Liner Magazine - Vol. 4

I was so thrilled to take part in this shoot and interview for Liner Magazine last month. It's a beautiful independent magazine started by a really creative and talented gal named Kelly Searle. She also acted as Photog and Hair/Makeup for this particular shoot which was even more of a treat.  Here are a few screenshots but please check out the whole issue below.

We ended up with a lot of great photos - too many to use in one editorial, in fact! so perhaps I'll share a few more in the near future!  Happy Monday!

xM

Music updates & Me at the Hotel Cafe on 6/28

Just checking in to tell you about my upcoming show and the premiere of the music video for "Scissors + Fire" this Saturday June 28th at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. 9pm sharp! It is 21+ unfortunately but I am working on an all-ages show soon - I promise!

Tickets are $10 but I am donating my cut to Best Friends LA - a network of NO KILL animal shelters here in LA and across the country.  More info about the show here HERE!

Also, if you are interested in reading a lovely little write up about my new album and streaming my latest single then do head over to my pals at FreeBikeValet Music Blog

Back soon! x

Music update: Interview & Charade track guide

I was recently interviewed by the wonderful Sean Hannam of Say it With Garage Flowers about my new record, Kickstarter campaigns and basically all things music related.  If you so choose, you can read that interview and a track by track guide to the record here: “I’m a late night, melancholy kind of girl” / MEG OLSEN

Enjoy as I yammer on and attempt to sound like I know what I'm talking about! (that's a laugh).  I hope you are very well! Back with a more fashion related fare soon.  xM

ALBUM RELEASE DAY!!! CHARADE IS HERE

I'll be back later in the week to share a few of my favorite NYFW collections but I wanted to let you dear people know that my debut full-length album CHARADE came out today! It is now available worldwide via Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, etc... links below.

BANDCAMP: megolsen.bandcamp.com

ITUNES: CLICK HERE                AMAZON: CLICK HERE

Scissors + Fire will be the first single and it gets its debut right here on the blog! enjoy. xMeg

Music update: new merch!

I wanted you, lovely (patient) readers, to know that I have some brand new band merch available with a magical illustration by the one and only Miss Hannah Metz. At the moment, I've done a short run of 3x3inch stickers and some buttons but there will be a bit more to come! Pins and stickers (and EP bundles!) are now available at megolsen.bandcamp.com/merch 

Lastly, I am playing a very laid back set with some friends this Friday, November 1st at Sheddy's Wine bar! If you are around and fancy a glass of wine and some music please do swing by!

Back soon! xMeg

Photoshoot with Michele Beckwith

Just before my trip to England (pictures coming, I swear.) and France I got the pleasure of working with a very talented San Francisco based photographer, Ms. Michele Beckwith. It was such a joy to watch (and work with) a photographer who is as passionate about film and technique as Michele. It made me want to go out experiment more with my own film cameras that have been collecting dust for the better part of the year, unfortunately. Anyhow, I thought I would share a few photos from the shoot with you here on my blog...enjoy!

Photos by Michele Beckwith 
Co-styled by Michele & Me
Wild hair courtesy of "the central California coastal winds" ;)

With a Little Help from My Friends: My Kickstarter Project

Hello lovely readers! Now that I am feeling back to my normal non-feverish self I wanted to post about a project I launched last week more or less from my sick-bed. But perhaps I should back up a little…  Since releasing my EP at the start of the year I've been plotting (and being asked by many people)  when I might go into the studio to finish recording a full-length album.  Recording is quite a pricey endeavor. Even with dear friends who help make it all a bit more affordable it's still several thousand dollars to make a full-length album.  I know and have pledged money to a few people who have gone the crowd-funding route for music and it has worked out well for them.  I've also backed to several non-music projects as well - from funding the launch of a fashion line to helping someone sail around the world to donating a little to help someone pay for medical bills. When it works and is done well I think crowd-funding is genius and it really helps people get their projects off the ground.  Which brings me to my Kickstarter Campaign… 

I am raising $6,000 - a little over half of what it will cost for me to make and manufacture my debut full-length album.   As of right now,  the campaign has been running for 5 days and I'm only at 6% of my goal :( which is worrisome because with Kickstarter it's all of your goal or nothing! So… I need to ask a little favor. Whether you are a fan/friend of my music, my blog, or just me in general, please consider making a pledge.  A pledge of just $10 will get you the digital download of my new album when it is finished later this year. A $4 pledge will get you a digital version of my EP - that's actually a dollar cheaper than buying it on iTunes or Bandcamp!  There are several different incentive levels from pledges ranging $1 to $1,500 and believe me when I say every dollar counts.  Did I mention the stellar video I made for the campaign will sick with the flu? here's that little "gem"...

So that's it. I don't want to bog down my blog with Kickstarter propaganda but this project is very important to me so I want to make sure everyone knows about it! If you can't afford to pledge please tell someone you know about my project!  There will be a Kickstarter link in my sidebar for the rest of the campaign. thanks guys & gals!

All my love

xMeg 

It's EP release day!!!! (updated)

You really cannot imagine how excited/nervous/thrilled I am to get this EP out into the world and, in particular, to share it with all of you lovely people who have stuck with me and this blog over the past 6+ months while I plunged head first into the recording process.  (sidenote: I really wish I could have posted this earlier in the day but I only just got back from the Sundance Film Festival this morning and couldn't get to a computer until now!) Anyhow...

Without further ado, may I present to you my debut EP: Deal from the Bottom which came out today and is available digitally on iTunes (eek! worldwide)! I'd love to hear your thoughts and even if it's not quite your cup of tea, I would be forever grateful if you would share it with people who may like it. The iTunes link is below and I am also in the process of finishing my website where you'll be able to get hard copies in case you're a fan of holding an actual physical copy and looking at artwork like me!



*Update* Here is the first track on the EP - it's called "Corners of Bars"... I hope you like it!




xoMeg