“NAMING REALITY” With Poet, Journalist, and Activist Gabriel Furshong
I believe all poets should at least write with a heightened awareness of our desire to enhance images so that readers might also feel what we feel.
Category: CULTURE
FRONTRUNNER meets the cultural avant-gardes and tastemakers making strides in the creative arts and beyond. Digital creators, curators, comedians, playwrights, historians and everyone in between are captured in a series of compelling, thought-provoking interviews.
Getting Gigs and How to Keep Them
Booking gigs does not have to feel like screaming into the void. Sending emails that get no response and posting your work, hoping someone bites,…
Short Films as Calling Cards
Short films have become more than a creative medium. For emerging filmmakers, a short film isn’t only a work of art, it’s proof of concept.…
How To Write an Artist’s Statement Without the Art-Speak
Artist statements are notorious for feeling like cover letters and for slipping into jargon. They may have statements that sound impressive, but often they don’t…
Navigating Grants and Residencies as an Artist
Artist grants and residency programs are often lifelines, rare pockets of time, space, and financial support that allow creative work to flourish without the preoccupation…
Networking as an Introverted Artist
Networking is one of those things that can make even the most confident creatives wince. The traditional image of “working the room” that’s perpetuated by…
The Playlist Economy: How Music Discovery Became Its Own Industry
Music promotion can feel nebulous and inaccessible, especially for independent artists. Everything feels like it’s controlled by a black box we will never truly have…
“Energy and Patience” – A Conversation With Author Jeff W. Bens About Style, Research, and Attention
Recently, I sat down with fiction author Jeff W. Bens, writer of the novels Albert, Himself and The Mighty Oak. We discussed his process, his connecti…
The Cover Song Renaissance
In an oversaturated digital ecosystem, cover songs are not just tributes. They’re tools of discovery. For emerging artists, they offer an entry poin…
The Zine Underground: Analog Media Never Died
For all the talk about analog media making a comeback, the truth is that it never really went anywhere. The analog underground has always been…