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Love Dad: Paris - Friday, November 13, 2015

Joel Frieders | November 13, 2015
(It feels overly American to start writing something with a single word that's as annoying as "like", but I don't know how else to start writing this thing.) Like. Music is more than incredibly important to me. Music is the only non-wife/kids thing I look...
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Love Dad: RIP - Squeak

Joel Frieders | September 24, 2015
If you've ever been in a band before, you've probably plastered at least a portion of a wall inside your memory bank with posters depicting the rock and roll dreams of your youth. What you remember happening versus what actually happened might not entirely...
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Love Dad: Get Your Shit Together - 6 More Things For Indie Artists to Remember

Joel Frieders | September 14, 2015
Guys, I don't like being an asshoel Joel, but I don't think most of you understand you're doing it wrong. I'm sure I'll come up with more after you assholes send in more music that's disgustingly packaged, but hey, here are another few examples of where you...
Get Your Shit Together
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Love Dad: Get Your Shit Together - 5 things every indie artist should have already done

Joel Frieders | September 8, 2015
1. Know how to play music This seems sarcastic, I'm sure, but this is number one for a reason. If your cousin just got protools and you started messing around while slightly intoxicated and you came up with a hook for a song with no verses and no real way of...
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Love Dad: August 12, 2014 - Life

Joel Frieders | August 13, 2014
Death is weird for me to begin with. I'm constantly reminding myself of the feelings I held after the last friend of mine killed himself. I was dismissive of any other explanation besides it being his fucking fault. I hurt from every fucking angle. When...
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Love Dad: Top 5 - Fukushima - Why Japan's Natural Disaster Makes Me Want To Kill People For Being Fucksticks

Joel Frieders | March 18, 2011
5. the nuclear fear mongering on behalf of the media I understand that shit is scary right now. I also understand that the majority of the earth's population doesn't know SHIT about nuclear power. What I don't understand is why certain media outlets feel it...
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Love Dad: Top 5 Things That No One Will Tell You About Parenthood - I Fucking Will, Because I Care (And Want A Blowjob)

Joel Frieders | November 12, 2010
5. Some people take parenting way too fucking seriously. When I was a kid, I honestly don't remember many other parents. Like I remember that one dad was a drunk and we couldn't talk sports or politics without him throwing a High Life can at our heads. I...
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Love Dad: SYFFAL Music Submission Guidelines

Joel Frieders | August 16, 2010
Yes, SYFFAL doesn't write negative reviews. We might shit on you in private while sipping a delicious sangria with a spear of tropical fruitz, but our website doesn't shit on music. We might shit on your homeland (especially if you're Irishy), but your music...
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