Songwriting and Music Production
They never entirely saw eye to eye. It’s hard to ignore, too. Before their meeting, The Beatles’ lyrics were never the forefront of their songs with the melody always being the most essential factor, the group were happy to include “nonsense” lyrics if they sounded correct. The art of storytelling was never their forte until…
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The ex-wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton made music history by asking two questions: “Prisoners?’ and “Do I look alright?” The “Prisoners?” line was her only line in a Hard Day’s Night movie. The “Do I look alright?” line was what she said to Eric Clapton while he was writing the song “Wonderful…
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When the Ukrainian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes came across a vintage broken piano, they decided to transform it into a unique and completely analog hybrid of 20 different instruments that are each connected and controlled by the piano keys. The band prominently featured this wonderful instrument in the music video for their song “Houston”. Source:…
“We had a little rager with Wolfmother last night,” says Dandy Warhols bandleader Courtney Taylor-Taylor, as he clears empty wine glasses from the large dining table. His bandmate Zia McCabe suns on the sidewalk, smoking a cigarette in the unseasonably hot March sun as a symphony of construction fills the air. The Odditorium, the band’s longtime…
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Some good shots of the lower east side in this nice winter song video. What makes a winter song video, besides the people in gloves and the girders of bridges covered with snow? The pretend anonymity. They see you hiding in your houses, staying warm –laughing at the Donald.
In His Own Words: Why Bob Dylan Paints
In the introduction to a new exhibition of his landscapes opening Saturday at London’s Halcyon Gallery, the recent Nobel laureate says, “The idea was to create pictures that would not be misinterpreted or misunderstood by me or anybody else.”
Age-ism. They never heard of it and if they did I believe they would ignore it as they ignored sex-ism, rac-ism, and classic-ism. Be yourself always. The Rolling Stones have gone back to their roots to create an album of blues covers for their next record. Source: The Rolling Stones going back to the blues…
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