Will artificial intelligence wreck the music industry?
Answer: Yes. In thirty years, AI will take over the world like Skynet and all human musical artists will be replaced by a single cyborg-clone of Ed Sheeran, finally making Spotify Wrapped irrelevant. I’m mostly kidding. Lame jokes aside, I’m freaked out about AI, although like most people who write opinion pieces on the subject, […]
Bananaclub’s “Hi girl bye bye” Demands You Have a Good Time
The Chinese indie music scene reminds me a bit of Game of Thrones. One of the most cited reasons Game of Thrones took off the way it did is that it subverted expectations; a main character being killed off in the first season was unprecedented, shocking, and ultimately exciting: nobody, and nothing, was safe. That […]
Gentle simplicity works on Willow by Ella Rae Cole
An attractive strummed acoustic guitar pattern introduces “Willow” by Ella Rae Cole and her even more attractive singing soon follows. There is the addition of a cello part that comes in and out of the song at different intervals. This serves the delicacy of the delivery of this gentle song but due to its clever […]
Natalie Madigan Infuses Yin Energy into New Single
(Photo by Sequoyah Yardley) Many music lovers don’t realize that Nashville is just as much a pop mecca as it is a country music town. Natalie Madigan is a fast-rising pop artist who actually grew up in the Nashville suburb of Murfreesboro. There’s already a buzz about her upcoming EP YIN, set for release in […]
The 7 Best Guitaleles (as of 2023)
Wanna get straight to the point? Here’s a list of my picks for the best guitaleles you can get your hands on in 2023! “Guitalele” is a lesser-known instrument when you compare it to some of its other string-based cousins like the violin, cello, or guitar. That’s because it’s a hybrid representing the mixture of […]
LIBERATI Plays Quarterback on a Brilliant Duet
Pop artist LIBERATI is already living a storybook life, so further success would just be the cherry on top. He’s a former All-American college quarterback who now resides in L.A.’s exclusive Malibu community. He’s garnered many prestigious sync placements on HBO and network TV – and he’s also a key member of Nashville’s The Songhouse […]
Why I’m Quitting PR
So I’ve made the decision… I’m going to quit PR this year. Hey that was a fun sentence to type. I have a suspicion that it might be even more fun to type in bold and all caps. Let’s see. I’M GOING TO QUIT PR THIS YEAR. Nope, I was wrong. First one was more […]
R.E.M. Highlights Squandered Opportunity on “Sweetness Follows”
Listen here my sister and my brother What would you care if you lost the otherI always wonder why did we bother Distanced from one, blind to the other It’s often said that less is more. True across many facets of life, it’s perhaps nowhere more impactful than in R.E.M.’s minimalistic, tortured tale of lost […]
Laura Lang Writes a “Love Letter”
Like T. S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and Pete Townshend’s album The White City: A Novel, Laura Lang’s “Love Letter” isn’t what the title says it is. In fact, she tells us in the chorus, “This isn’t a love letter, ’cause I can’t let it be.” So my question is, […]
8 Best Bass Guitars for Beginners (2023)
Want to jump right into the list of my favorite bass guitars for beginners in 2023? Here you go! Want more details to make sure you get the best bass for your needs? Keep reading. There’s a perfect bass out there, just waiting for you. Maybe you’re just starting out on your musical journey and […]
