A while back, British broadcaster Rick Osman pointed to a weird statistic: the number of weeks that bands had dominated the UK […]
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Three Gigs, One Night, and a Monkey Mask: The Curious Case of Kid Noize
When Being in Three Places at Once Isn’t Just a DJ Fantasy What happens when the summer festival circuit collides with a […]
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Social media, music and the coronavirus lockdown
I don’t sing (much). I don’t play an instrument. But all my co-writers do. So I’m feeling their pain, to a degree. […]
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Ukraine’s Eurovision entry “Siren Song” is not going to Tel Aviv
Is politics or cash behind Ukraine’s Eurovision decision? Pop phenomenon Maruv will not represent Ukraine at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in […]
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Ravel’s Bolero back from the dead?
Although no lyrics are involved, I can’t resist talking about this classic case of copyright shenanigans 😉 You’d think that Ravel’s Bolero […]
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Spotify: How do you make it work
If you’re like me, you’ve been hearing everything and the opposite about Spotify. In particular, the very low per-stream payments but also very bullish comments about how streaming is saving the industry. Confused much?