Unsigned & Unleashed Comes To A Close
                                      photo credit: Veithklub Fotografie
Unsigned & Unleashed is coming to a close and itâs been a hard fact for me to accept. A quick peek into my email will leave any procrastinator impressed by my ability to not only put something off but completely ignore it. Truth is, I wish I could keep it all up. I wish I could morph back into the teenage me who loved music more than herself, more than her life, more than anything but I canât. I canât go back to that girl because now I have two jobs, grad school, and my aspirations to take care of. I have all these things pulling me in different directions and Iâm moving between them with less grace than I ever imagined. So, itâs time for me to put the one constant I had in my life to bed.Â
I started this blog when I was around 17 and in my final years of high school. There wasnât a single thing I loved more than music, it got me up in the morning and it took me to bed at night. I didnât fit in and not just in the old emo mantra of being an outcast. I REALLY didnât fit in much of anywhere. I was a young black girl growing up in brooklyn who loved rock music, the color black, and Sylvia Plath. I was struggling with severe depression and suicidal thoughts. I was perceived as this weird âalternative black girlâ and there wasnât a whole lot of room for that in my community at the time. Music was my guiding light and I knew I wanted to be a part of it and combine my love of writing and music together. So, I started Unsigned & Unleashed and it was the best decision Iâve ever made in my life to date.Â
Those who come from a history of unhappiness know how important it is to cherish the moments of joy that funnel in and out of your life. Nearly all of my most cherished memories come from this blog. It forced me to meet people, be a leader, and get outside my comfort zone. It helped me meet the most amazing and genuine people I have ever known. It gave me the opportunity to showcase some amazing bands both known and unknown and I will never ever take that for granted. Itâs gotten me opportunities, contacts, and friends. Unsigned & Unleashed isnât/wasnât the biggest blog in the scene but itâs the biggest in my heart.Â
I want to thank every single band that my staff and I have ever written about, interviewed, or met. I want to thank the AMAZING publicists that Iâve had the opportunity to get to know and who gave me an opportunity to succeed. Lastly, I want to thank every person who has ever helped me out with this project (Katy, Amber, Brianna, Nayeli, Anjel, Ben, Hayley, Laura, Adriana and everyone!). I truly couldnât have done it without your help especially this year.Â
If you want to do something. Get out there and do it. Thanks for all the support.
-Briana BoydÂ










