Food for thought: I’ve been reading a lot about Ai in music, who hasn’t? I even had a go myself last year using lyrics i’d written at University. Now that the Ai generated country track ‘Walk My Walk’ has topped US Billboard charts! I personally wasnt expecting it, I thought Ai music was aimed moreso…
I’m a hypocrite by saying that i’m afraid. I have always liked the phrase “if you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem”, and thats me! In the early to mid 90s, certainly when the house was empty, MTV was always on, a true mainstay of my days. Yes we had Top…
There is a good/interesting article in the Guardian today that is worth a read. Interesting from the point that it tells us who keep abreast of the UK music scene things we already know but rightly highlights the plight of live music venues. “In 2023, 125 grassroots gig venues closed. Last year, 43.8% reported an operating loss….
I came across this article last night titled ‘Neuroscience Says Music Is an Emotion Regulation Machine. Here’s What to Play for Happiness, Productivity, or Deep Thinking.’ https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-best-music-for-happiness-productivity-studying/91173726 The stand-first is “Neuroscience shows music has big effects on our productivity, performance, and state of mind. Use that to your advantage.” No offence to the author but…
It’s a great festival, they have got it right and i’m impressed every year by the organisation and lineup. I have heard horror stories and friends have had gripes but overall most experiences i’ve been party too are positive, and last year I could not fault it, apart from being so far from the main…
The BBC and many other news and music sites say, ‘Music is back’ as sales hit a 20-year high’. To put that into perspective, 20 years ago was obviously 2005, iTunes had been released in 2001 so the ‘world’ was making the shift to digital music. Cars still mostly had CD players, some still had…
How did I not know there was an add to Spotify button on Tik Tok and this whole time I’ve been saving vids of the song – (A Tik Tok post) It is an interesting way to view music, maybe not to some but I am from the generation that relied on specific radio shows…
In the lull of gigs (there’s not a lot going on locally right now) and buying vinyl (I’m not allowed this close to Christmas in case its already bought and wrapped) I find myself down a regular rabbit hole on Spotify where I can while away way too much time discovering new songs and hopefully…
