in the world, from arenas to the tiniest dive bars. So with all these incredible gigs going on every night, how does one … Continue reading 5 Shows You Don’t Want to Miss This Month | June 2018
LA-based singer-songwriter Drea proves that music can (and should) be bigger than the person singing it. Pulling inspiration from limitless genres and styles, this pop songstress uses her distinctive voice to lift up topics like sexism, racism, and violence among so many more, making for catchy electro-pop with a clear and powerful message. Drea's music isn't … Continue reading #WCW Feature Interview: Drea
It's around 7am on Monday. I wake up to go to the gym, but instead lay in bed, writing lyrics. I dreamt about something painful-a memory that is skewed by my forever moving and active mind. "I have to write this down, it could be a song," I groggily think to myself. I avoid Facebook, … Continue reading Making Music on a Busy Schedule
By Allison Duggan, Label Manager * On Saturday, August 1, 1981, at 12:01 am Eastern Time, MTV launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll," spoken by John Lack and played over footage of the first Space Shuttle launch countdown of Columbia (which took place earlier that year) and of the launch of … Continue reading Top Five Videos that Made MTV Amazing
Same routine, new city, different day. Where days become weeks, and weeks become months and the view outside the tour bus window are never the same. Set up and tear down, rinse and repeat. Welcome, my friends, to tour life. These glorious days will be remembered as some of the best days of your life, … Continue reading 6/8 Asks: How Do You Stay Healthy on Tour?
