Tips on surviving and prospering as an unsigned musician in today's music scene.Collection of articles posted on the Live Unsigned Blog in 2011.Find helpful advice on everything from 'What do A&R people really want?' to 'How to get booked for festivals' to 'How to organise your first national tour'. Find solutions to questions such as 'Over 25? Are you too old to become a full time musician?'. Get inspiration from posts such as '9 lessons DIY musicians can learn from Black Flag'and 'Why now is the best time ever to be a musician'. The book is full of positive reinforcement from someone who's put these lessons to the test and made it work.