Tag: thoughts
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Making GRAMMYs History: Jon Batiste and the Importance of Celebrating Black Culture
//As someone who holds themselves in high regard with the know-hows and the who-haws of the music industry, I have to say, I was quite ashamed of myself not knowing or truly understanding the work of Jon Batiste. I was vaguely familiar with his work-ethic when it came to the composing of Pixar’s jazz-epic Soul […]
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How TikTok Revitalised 2008’s Music: The Hayloft Story
Despite remaining elusive and trodden from the apparent lockdown that sweeped globally, Mother Mother have had quite a year. I know we’ve discussed the power of TikTok on here before – but never regarding such a rekindling on this scale. But thanks to the trails and tribulations of TikTok, songs that once had their time […]
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The Case to Define our Industry: Fighting for a Better Economy
You may have heard the news spreading regarding the fight for a more equitable music economy with a greater emphasis on the economy of music streaming to artists… .. aaand another one has been added to the roster. A UK artist, who goes by the name of Kieran Hebden (artist alias of Four Tet) has […]
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Your Release Radar: First of 2022
Well here we are folks. The first one of 2022, we drop in with a Release Radar. Honing in on those instrumentals missed since the new year. With January usually being a quiet month on all fronts of entertainment, we can certainly expect new album material in the coming months of February and March. In […]