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Lance Marwood, Author at V13 Media
- John Penman on Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome and Doing It Anyway September 22, 2026Armada Lodge drummer John Penman on taking a deliberate pay cut to buy back brain space, whiteboard systems, letting ad data pick your song's best section, anxiety as the real friction, and the cold email that made this episode exist. The post John Penman on Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome and Doing It Anyway appeared first on […]
- Streaming Can Wait: Jonny Hetherington on How Art of Dying Is Betting On Their Fans September 15, 2026Art of Dying frontman Jonny Hetherington on keeping the band's new album off streaming entirely — the maths that never recoups, the 1,000-stream rule, AI fatigue, and why direct-to-fan on vinyl, CD, and Bandcamp is the model that keeps bands alive. The post Streaming Can Wait: Jonny Hetherington on How Art of Dying Is Betting […]
- How The Funk Made a Silent Film in 48 Hours with a $400 Mistake September 1, 2026Filmmaker Zandrew Sonnemaker and Detective Frog's Jacob Riddle on making ‘La Salope,’ a silent film shot across six locations in 48 hours, scored with grindcore and a rubber chicken, and turned in fifteen seconds before deadline. The post How The Funk Made a Silent Film in 48 Hours with a $400 Mistake appeared first on […]
- How Little Ghosts Books Became a Horror Community Hub August 25, 2026Chris Krawczyk of Little Ghosts Books (Canada's first horror bookstore) on reading 600-plus monster erotica submissions, beating burnout by paying authors, three years of publishing with no funding, and why the horror community beats comics. The post How Little Ghosts Books Became a Horror Community Hub appeared first on V13 Media.
- Greg Amici: Sixteen Years Away From Music and the Comeback After August 18, 2026Singer-songwriter Greg Amici (Big Honey, Tragicomic) on the vocal polyp that ended his band, sixteen years in film, coming back on his own dime with no expectations, and the advice he'd give any young artist: stay independent; control is a big deal. The post Greg Amici: Sixteen Years Away From Music and the Comeback After […]
- Horror Author Chip McCabe on AI, Reviews, and Family August 11, 2026Horror author Chip McCabe (Creed Woodhouse, Kindred) returns for Part 2: extreme horror vs occult folk horror, writing novels while raising four kids, AI-generated books, paid review offers, and why the honest review is nearly extinct. Round two, as promised. The post Horror Author Chip McCabe on AI, Reviews, and Family appeared first on V13 […]
- John W. Sharpe on Writing Dave Fowler’s Memoir, BASSically Speaking August 7, 2026John W. Sharpe tells Lance Marwood why he tried to quit Dave Fowler's memoir three times — and why Dave refused. The post John W. Sharpe on Writing Dave Fowler’s Memoir, BASSically Speaking appeared first on V13 Media.
- Chip McCabe on Self-Publishing His Horror Novel Kindred July 24, 2026Journalist-turned-novelist Chip McCabe (aka Creed Woodhouse) talks publishing's gatekeepers, self-releasing his debut horror novel Kindred under a pen name, and the five-week regimen that finally silenced his self-doubt. A raw, funny take on creative discipline and keeping art human in the age of AI. The post Chip McCabe on Self-Publishing His Horror Novel Kindred appeared […]
- The Quarantined’s Sean Martin on 900K Streams, 40M TikTok Views, and No Label May 29, 2026Sean Martin of The Quarantined is an Iraq War veteran turned grunge frontman whose album Aversion to Normalcy — recorded at Nashville's Blackbird Studios — has broken 900K Spotify streams and 40M TikTok views. A raw conversation about music, survival, and doing it all independently. The post The Quarantined’s Sean Martin on 900K Streams, 40M […]
- Mark Winters: From Aerospace Engineer to 107-Date Tour April 28, 2026Mark Winters left aerospace engineering to build a music career from scratch. Now four albums and 107 tour dates deep, he joins MAKE // BREAK to talk late-blooming ambition, DIY touring systems, and why choosing positivity is harder than it sounds. The post Mark Winters: From Aerospace Engineer to 107-Date Tour appeared first on V13 […]