After all these years, it's kind of strange waking up one morning to over 50K streams on Spotify. The promoters who want you to follow their "system" to DIY riches in music promotion would scoff that so small a number…

I’ve been writing music since I was 14 years old. It’s always been how I’ve processed my experiences. Over 35 years ago my all-female Punk band was almost signed to a record deal, but we were asked to "tone it…