What It Takes To Be A Rockstar

About What It Takes To Be A Rockstar

Host and musician Melissa Lucciola talks with signed and DIY musicians from around the world about their lives behind the scenes. From maxing out credit cards, sleeping on floors, sharing beds and having the whole band get paid $250 to play Madison Square Garden, you will hear the in's and out's of life on and off the road and the real struggles of the modern day musician.

Publisher

Melissa Lucciola

Category

business · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Aug 2024

Latest episode

28 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Apr 2026

   BONUS - SEASON 1 Updates - Europe tours, losing agents, getting on labels and keeping the dream alive

   This week I got updates from all the season one guests! We hear from 95 Bulls, Ghost Funk Orchestra, Thelma and the Sleaze, Death Tooth, SKORTS, BALACLAVA and Show Brain. After one year+ since they've been on the show, I wanted to hear how everything was going. They did not disappoint. Enjoy! You can watch this full episode and others on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatItTakesToBeARockstar Listen to the playlist of all the bands that have been on this podcast here: https://open.spotify....

2. 

   21 Apr 2026

   BONUS - Live Nation/Ticketmaster operating as illegal monopoly, no surprise to musicians and venues

   This week I'm chatting about Live Nation & Ticketmaster being found to operate as illegal monopolies. This has been going on for a really long time and virtually zero venues or musicians should be surprised. This already resulted in a $280 million dollar settlement and after recording another $9.9 million settlement in DC. Some of my sources: Reuters DC - $9.9 million dollar settlement BBC You can watch this full episode and others on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com...

3. 

   18 Mar 2026

   Episode 23 - Full Flower Moon Band - On going from the Australian underground scene to playing stadiums

   This week I am chatting with Kate "Babyshakes" Dillon of Full Flower Moon band. Full Flower Moon Band is an incredible rock band from Australia who started getting national attention in 2022 with their album "Diesel Forever." Recently they opened for the Foo Fighters, have done a couple Europe tours and have gone viral multiple times on the internet. We chat about all this and way more on this week's episode! Enjoy! Check out Full Flower Moon Band here: https://www.fullflowermoonband.com/ Che...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,625

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

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Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

85

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