Live music is always tricky for live TV events. You have to make sure the performers behave themselves and perform the song that was agreed upon. You can allow the performance to overrun for a minute or two but any longer, the whole show could be off-kilter. Some shows like Top of the Pops in… Continue reading 63: Imposters, Grammys, and Scandal
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62: Surprise, Stealing, and The Internet
When the internet was first devised, no one knew of its capabilities. It was like going from black and white to colour TV. Our lives would never be the same again after it was unleashed on the public. One of the first industries to be caught out by the internet was music. When the internet… Continue reading 62: Surprise, Stealing, and The Internet
61: Big Breaks, DNA, and Murder
A warning before you start reading this article, it does feature some gruesome stuff and may not be suitable for those who are faint of heart. In the Seattle grunge scene of the 1990s, there were a lot of deaths. Most of these deaths were done by their own hand, Kurt Cobain’s suicide, Andrew Wood… Continue reading 61: Big Breaks, DNA, and Murder
60: Glastonbury, Luck, and Peaking
The Glastonbury Festival of contemporary performing arts is one of the most British things ever. It’s one of the only times in the year that people who have average office jobs or builders in hard hats and high visibility vests can let themselves go and be at one with the music. And it’s not just… Continue reading 60: Glastonbury, Luck, and Peaking
59: The First Amendment, Sampling, and Roy Orbison
The most diverse part of a song between fans and musicians is the lyrics. Fans love to decode lyrics from artists, what does line x mean? What is line y about? But the songwriter usually puts them in just as a throwaway thing with nothing deeper than it fits in with the melody. Okay, yeah… Continue reading 59: The First Amendment, Sampling, and Roy Orbison
58: Partnerships, Betrayal, and Troubled Waters
Having to put up with your bandmates is tough, especially in the early days. Everyone has their own ideas, creatively etc. and trying to merge them together can cause issues between members. Plus, there’s whether they can get along together, get to a show on time and, hopefully, pull their weight. You would think the… Continue reading 58: Partnerships, Betrayal, and Troubled Waters
57: Tejano Music, Murder, and Obsession
Fandom is a peculiar thing. We put our favourite people on a pedestal and worship them to an almost god-like status. We live and breathe their every moment. It even gets to a point where if you have a negative opinion of certain celebrities the fans attack you on social media. Some would even kill… Continue reading 57: Tejano Music, Murder, and Obsession
56: Singer, Pioneer, and Vulnerability
When we think of grunge music of the early 1990s the bands that are mentioned are normally the four major ones: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. Before any of those broke out, however, there was another band that was on the rise before a dirty habit reared its ugly head again. This… Continue reading 56: Singer, Pioneer, and Vulnerability
55: Exposure, Provoking, and Sex
Iggy Pop has always been known as the ‘Godfather of Punk’. With his reputation, most would tend to agree, but he was originally going to be a drummer for his career before the Doors came to his hometown of Detroit. He saw lead singer Jim Morrison perform, only the way he does and ditched the… Continue reading 55: Exposure, Provoking, and Sex
54: Detroit, American Football, and Changing
When thinking of the city of Detroit, three things come to mind. The car industry, Motown, and how bad their American Football team is. It’s not that they are bad, they are really bad. In the 57-year history of the Superbowl (or the Suberb Owl as my predictive text says, despite how many times I… Continue reading 54: Detroit, American Football, and Changing