• Episode 30 - How to Build an Empire
    2025/10/21

    ⚡ Nobody talks about the decade it takes to build an empire ⚡

    In this episode we breaking down the three pillars of building a music empire (collaboration, confidence, longevity).

    We're talking about knowing when to fire people, why your lack of Instagram engagement doesn't mean you're failing, and how gratitude builds confidence more than anything else. Plus the real tea on collaboration vs exploitation, staying sexy past 30, and why measuring success in years (not likes) changes everything.

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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    57 分
  • Episode 29 - My Sister, My Lover
    2025/10/07

    Hana and Mish get brutally honest about the complicated intimacy between bandmates—from electric on-stage connections to blurred boundaries, naked music video shoots, and that time they realised they were a bit in love with each other. It's messy, vulnerable, and proof that being in a band is way more intense than anyone admits.

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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    56 分
  • Episode 28 - The Release Survival Guide
    2025/09/23

    Release days used to savage us - the kind where you refresh social media like a maniac and feel like you've thrown months of work into a digital void. So here we have it: seven practical steps for keeping your sanity intact when you're most vulnerable.

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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    37 分
  • Episode 27 - The Shoestring
    2025/09/09

    In this episode Mishkin and I get brutally honest about making music with no money. From catastrophic videoshoots to sleeping in car parks, we share hard-won advice on calling in favours, skill swapping, and building a music career when you're completely broke.

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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  • Episode 26 - You Can't Please Everyone
    2025/08/27

    "You can't please everyone" is a motto I live by (along with "you'll get what you're given" and "always leave them wanting more") 🤣🤣🤣.

    In this episode we discuss how to shut out the background noise, follow your intuition, and work out which feedback to take on board.

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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    49 分
  • Episode 25 - My Dream Job
    2025/08/14

    In this episode we explore what happens when music shifts from a passion-filled dream to a career you have to maintain, grow, and protect.

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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    48 分
  • Episode 24 - Art Begets Art
    2025/07/29

    TW: sexual assault, depression

    In response to our podcast episode The Dark Place, one of our fan/friends Pete sent us this beautiful audio poem called The Undertow... which in turn inspired this podcast. Tune in to hear more...

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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    58 分
  • Episode 23 - Accidental VIP
    2025/07/15

    In this podcast episode we chat about some of our weirdest gig moments and talk about what it's like to always be the VIP at a party you'd really rather not attend 🥸

    Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
    Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
    Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
    Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
    Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
    Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.

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    34 分