The great thing about buying a car these days is...
The great thing about buying a car these days is that there is so much (SOOO MUCH!) information about every single version of every single model. NOTHING...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart / Do You Really Need A Label?
I spent last week on a UK Tour:Smart tour. Ive said it before, and Ill say it again: If a person like me who has been in the business for 30 years is...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart -- Give Yourself a Tip
The great thing about the music business and bands on the road is that pretty much everybody has a useful tip for something. One of the most important things...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart / SXSW Survival Guide
(image) Preparation (lose the 'h')! It's almost that time of year again and as I start to prepare myself and my crew for another event at...
Tour:Smart Resolutions For 2009 and Beyond
Two thousand and nine, so far, feels like the scene in a movie where the guy breathes a sigh of relief his monster/zombie/ex-girlfriend/whatever has...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart / The Only Constant Thing Is Change
Over this last weekend, through personal experience, conversations out in L.A. at the Remix Hotel and at Swingers restaurant with my friend Ken Lopez, and...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart / Jumping Back On The Bus
It's been a while since my last Tour Smart post, so, welcome back me! I actually didn't feel like I had left. What's happened since we last...
Thanksgiving and Tequila
Happy Thanksgiving to celebrate give yourself a free t-shirt when you buy a copy of the book from our new superfast merchandise service Merch Squad...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: New Yorkers Eat Their Young
A crazy week for sure. I cannot start dishing out information without mentioning the passing of bassist, artist and my bandmate Paul Raven. He was a charming,...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: How To Get A Better Live Sound
I know sometimes I can just go off on an ADD tangent so, here is maybe some of the more important stuff that youd look to this column to provide. But,...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart - The Tour: Part II
Wow, great response from the Austin crew at Elysium. It was great to see such a good turn out, and thanks to John and all at the venue, and to the guys...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: the Tour!
I came across an amazingly candid (and funny) list of annoyances from The Creepy Crawl in St Louis. Im going to be there in a couple of weeks so I hope...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart : Elevator Music for Elevated Individuals
Somewhere between FUSE gallery in NYC, Hole In The Sky Black Metal Festival in Bergen Norway, (loads of nice people guess what, they dont JUST burn...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers!
Im out and about NYC this week, NY Red Bulls on Saturday - closing party is Wednesday, then NORWAY. Come and say Hi. Thanks to the wonderful people...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: First Things First!
Thanks for all of the great comments, quotes and support on the book. For this weeks column I am reprinting some thoughts I was asked to contribute to...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: More Q and A-Holes
(image) Lets stick with Hay Perro they seem to be in the same position as many new bands so answering their questions feels like its good advice...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: Neither Snappy Answers Nor Stupid Questions!
This week Im excited. I just signed a distribution deal with IPG here in Chicago, Im heading to NYC in early August for another gallery show, interviews,...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: Obviously: This is Your Brain .This is Your Brain on Tour!
Thank you for all of the comments over the last couple of months. One keeps coming up that I thought I should mention. Its this one... Great column,...
Pigface Finds Love in China
Ive always had a love stashed deep in my heart for Pigface--the mechanical landscape of purring sounds, the looped euphoria and aggressively smooth beats...



