Bushwick Famous

Music's Mental Health: Steph's an Alcoholic - Substance Use (Part 1)

Steph sits Yan down to explore the age old question: do musicians use drugs & alcohol? Turns out the answer is yes, and at a rate so much greater than the civilian popula

Music Community, Scenes, Cliques – WTF is Going on in NYC?

This episode, Steph and Yan sit down and talk about their experiences of music scenes and bubbles throughout their time in NYC. We go way off script (cause there is none)

Does The Vampire Lestat Suck? Steph Forced Yan to Listen to an Hour Long Album by a Fictional Vampire

In this absolutely-not-mini episode, Steph explains to Yan the strange ways the in-universe band in AMC’s The Vampire Lestat is situated within the modern music industry,

HeroFest 2026: DIY Festivals, Venue Fee Transparency, & Hot Yoga w/ Hero Magnus

Do you have plans for this Sunday? Are you based in NYC? Well do we have the event for you! HeroFest is a new DIY music festival, happening Sunday, September 13th at Rubu

The One True Scene Queen: Sara Feigin on Charli XCX, Page Six, and The Epstein Files

Steph and Yan have the incredible Sara Feigin on the show! Sara has longtime experience in the music industry and journalism. But most importantly, as she would tell yo

AI in the Music Industry: SUNO & UDIO's Copyright Infringement Lawsuits

In this episode, Yan dives into the ongoing lawsuits against SUNO and UDIO, the two leading AI in music companies. With various parties, including the three major labels

The Monopoly, Man: Live Nation, Ticketmaster, and the Frankenbusiness the Swifties Took Down

In this episode of Bushwick Famous, Steph dissects the ultimate monopoly in the music industry – Live Nation. With a federal lawsuit on their hands, thanks to Taylor Swif

Intro to Bushwick Famous

Welcome to Bushwick Famous, a critical podcast on the music industry hosted by Stephanie Glass and Yan Kogan! Bushwick Famous is not your usual music business podcast –

Gender Inequality in the Music Industry: Where Do We Begin?

In this episode, Yan and Steph sit down and discuss some key representative issues of gender inequality in the music industry. Yan starts from a more broad sector, discus

I Got Sued By a Punk: The Jamie Nelson vs Amy Taylor Copyright Dispute

On this episode of Bushwick Famous, Steph tells Yan all about the ongoing legal battle between Amy Taylor, lead singer of Australian punk legends Amyl and the Sniffers, a

Our Pod is an Awesome Pod: an Ex-Vangelical's Look at the Christian Music Industry (featuring Emily)

On this episode Yan and Steph welcome Emily, a former evangelical, to tell us all about the Christian music industry - what it sounds like, the role it plays in daily lif

Chaotic Geese: That's Not What a Psyop Is

On the first episode of Bushwick Famous, Steph and Yan delve into the chaos that Geese, the Brooklyn post-punk band, and their partnership with Chaotic Good, an internati