Creating candid compositions: Maybe it comes down to how you “Click?”
Think of this as a “Part II” continuation of sorts, on public perception and reception of music based on the (type of) vulnerability offered in songwriting.…
Has the pursuit of musical knowledge fallen to triviality law?
Who doesn’t like a good game of Trivial Pursuit, hm? Get together with friends, eat, drink, show off your ability to recall facts on various topics…
EDM and drugs: Drop the bass but don’t drop the ball on the music
Premature death is just about one of the worst things that can happen to someone you know. Just because life has to end doesn’t mean it…
Fan the flames of fame without fueling (overly) friendly fire
If you like music, movies, TV, books, games or basically any kind hobby of moderately common usage at all, then chances are you know (either personally…
Does the marketing of music run on a “dog years” mentality?
At some point in our lives… Who hasn’t complained about the music that comes along with the generation below them? Who hasn’t thought that “their music”…
Selectively Mute: A response post to Emily Gonneau
MIDEM, known for picking out the top crop of thought leaders for their annual music conference in Cannes, France, recently posted a guest blog post composed by…
Musical Group Names: The Final Neutral Frontier?
Each time the topic of musical stereotypes sweeps across my site, it usually does in so in a manner that involves dissecting one piece of the…
Pop music: A “dumber” style than classical?
Don’t get offended. When I say “dumb,” I mean it in context of the term’s original form. Silent. Mute. Is pop music a less vocal and…
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…
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”…