Mick Rhodes & The Hard Eight

World premiere video for "Hole in Your Heart," off Mick Rhodes & The Hard Eight's new record, "III." Streaming everywhere now!

Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight "Hole in Your Heart" "Hole in Your Heart," track #12 off Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight's 2023 album "III," on Hot Tramp Records. Written by Mick Rhodes and Wyman Reese; recorded...

“Most young musical hobbyists opt out early, understandably discouraged by that inevitable, bruising first wave of disappointment and degradation. Others soldier on. Why? Some because it’s the only remotely marketable skill they possess. Most toil away at related day jobs and keep their dreams alive by night. And though a few of my contemporaries have risen up the ranks to respectability and acclaim, most of us are still kicking around the lower rungs, if not content with our lot, resigned. We dreamed of making music our life’s work. What kind of life it provided was not important. What mattered was the doing.” My column from this week's Claremont Courier.

Honor among the strugglers, strivers | Claremont COURIER “Most young musical hobbyists opt out early, understandably discouraged by that inevitable, bruising first wave of disappointment and degradation. Others soldier on. Why? Some because it’s the only remotely marketable skill they possess. Most toil away at related day jobs and keep their dreams a...