Tag Archives: music
Pivot — O Soundtrack My Heart
Year: 2008 Label: Warp Length: 51:12 I like a lot of stuff that Warp puts out, but O Soundtrack My Heart is my most recent favorite, even considering it’s been almost four years since O Soundtrack My Heart has been … Continue reading
Spin’s Lana Del Rey Review
“‘Bob Dylan’ is not his real name. The ‘Ramones’ were not related. ‘Sun Ra’ was from Alabama, not Saturn. The Strokes’ dads are not plumbers. ‘Rick Ross’… look, we don’t have time for this.” I’m not going to read the … Continue reading
Peek-A-Boo
They choreographed the moves at 0:46.
Katy Perry’s Perfect Year
Planet Money tries to figure out how much money EMI made off of Katy Perry last year. If you think payola is dead then you haven’t heard of the Katy Perry paintings. Everybody gets a piece. It’s understandable how people … Continue reading
Digital Performer Released For Windows
I don’t write about DAWs much anymore, but a Digital Performer release on Windows is pretty significant. I think it leaves only Sonar and Logic Pro as the only DAW software that isn’t cross-platform between Mac and Windows. With Logic … Continue reading
Slackk / Flashback
I heard this track by Slackk on Bleep Podcast 043. Man that sounds familiar.
“About those child opera singers: here’s the deal” by Dr. Glenn Winters
You know that NPR program “From The Top”, featuring adolescent or pre-adolescent performers stunning us with their “maturity” and precocity? I am not a devotee of that program. If you are, that’s swell for you. Enjoy. But most professionals in … Continue reading
“Are 140-Character Reviews The Future Of Music Criticism?” by Jacob Ganz / Ann Powers
I generally don’t want to read long music reviews and I don’t see how a review can offer deep introspection when an album is still fresh. The music reviews I get the most out of, that tell me whether I … Continue reading
Facebook’s Turntable.fm-like Feature
You can listen to the same song, at the exact same time—so when your favorite vocal part comes in you can experience it together, just like when you’re jamming out at a performance or dance club. I prefer the model … Continue reading