Conversations on Context: Letting Loose on Lyrics
“The 20/20 Experience” Album Art(Photo Cit. RollingStone.com) This week, two new albums hit the social media sphere and got people talking, praising, critiquing and criticizing. Justin Timberlake’s…
Seizing the Moment to Celebrate Independent Music!
Tomorrow is going to be the kickoff of Austin’s yearly SXSW (South by Southwest) Festival -an event that always brings swarms of bands to the forefront…
One cannot exist without the other…
Integration, progression, evolution, adaptation…yes, yes, I’ve said these things before. I want all of these things to happen and sometimes I want them to happen a…
Nashville: Everlasting editorial for songwriters?
Love is thing without expiration, right? As a subject, it has been the soul of more songs than can be counted throughout history. Nonetheless, it is…
Taylor Swift trying to “Begin Again” in country with Tim McGraw?
Today’s Piece is a Special Guest Post by Scott Interrante, a pop music connoisseur and aspiring musicologist. You can read more of Scott’s thoughts on all…
If only I could judge you by your cover
Probably one of the most commonly tossed around phrases in literature and book enjoyment today, is “Don’t just a book by its cover,” which is a…
(Non)-Conformity, Correlation, Causation…Calm Down!
Seems that yet another piece brought to the public’s attention by The Atlantic has inspired some level of connected discussion for me. Editorial fellow, Lindsay Abrams,…
His Master’s Voice Seems Destined to Go Mute
In case anyone from a country without an HMV store is wondering about the title, that’s what the “HMV” stands for: “His Master’s Voice.” A business…
Tattoos, Context, Content and Art(s) Acceptance
A Response Piece to Arts Journalist Chloe Veltman I was surprised and delighted to see the the piece you wrote the day after Christmas, titled, “Ink Master”…
Recommending Some New Perspective for New Year’s
Happy New Year’s Eve/Day to everyone out there, from the many countries of the world who have been followers of this site! 2013 is rolling in…