If your heart’s not IN, you’re selling OUT
Music: a hobby, a study, a combination of vibrations, a business, a product or an emotional refuge. Depending on how one chooses to view this “thing”…
“Just beCAUSE” isn’t reason for alarm. Or is it?
During the past week or so, news of communal lyric site Rap Genius‘s pile of legal troubles with the National Music Publishers Association, has re-lit the wick…
On the “Record” with Stephen Godfroy of Rough Trade (NYC!)
In the CD’s heyday and before the iPod broke up the existing music landscape, there were record shops. People went to these places, bought music, chatted…
Love (and) money, make the music world go round
This past weekend, I found myself attempting to contain excitement over the thought of getting to see the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD simulcast of Eugene…
A rash rush to pick(et)ing opera?
The Metropolitan Opera raised the curtain on its 2013-2014 season last night, September 23, with the debut of a new production for the classic opera, Eugene…
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…
“Don’t Look Down,” but up, to an artist who has individuality locked in tight.
Here we are once again, with your spur of the moment album review! Okay, maybe not a completely typical album review in the regular, expected sense…
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…
Convoluted conferences (and how we can get AAMPP’ed for a change)
Note to my readers: Before I get into the usual contemplations on another arts related quandary, I want to talk to you, my readers, about some…
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…