Category: Music

65: Sci-fi, PR Stunts, and Conspiracies

   When a band splits up, the first thing that the fans want is for them to reunite. Countless times we hear rumours about the Gallagher brothers reforming Oasis. Over the last couple of months, Blink 182 reformed at Coachella as a last-minute replacement with their classic line-up of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker.… Continue reading 65: Sci-fi, PR Stunts, and Conspiracies

64: Drugs, Injunctions, and More Drugs

When the Woodstock film was released in March 1970, many concert promoters rushed to find a field that could hold the next big festival. The film had forgotten the previously doomed events at the ill-fated Altamont festival only three months prior. Now the music festival scene was big business and promoters wanted to make money,… Continue reading 64: Drugs, Injunctions, and More Drugs

63: Imposters, Grammys, and Scandal

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

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

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