I’ve read countless articles on Medium about “How To” make hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on this platform each month. I appreciate and enjoy all of them. What seems to be lacking however is the more realistic, less extravagant, and infinitely more attainable, “How to earn $1 to $5…

Writing poetry or articles, as I’ve been doing weekly (sometimes daily) here on Medium for the past year, is a lot easier than writing an entire piece about myself…but here goes! Hi, my name is Rob Janicke. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York but don’t have the…

Those pops and hisses you hear when you drop the needle on the record are anticipatory bliss — Listening to music is supposed to be a contact sport. If you don’t feel anything, you’re dead. You want “flawless” sound, instant gratification, and seamless transitions from one song to the next? It’s not music you want, it’s a digital wasteland masquerading as music. Be gone. The experience goes like…

The Menzingers at Starland Ballroom 4/2/22 — Let’s go back a bit, shall we? The date was March 11. 2020 and my life (and everyone else’s) was about to look radically different. You’d think this sentence is going to be about the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s not. At least not yet. If we turn the calendar back…

There’s something about the sound and look of running water that drives imagination — Thank you, Hollie Petit, Ph.D. for this writing prompt! When I first saw Hollie’s post, I was immediately reminded of a piece I wrote back in January of 2021. …

Build Your Own Monster — You know when you’ve eaten a meal and instantly knew you had to go back for seconds? The same can be said for discussing music with Eric Beetner of Go! Dog! Go! and Build Your Own Monster, so that’s exactly what we did. In order for there to be “seconds”…

A new podcast, Yesterday’s Concert, gives you a front-row seat and a unique perspective on your favorite shows and the stories behind them — “Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you’re listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music.” — Brian Eno When it comes down to it, isn’t emotion the…