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
Category: Music
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
53: Pubs, Chauffeurs, and Guilt
When you think of rock musician’s misbehaviour, especially in the 1970s, who do you think of? Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page, David Bowie? Yeah, those artists did have a big party lifestyle but there is one certain drummer who left them in the dust. The drummer was the first to trash a hotel room and launch… Continue reading 53: Pubs, Chauffeurs, and Guilt
52: Rolling Stones, Hells Angels, and Altamont
In 1969, the counterculture of the West was taking over America. The success of the Woodstock festival that summer was one of the biggest pop culture moments ever. Half a million audience members were in New York for three days of peace and love. By most accounts, the festival was a success and became the… Continue reading 52: Rolling Stones, Hells Angels, and Altamont
51: Car Crashes, Rumours, and Subliminal Clues
Have you heard that Justin Bieber is a lizard? Or that rap icon Jay-Z is a time-travelling wizard? No? What about the island that Notorious BIG and 2Pac are living on? Or even that legendary Stevie Wonder can see? No, those neither? According to the internet, this is all true. Some people claim to have… Continue reading 51: Car Crashes, Rumours, and Subliminal Clues