Adam Yauch, the co-founder of the Beastie Boys, wrote in his will that no “image or name or any music or any artistic property” can be used in...
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As a rule, I know very little about performers who were born after I graduated from high school. That’s the case with Santigold, who used to be Santogold...
Many good ideas on what to post come from the “this day in music”-type sites around the Web. I was visiting one earlier today and accidentally...
SoundExchange and BandPage have identified $2 million of unclaimed digital performance royalties for thousands of act. SoundExchange, according to the release...
The amount of talent on YouTube and similar sites is astounding. Many of the performers are not complete unknowns, but don’t have national followings. A...
A guest post from a friend: Nils Lofgren is a Maryland-raised singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist best known for his work as a guitarist for The E...
…if you are Los Angeles, at least.
Any excuse is a good one to post Marley’s music.
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The composer/piano player was 68 years old. Here is his website.
Update: Here is an affectionate look back at Hamlisch.
I don’t really understand it, from the spaceships landing and the guy in the diaper, but it all is very funky and the musicianship is great. Believe it...
Mobile music on the move, according to Hypebot.com. According to the data figures from a recent comScore report, listening to music via a mobile device was the...
Reading Music
The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.
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Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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