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Eurovision: the executive summary
Image via Wikipedia It must be said: Germany’s entry, “Satellite” by Lena, was a very so-so song, and it wasn’t exactly an […]
Book review: Karl Bartos – The Sound of the Machine
There’s a fundamental friction that runs through the whole of Karl Bartos’ encyclopaedic autobiography, “The Sound of the Machine”. The cover features […]
Read ArticleYouTube lyrics moving behind a paywall
Free YouTube lyrics might be a thing of the past. The streaming giant is continuing to move features behind its Premium subscription […]
Read ArticleThe Closest Thing to Crazy
Is a book about songwriter/producer Mike Batt worth writing? More importantly, is it worth reading? The answer to that probably lies in […]
Read ArticleIt was 56 years ago today…
September 26 should be Abbey Road day The 56th anniversary of the release of the iconic Abbey Road album by The Beatles […]
Read ArticleWhere did all the rock bands go
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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John Lennon lyrics might reach $500,000 at auction
John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to “A Day in the Life” are going up for auction in May, with estimates of $500,000 being […]
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What does it take to write songs for name artists?
I took some time at Midem 2010 to put a question to David Stark, publisher of SongLink. His tipsheet provides some of […]
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Jacques Brel’s Amsterdam linked to traditional Irish tune
Does the Brel classic song have Irish roots? One of popular music’s most remarkable songs, “Dans le port d’Amsterdam” made famous by […]
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Men at Work slam plagiarism ruling
The unpredictable nature of plagiarism cases was proved again when it was ruled that Men at Work would have to pay out […]
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Shantalla: when is traditional not traditional?
The perception of traditional Irish music is that it was all written in the Middle Ages. But that’s forgetting that many musicians […]