Misleading metricBy
David
This weekend, I befriended a very nice, soon-to-be neighbor at my local coffeeshop/wine bar. We were chatting about who we are, what we did and what we are into. She said her husband and herself were very into music and have “80 gigs in their collection”. After awhile, I mentioned I had around 200 gigs [...] First of the gang to dieBy
David
Morrissey’s 2004 album You Are The Quarry featured a tracked entitled “First of the gang to die” which lyrically refers to street violence, but could also be considered a homage to his large Latino fanbase which has swelled over the last decade to something of a phenomenon. But now that fanbase is under literal fire. When the world is the reviewerBy
David
An executive at a big widget, ACME-like corporation recently said “the consumer is the new marketer”. In a time when a random person in Iowa could make or break a sale on Amazon.com in the product review area, it could not be more true. But what happens to the real critics, the real marketers, the [...]  Hot off the replicatorBy
David
A rare occurrence happened this week within the music industry. Two major releases, both sophomore albums, from The Raconteurs and Gnarls Barkley came out without much pre-release fanfare. They both just “showed up in stores” and online for streaming and download. 128, 192, 256 or 320?By
David
While cleaning out a couple rooms and closets in my home, I came across several dozen albums on CD I either thought I lost, was happy to find or thought that I no longer needed to own physically but should at least save the music digitally. With that thought, I ask the question… given [...] Elvis puts another nail in the CD’s coffinBy
David
As perhaps a sign of things to come, Billboard is reporting that Elvis Costello’s new album, Momofuku, will only be released on glorious vinyl and as a digital download. Okay… now here are two things to ponder: is the compact disc dead and…. Momofuku? The festivals are upon usBy
David
With the hot days and warm nights of summer approaching, the concert season is also coincidentally heating up. Not only are the standard configuration tours hitting stadiums, sheds and arenas, but the US is now seeing an explosion in the number of big festival dates which are attracting the biggest names in music today. Taste is the common sense of geniusBy
David
That quote came via Victor Hugo, the French writer, as channeled through between song banter Saul Williams delivered during a rare acoustic performance he gave at the tail-end of the South by Southwest Festival. While taste is something which is clearly subjective, is taste and genius co-mingled? I have many acquaintances with fantastic [...] |
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