This week Adam continues on from last week’s blog about addiction and substance use. Continuing on from last week’s blog about 'Touring,...

In the high-octane world of popular musicians and touring, alcohol and drugs have often been normalised and accepted as an inherent part...

Continuing on from last week’s ‘big’ Danish study blog, (suggesting that non classical musicians have a more stressful time in their...

The previous blogs have looked at how mental health is impacted by the occupational environment from the perspective of financial...

Continuing on from the previous blog surrounding the financial stress of musicking and how it can impact mental health, I now look at how...

In my recent blogs I have explored many of the stressors of being a musician. One reoccurring factor in this area is financial struggle....

Adam bringing the previous research up to date within an expanded and contemporary setting this blog looks at the subset of popular...

Adam continues his look at the occupational component of experience of musicians. Continuing on from the seminal work of Wills & Cooper...

Welcome back, I hope you all managed to get through the good and the bad of the festive season. In the previous few blogs I have explored...

When we read about the negative impact of playing music it is normally framed within the area of Music Performance Anxiety (MPA). It is...

The previous blogs focused on music listening and how musicians themselves may even be more sensitive to these emotional experiences....

Some suggest (not just me) that playing music (or active, participatory engagement with it) can have a positive impact on emotion and...

In my previous articles I explored whether musicians do hold certain traits and characteristics that could make them more vulnerable to...

So, welcome back, carrying on from the themes of the previous blogs surrounding the traits and quirks of popular musicians, in this...

Following on from the previous writing on musicians and their mental health, (AKA are we weirdos?) In this weeks’ blog I look at the...

As part of Adam's doctoral research he looked into how seven musicians understood their mental health and their music engagement...

Last week was a proud moment for me as my first academic paper was published. This paper is part of my own doctoral research and opens...

As often happens with the interviews, the real depth gets explored after or before the tape is rolling! In this coming week’s Tonic Music...

In this weeks blog, I’ll be looking at the topic of musicians and the media portrayal of the ‘troubled genius’. The media have often...

This week blog’s reflects on the recent Tonic Music episode featuring the musician Tom Hingley. Tom spoke at depth about his experiences...