Articles Tagged with #garybenchleyrockstar
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
I Am Gary Benchley
In which the saga is revealed that bred Gary Benchley; inspired a circus of half-loving, half-betrayed fans; landed a book deal; and even—truly—forced a trip to the hospital after Benchley almost gave his author a heart attack.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
The Last Waltz
Some birds, like penguins, can’t fly. Others, like the majestic bald eagle, can. It’s a sentence we never expected to write, but here it is: This is the last column in the chronicles of our favorite wannabe rock star.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
Right Before the Tour
Ah, the glory of indie-rock touring: the drugs, the groupies, the rock. But are all those things negated when you’re forced to wear costumes? Singer, songwriter, fashion plate Gary Benchley prepares to take the country.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
The Commitments
You invest your aspirations and your savings account into recording an album, and then place it in someone else’s hands to finish, and perhaps ruin with a drum and bass remix.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
Working on the Mix
Who would have guessed the rock dream involves lots of old-fashioned hard work? And why is it rarely a good idea to include a brass band on a rock album?
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
Adjusting the Levels
When you’re recording a few songs with friends, it’s OK to slack around. When you’re recording a few songs with very expensive engineers, you better not flub that G sharp.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
Meet the Label
Are the acoustics to blame when some executive’s fancy stereo makes your demo sound like mush, or was it really mush in the first place? Can mush rule the world?
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New York, New York
Demonstrating Value
When you know your band is the greatest that’s ever rocked, how do you convince the rest of the world? Are nine songs enough to change nine billion minds?
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
Albany Interlude
There’s no one like your immediate family to make your shortcomings into dinner conversation. Our favorite dreamer continues the saga by heading home to Albany, to confront a table of successful siblings.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
Working the Demo
Trusting your instincts is tough; trusting others’ instincts can be a lot harder. Chastened with a broken ankle, Benchley puts his faith in his roommate’s healing hands, and his band’s ideas for their future.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
Among the Horses
In the city of ambition, dreams are rarely packaged with paychecks, and everyone must do something to pay the bills—even if it doesn’t involve rock.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
The Waiting
On the heels of sudden success—a good show, a potential manager—arrives doubt, fear, and the means for everything to fall apart.