“People think they know, people think they understand, and it doesn’t bother me in the least what people they think. And there’s nothing that they could think of me in that direction that would embarrass me. I don’t care what people think, I really don’t. It doesn’t affect me. And I’m not hiding anything.” - Morrissey discussing his sexuality, “The Importance of Being Morrissey,” 2003. Artwork photo from 2009.
It’s long been known that Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis were making plans to record together the year before Hendrix’s death in 1970, but it turns out they were hoping that Paul McCartney would join them on bass. Hendrix, Davis and jazz drummer Tony Williams sent a telegram on Oct. 21, 1969, to the Beatles’ Apple Records, hoping to get McCartney in for a session.
Whoa.
Singer arrested in Calif. murder-for-hire sting
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As a pop star, no one comes close to dominating culture and conversation the way Beyonce does. Because she exerts such control over her image — from advertisements to films, politics to pop songs — should we think of her differently?
The Beyonce Experiment: How Far Can She Go? : The Record
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We made you a zine.
UNCOOL #1: Guiltless Pleasures is a 43-page .pdf about the ways music makes us feel bad — and sometimes, proud. It was designed by Traci Larson. Sam Alden did the cover art. Here’s what you’ll find inside:
* Punk Rock Princesses: A Case for Something Corporate by Devon Maloney
* Dangerously in Love: My Decade with Beyonce by Jamieson Cox
* Repeat Offenders: Pressing Play, Over and Over Again by Harley Brown
* Guiltless Pleasures: Imagining a Post-Snob World by David Greenwald, Simon Vozick-Levinson and Lindsay Zoladz
* Miss You Like Crazy: Canada’s Lost Boy Bands by Melody Lau
* He Ain’t Even Know It: On Rick Ross, Rap, and Responsibility by Henry Adaso
* I Don’t Wanna Come Back Down From This (Sound)Cloud by Taleen Kalenderian
* Why Bother? Talking To Myself About Weezer by Jillian MapesWith the help of its readers, UNCOOL is a publication that pays its contributors. Thanks in advance for your support.
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Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight Goodnight
With two-part harmony, you are playing with elimination. Which of the three notes in a chord are you removing? Obviously there are chords that have more than three notes in them, but the basic structure of a major or a minor chord is in those three. With The Everly Brothers…they were masters at just choosing the perfect two notes in almost every situation. You never miss the third voice.
—The Chapin sisters discuss their new tribute album A Date With The Everly Brothers on today’s Weekend Edition
I’ve been wanting to address this topic for a really long time. When we’re on tour, I see at least one person covered in either scars or fresh cuts every day. Think about that for a second. Every day. And if I don’t see it, I get a letter or two to read about them. That’s a lot of people, who…
Worth a re-blog even if it only helps one person.
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My Morning Jacket songs have been sprinkled throughout American culture in the last decade. One of the funniest examples was the use of the band in the animated adult television show American Dad. In an episode titled “My Morning Straightjacket”, the straightedge father is looking for his…
Here’s a video of Paramore performing ‘Still Into You’ on the rooftop at the Hollywood Tower in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY.com / 98.7 Penthouse Concert Series.
I love to write and I really enjoy writing about music. These posts are reviews and thoughts written by me. There are lyrics I find great, videos that I appreciate, and photos. Occasionally, I will post writings by other authors, and those will be clearly notated. But in the mean time, this is what I like and this is what I think.
Currently, I am a contributing writer for Substream Music Press. Listening suggestions are always appreciated! I want to hear it all!
