Songwriting and Music Production
I saw Nick Lowe at the Phoenix on Bloor St. in Toronto. Amazing show. And this article captures his personality very well even though the writer is a bit of a nube. “When I listen to my early songs, it’s a sort of uncomfortable experience,” Nick Lowe says in the hotel lobby on a bright…
Spotify playlists have rapidly risen to become the Holy Grail of music coverage, and as the streaming platform becomes increasingly social, knowing how boost your particular Spotify playlist is becoming. Continue reading Source: Guide To Promoting Your Spotify Playlists – Hypebot
A favourite. Thank you D. Maximovitch for turning me on to this back in 2000. Joe Satriani’s Surfing With The Alien album featured Marvel’s Silver Surfer on its front cover. The legendary guitarist tells us how that came about. Source: How Marvel’s Silver Surfer Met a Rock Guitar God | Den of Geek
“Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982” is nominated for a Grammy for best historical album. Source: How Blondie’s music stood the test of time, according to Debbie Harry and Chris Stein | Here & Now
The Eagles are the best dated band in History. Source: How Glenn Frey & Don Henley Became the Eagles, As Told by Linda Ronstadt | Billboard – Billboard
I don’t think these guys have every heard the phrase “Hubris kills.” Such a classic case. A RIFF on what country is really about. I love it. I can just imagine these hotshots are used to calling the shots and getting whatever they want being turned away at the door by an artist who has…
Source: Thew Beatles’ Revolver: How Giles Martin remixed and de-mixed a classic | Louder
The clip has since passed into broadcasting legend. In 2006 the archive service ITN Source selected it as one of the 10 most notorious rock interviews of all time, car crash television at its best. And, for the most part, Connolly has been blamed for the so-called fiasco, as if his line of questioning was responsible…
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This is a change I can live with. Source: Unless you’re Adele, you have no business releasing album tracks all at once