Hi, I'm Ashley and I love music.
Scratch that - music is my life.
Explain? Gladly.
When I was 7 years old, my dad made me a cassette tape with Poison's "Unskinny Bop" on it. It was my favorite song at the time and I'd take the tape with me everywhere. Around that same time, my dad also starting taking my sister and I to concerts. Although they consisted of popular country artists of the time (like John Michael Montgomery, Brooks & Dunn, Little Texas and Travis Tritt), I was introduced to live music for the first time - and I absolutely loved it. I'm not particularly proud of the "country phase" that my dad went through and got me involved with (luckily that's all long gone), but I have to admit it was fun while it lasted.
My dad obviously played a huge role in developing my love for music and had me listening to bands like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Van Halen and Poison since I was in diapers. As I've grown up, those bands have remained some of my favorites and I've been lucky enough to see a few of them live (again, thanks to my dad).
So what was the point of explaining all that? - I want to make music part of my career.
I'm a magazine journalism major in my senior year at Temple University in Philadelphia and my dream job is to work/write/photograph for Alternative Press magazine. They've been my favorite music publication for as long as I can remember and I've subscribed to them for the past 5 years. I love everything about the magazine and would move to Cleveland in a heartbeat if they ever offered me a job. Here's to hoping that someday happens! *fingers crossed*
So what's the point of this blog? - I want to share my photographs and writing involving music.
Since January, I've had the opportunity to attend a ridiculous amount of concerts thanks to my internship at Campus Philly. I was the entertainment editor from January through May and got the chance to review concerts, photograph them and even interview a few well-known bands. Although it was a lot of work on top of 5 classes, it only helped me realize even more that music journalism is exactly what I want to do with my life.
So here's to hoping that this blog helps me get my name out there and that it possibly becomes a place that people come to for concert coverage in the Philadelphia area. Spread the word! I'd really appreciate it. :)
Scratch that - music is my life.
Explain? Gladly.
When I was 7 years old, my dad made me a cassette tape with Poison's "Unskinny Bop" on it. It was my favorite song at the time and I'd take the tape with me everywhere. Around that same time, my dad also starting taking my sister and I to concerts. Although they consisted of popular country artists of the time (like John Michael Montgomery, Brooks & Dunn, Little Texas and Travis Tritt), I was introduced to live music for the first time - and I absolutely loved it. I'm not particularly proud of the "country phase" that my dad went through and got me involved with (luckily that's all long gone), but I have to admit it was fun while it lasted.
My dad obviously played a huge role in developing my love for music and had me listening to bands like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Van Halen and Poison since I was in diapers. As I've grown up, those bands have remained some of my favorites and I've been lucky enough to see a few of them live (again, thanks to my dad).
So what was the point of explaining all that? - I want to make music part of my career.
I'm a magazine journalism major in my senior year at Temple University in Philadelphia and my dream job is to work/write/photograph for Alternative Press magazine. They've been my favorite music publication for as long as I can remember and I've subscribed to them for the past 5 years. I love everything about the magazine and would move to Cleveland in a heartbeat if they ever offered me a job. Here's to hoping that someday happens! *fingers crossed*
So what's the point of this blog? - I want to share my photographs and writing involving music.
Since January, I've had the opportunity to attend a ridiculous amount of concerts thanks to my internship at Campus Philly. I was the entertainment editor from January through May and got the chance to review concerts, photograph them and even interview a few well-known bands. Although it was a lot of work on top of 5 classes, it only helped me realize even more that music journalism is exactly what I want to do with my life.
So here's to hoping that this blog helps me get my name out there and that it possibly becomes a place that people come to for concert coverage in the Philadelphia area. Spread the word! I'd really appreciate it. :)
Every Avenue - Take Action Tour 2009(February 21, 2009 - Theatre of the Living Arts)
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