Interview: Run The Riot

Run The Riot
Adam Grundy

Recently I was able to connect with a high-energy rock band, called Run The Riot, that has a slick punk sound paired with a little bit of a metal edge to their approach to songwriting. In this interview I asked the band members about their core influences, how they formed and wanted to play music together, and a dream concert lineup that they’d jump at the chance of making happen. Run The Riot is Nick Rubright (Guitar), Bradley Klein (Bass, backing vocals), Billy Waas (Drums), Vlad Odiiak (Guitar, backing vocals, production), and Joe Voccia (Lead vocals), and they’re ready for their moment. If you’re enjoying the interview, you can check out all the streaming and related links to the band here.

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Reports: Spotify to Raise Prices Next Year

Jason Tate

TechCrunch:

Spotify is planning to raise subscription prices in the U.S. in the first quarter of next year, according to a new report from the Financial Times. The move will mark the streaming service’s first price rise in the US since July 2024. The company recently raised prices in several other countries, including the U.K., Switzerland, and Australia.

A Spotify subscription currently costs $11.99 a month in the U.S. When the service first launched in the country 14 years ago, it cost $9.99 per month.

The report says JPMorgan analysts have estimated that a $1-per-month price increase in the U.S. could increase Spotify’s annual revenue by about $500 million.

To pay artists more, right?

Matt Pryor Talks With Spin

Matt Pryor
Jason Tate

Matt Pryor sat down with Spin to talk about his recent album:

One of the ways he stimulated that creative energy was via a daily writing practice, scribing 1,000 words every morning “just to see if I could do it,” he shared. Initially, some of those essays wound up on his popular Substack and social media. “I found myself writing about the six months from the end of the Four Minute Mile tour, which ended at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia, to going into the hospital and then getting out and into recovery groups.” As he started working on his new album, Pryor said he decided to stick with that theme. “I wanted to write all these stories down because I thought I might subconsciously try to forget the bad times.”