Human vs. Machine: Big Data and the Artificial Recommendation Engine
This article was originally posted at SoundCTRL.com on June 11, 2014 I’m sure there’s hardly an active internet user today who if asked, would actively elect…
An “art”-iculate talk about what makes art
You’re walking along in the city, looking for something to do for fun. You pass a place with the following sign: “Anyone wearing a blue…
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…
Ain’t Asking for Additional Anticipation
It’s a few days into June and I thought that after the rather intense post on John Mayer from last time, that I would shift to the lighter…
Mulling Over Music’s “Method Madness”
It’s been a year already since the first ever ReThink Music Conference in Boston. The discussions, proposals and emotional stances posed bordered on almost offensive. Offensive to stagnation…
Maroon 5 Minus 1? (Then +1 Again?)
If you haven’t kept Maroon 5 on the top of your news alerts lately, Jesse Carmichael, the keyboardist and one of the original members of American Pop-Rock band, Maroon 5,…
The Few Times When There’s No Hoax
Short post for the flow of news, which isn’t an often occurrence for me to write, since I’m not about racing for a scoop. I am,…
For the Record: I Just Really Miss You
I don’t normally focus on the personal lives of musicians or artists. Sure, music news breaches high-profile losses, like the passing of Etta James that I…
Wait, Can We Back-Up Things Up for a Second?
So while I was poking around Twitter a couple days ago and then again last night when I discovered a great online discussion about “PR 2.0”…
The Power of Having Power and Possibly Not Having Power
Everything for the past few days and especially the last 24 or so has been about the impending landfall of Hurricane Irene on the New York…