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Study Finds Musicians May Be More Likely to Suffer From Depression and Anxiety

Jason Tate

A new study published by Help Musicians UK has discovered that musicians and musician industry professionals may be more than three times as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than the general public:

The second indication of these early, preliminary ndings suggest that while artists nd solace in the production of music, working in the music industry might indeed be making musicians sick, or at least contributing towards their levels of mental ill-health.

Descendents Collaborate on Signature Beer

Descendents
Jason Tate

The Descendents have teamed up with Mikkeller Brewery to create “Feel This,” a coffee IPA named after a song from their latest album Hypercaffium Spazzinate.

“Having grown up in the punk rock and skate punk scene, it was an honor to be given the opportunity to create a beer for the Descendents to celebrate their recently released album,” said Bill Batten, Mikkeller SD Brew Master). “While doing this collaboration we got an opportunity to meet the Dark Matter boys and learn about their coffee process. Using their roasting profiles, in combination with our passion for hop-forward IPA’s, we were able to create a special beer as unique as the band.”

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Craig Owens Leaves Chiodos Behind

Chiodos
Jason Tate

Craig Owens talks with Billboard about the end of Chiodos:

That does mean that Owens previous phase, with Chiodos, has come to an end after 15 years. “It’s done,” Owens confirms. “It just couldn’t stay afloat. There were just kind of, not necessarily bad vibes, but we came to the realization that we can’t do it full-time. I think it just stopped becoming a passion for all of us, so we said, ‘Alright, let’s stop.'”