Songwriting and Production
“I think, first and foremost, understanding why you are playing music — if it’s because you have something that you’re trying to express, or that you’re just in love with expression itself, with art itself. Those are great reasons to start this journey.” Source: ‘I Was Allowed to Practice 30 Minutes a Day’: Bassist Tal…
“Sure, it offers an effective recommendation algorithm and a nice interface. But the music it streams can be accessed on other platforms – digital music kind of exists everywhere. Presented with a choice, most fans would rather listen to good music…” Source: What’s Ailing Spotify? | ZeroHedge
A great pair of songwriters getting hosed by those who benefitted from their talent. Same old story. “With this lawsuit, Randy [Bachman] and I hope to set the record straight and protect fans from imposters trying to rewrite history,” Cummings said in a statement. “Even after we’re gone, the legacy of the Guess Who will…
SO good. Like only rich musicians can say it. Lukather: I’ve never met Brian. Love his work, but he wrote a 30-second theme and basically got the same credit as us. They used him because of his name value, so people attributed our work to him and his work to us, and it was confusing….
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Of course the ‘stars’ are well trained, shall we say groomed. The weaker brained one will let the grooming go deep. Others will have a clear understanding of what is being done to them and how they are being used. They will rebel. Good. Romeo Entertainment Group President R.J. Romeo agreed that the industry is…
Definitely music. A tall glass of slurp. A developing relationship with oneself. No matter how I look at these surreal new images and animations coming out of ‘AI’ studios around the world, they’re mesmerizing. I squint, glance, peer, and there is always something new to see. A young budtender told me recently that audiences today…
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A nice, well put together, country meets surf, song.
Important times for music. It will come back. It will. It really will…. Depending on your age, Denmark Street is checking the walls for band members-wanted notices; drooling over the displays of guitars in the music-shop windows; bourbon-tinged nights at the 12 Bar; unearthing out-of-print volumes on Dylan at Helter Skelter; collecting autographs outside the…
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He played with Johnny Winter, battled addiction, then joined a band with his childhood friend, Stevie Ray Vaughan. In this candid interview, the Double Trouble bassist recalls the highs and lows of life with one of the all-time guitar greats, playing Woodstock on acid, and why he still thinks he’d be the best bass player…
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Source: Bjork’s blockchain-based music project breathes life into a dying industry
Here are 3 very very rich people. One is happy to participate in juicing the public for more based on a story he walked into. The other two aren’t so sure. All three surviving members of Led Zeppelin were supposed to promote the upcoming feature-length documentary film “Becoming Led Zeppelin” at the Venice film festival…
I have a Talking Heads in 78 story I will tell… one day. That’s one pissed David Byrne Responding to criticism in The New York Times, a spokesperson for the production claimed that the decision to use pre-recorded music was “part of the karaoke genre inherent to the musical and the production concept.” Byrne issued…
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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