Songwriting and Music Production
Source: 5 Things We Learned From the New Lou Reed Biography | Pitchfork An interesting and apropos comment on relationship: “However, when Laurie Anderson entered the picture, this pattern changed. “Laurie’s way of handling herself, and why their relationship worked and lasted for such a long time, is she never gave up her independence. She…
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Source: Universal are tearing down all cover song videos on Facebook – RouteNote Blog It was inevitable. It is a money grab and also a power grab, cause they don’t have as much of either as they used to.
Getting press is essential for artists, but there’s no magic formula to it either. If you know these 7 things you’ll make it easier on your publicist. Source: 7 Things Publicists Wish Musicians Knew — Omari MC
“Powerman.” Source: The Kinks’ Dave Davies on His Best Riff and UFO experiences
For basically a two chord song, I’m not sure it justifies the skirt on Cale but what the hell.
The late singer’s “Berlin Years” get the deluxe box set treatment. It was during the recording sessions for Bowie’s final album that Visconti brought back a new sound—from his past. First playing the new mix of “Fantastic Voyage” for the singer, Visconti then shared the rest of the re-mixes—much to Bowie’s delight. “He knew immediately…
Various members moved in and out of the group, including a couple of female singers, as Reed and Cale sought to define the music they wanted to create. They initially named the group the Warlocks, though the possibility of the Falling Spikes – an allusion to the slang use of “spike” for a syringe –…
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Noel Gallagher has spoken out about the recent experience of touring with U2 – revealing the true extent of their drunken antics and painful hangovers Source: Noel Gallagher got so drunk with Bono on tour that he tried to escape – NME Noel is a favourite of mine and a good songwriter. Bono I can…
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Source: Cover and Tribute Bands in Dallas Don’t Have Licenses But They Have Great Careers | Dallas Observer An almost coherent article or maybe it’s me. It does touch on licensing your cover or tribute act to play legally in a club. But basically, bottom line, is that bands doing tributes and covers are not…