“I broke up (with) my music” or “On a scale of destruction to clingy”
It’s been a while since I felt the instant pang of a “rebuttal reflex” for the guardian’s writing but Ms. Sophie Heawood, the author of a recent…
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…
Art Imitating Life: Sound signature of the 21st century?
Before the year 2000 came around, 20th century composition was about as recent as one could get; seeing as, well, the 21st century had not arrived…
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…
Julie Mar’s new “Theorem” is ready to expand your musical horizons
The life of any aspiring New York City songwriter or musician can, at times, feel like the ultimate paradox. Imagine living in one of the most…
Genres, Gender and Gosh, It’s a Girl?!
While it may be true that science and art are often facing one another from polar opposite sides of both the popular and academic spectrum, science…
Accessibility Through Animation?
A little under two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to come upon a posting about a live streamed event that was to be moderated by…
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…