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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
posted: January 12, 2012
Blue Ivy’s not even a week old and she’s already making Billboard history. What could Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift possibly have in common? The land of the free…and the home of Kelly Clarkson. Hey,…
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Press Shuffle: Songs To Freestyle To
posted: September 21, 2011
This week our targets are the Urban Channels. We focus particularly on the rhythmic characteristics of these genres: anything from vocal metrical structure to thick, groovy bass lines to old-school drum samples. There’s so much…
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Rolling Stone, Creem, And The Rock Mags That Changed The Scene
posted: July 25, 2011
The publishers over at Creem Magazine must be a brave bunch”despite everything you hear about the impending death of print journalism, the iconic Detriot-based rock mag, which was founded in 1969 but has been published…
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The Science Of A Pop Song
posted: July 20, 2011
We all know the general “rules” to producing a hit pop song: song structure (intro – verse – chorus – verse – chorus – solo/bridge – chorus – outro), catchy melody and lyrics, I – IV…
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Industrial Revolution: The Soundtrack Remains The Same
posted: April 27, 2011
Ah, the soundtrack. The personal heavy-rotation staple or the CD that’s keeping company with unlabeled mystery CD-Rs, the free magazine compilations or your friend’s band’s terrible demo”all filed somewhere after Misc. ˜Z’. You’d like to sell or…
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Q&A With Matt & Kim
posted: November 11, 2010
In 2004, after meeting while pursuing art school degrees at the Pratt Institute, friends Matt and Kim decided to form a band” even though Matt had never played keyboard and Kim had never played drums. Surprisingly, the indie…
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