**REBLOG AND SPREAD THE WORD**  **The new issue is live on Sunday!!**The new issue of Stencil Mag is live this Sunday and you can check out the teaser front cover right here, it will feature interviews from the following: Circa Survive, Yellowcard, Gallows, Tonight Alive, We Came As Romans, Chuck Ragan, The Menzingers, Propagandhi, Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun, While She Sleeps, Jay Malinowski, Nine Black Alps, Natives, Light You Up, Mutiny On The Bounty, Hell Is For Heroes, Obey The Brave, Bless The Fall, Bomber Music, William Eubank (Director of the film LOVE), Walnut Tree Records, and MANY more! As well as this you can expect to see CD Reviews, Festival Reviews, Film Reviews, Game Reviews and much MUCH more! Also don’t forget that this magazine is FREE to read!  
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**REBLOG AND SPREAD THE WORD** 

**The new issue is live on Sunday!!**

The new issue of Stencil Mag is live this Sunday and you can check out the teaser front cover right here, it will feature interviews from the following: Circa Survive, Yellowcard, Gallows, Tonight Alive, We Came As Romans, Chuck Ragan, The Menzingers, Propagandhi, Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun, While She Sleeps, Jay Malinowski, Nine Black Alps, Natives, Light You Up, Mutiny On The Bounty, Hell Is For Heroes, Obey The Brave, Bless The Fall, Bomber Music, William Eubank (Director of the film LOVE), Walnut Tree Records, and MANY more!


As well as this you can expect to see CD Reviews, Festival Reviews, Film Reviews, Game Reviews and much MUCH more! 

Also don’t forget that this magazine is FREE to read!  

**REBLOG AND SPREAD THE WORD** The new issue of Stencil Mag is live this September 23rd and you can check out the teaser front cover right here, it will feature interviews from the following:Circa Survive, Yellowcard, Gallows, Tonight Alive, Chuck Ragan, The Menzingers, Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun, While She Sleeps, Jay Malinowski, Nine Black Alps, Natives, Light You Up, Mutiny On The Bounty, Hell Is For Heroes, Bomber Music, William Eubank (Director of the film LOVE), Walnut Tree Records, and MANY more! As well as this we have the usual CD Reviews, Film Reviews, Game Reviews and much MUCH more! 
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**REBLOG AND SPREAD THE WORD** 

The new issue of Stencil Mag is live this September 23rd and you can check out the teaser front cover right here, it will feature interviews from the following:Circa Survive, Yellowcard, Gallows, Tonight Alive, Chuck Ragan, The Menzingers, Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun, While She Sleeps, Jay Malinowski, Nine Black Alps, Natives, Light You Up, Mutiny On The Bounty, Hell Is For Heroes, Bomber Music, William Eubank (Director of the film LOVE), Walnut Tree Records, and MANY more!


As well as this we have the usual CD Reviews, Film Reviews, Game Reviews and much MUCH more! 

Spare some thoughts for the costs of the labour of music…

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[1] sit on the door at a gig sometime and watch the surprise with which punters respond to being asked to pay a £5 per head entry fee 


[2] then sit at the bar for a while and watch the largesse with which those same people will shout all their mates beers at £3….50 a head 


[3] take a look at the gig poster. How many bands are on the bill?… If… it’s four bands, then do the maths and figure out that each band is going to get £1.25 from your entry fee, minus costs. And if that band has four members, each will get 31p, minus costs 


[4] while you’re admiring the poster, ask who designed it, and the flyers, who printed them, who distributed them and at what cost 


[5] ask the bar manager what the bar has charged the performers for venue hire - you may well find that amount to be hundreds of pounds 


[6] ask the bar manager what the bar returns to the performers from alcohol sales - you may well find that amount is exactly zero pounds 


[7] ask the sound operator and the lighting operator what they are charging the performers tonight 


[8] ask the band where they rehearse this music and what the rental cost on their practice space is 


[9] ask the band what time of the day/night do they compose, arrange and rehearse this music, and what impact does this have on their family life and their income earning potential from extra-musical jobs. By the way it’s far more than likely they will have day-jobs than not 


[10] ask the band if - given all the above - their labour is futile. They will tell you that, on the contrary, it is highly worthwile. Happy Musicians’ Resilience Day!! Re-blog if you’re a musician, or just like it that musicians exist..