Author: Brett Newski

Music streaming injustices: A call for indie musicians to stick up for themselves

February 26, 2025

In 2016 I made a song called "Fuck You Spotify." I recorded it during a performance at Paste Studios in New York City. For years, I hesitated to push this track, worried that Spotify would suppress my reach or ...

Brett Newski shares seedy story from new tour journal collection, ‘Piss In The Wind’

Brett Newski

November 13, 2024

Milwaukee musician Brett Newski has spent the past decade-plus releasing countless albums of earnest indie rock, playing countless shows across the globe, and even penning his own book. Now, Newski has mashed h...

Brett Newski explains why Milwaukee is the most underrated city in America

Brett Newski

October 31, 2016

If you live in Milwaukee, the "grass is always greener" rule may not apply. After driving around the world in a shitty car playing gigs the past four years, I've realized how ridiculously sweet Milwaukee actu...

The art of dreaming small, and why Shaquille O’Neal hates me

Brett Newski

February 9, 2016

Editor's note: The following piece originally appeared on brettnewski.com as "Why Shaquille O'Neal hates me." I was 13. We were on a family trip to Los Angeles to visit my Uncle Marcus. At the time, L.A....

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