Steely Dan – Why Their Music Matters.
I remember first hearing Steely Dan at a record store on Bloor Street in Toronto in 1977. At seventeen years of age, I didn’t have a surplus of cash, so …
Run For Cover Records
Many of us with a passion for music would love to turn this into a career. Most of us don’t have the musical talent to be the next Kanye (speaking …
Caverna Magica by Andreas Vollenweider
I have a very vivid memory of first hearing Caverna Magica by the Swiss electro-harpist Andreas Vollenweider. It was about 10:30 am December 22, 1983. I had been married for …
JENNA Nation – An Interview
At age 25, most people are very early in their career if they have even settled on one. For Jenna, recently branded JENNA Nation, she settled on a career long …
Black Day In July
July 23, 2017 marks the 50 anniversary of the Detroit Riots of 1967. The riots lasted 5 days and marked one of the worst riots in US history. Detroit is …
Tears for Fears – Toronto June 19.
After R&B solo act Allen Stone took a shot at warming up the Monday night Toronto crowd, Tears for Fears took to the stage in front of an audience that …
More About Music Creators’ Revenue
The more I read about the compensation that music creators receive for their work, the more frustrated I get with the seemingly myopic perspective of the streaming music services like …
Micro Payment and Musician Revenues
It’s a well writing article, but also a rehashing of the same story for musicians in the streaming world – “The Reports Of The Record Industry’s Rebirth Are Greatly Exaggerated”. …
Streaming Music and Musician Revenue
Very interesting article that follows up nicely to a post on where streaming music subscriptions go. Sharky Laguana presents a case for a new revenue sharing/distribution model for musicians and …
Elton John on Beats Radio
Great hour-long interview with Elton John as a runner up to his 70th birthday March 25th. If you measure musical greatness by hits, over all body of work, longevity, creativity, …