Well you heard it here first. A new band is getting formed. I met up with the main man of the band a little while back. My son, 6 and a half, told me out of the blue that he has the name for his band. 'What is it?" I asked. "Rock Dragon" he answered. 'What do you play in the band?"..."drums' was the reply. 'Who else is in the band?". "Fraser" (who is 10, so very cool!). "Right, but doesn't Fras...
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Rock Dragon
What separates a great record label from the chaff?
Is it the unique passion of the founder, who broke down social barriers to get a certain kind of music heard?Is it the founder's ability to hear sounds that would stnad the test of time?Is it an uncanny sense of right time right place?Is it an A&R policy built on finding great music no matter what 'genre' or is it a microscopic focus on a type of music?Was A&M more of a great label than Fontana? I
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Can I tempt you with this
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Big Music Ideas shifting youth culture
I have been thinking about the key moments in history where a Big Idea has changed the course of youth culture.I thought of Sun Records and Elvis or the impact the Beatles had on the American singer-songwriters. I thought of importance of chitlin circuit took through the southern states, or the music that came out of the civil rights movement in the States. I also got to think about the invention
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So is digital cheaper than vinyl?
Well, on my previous post chuck comented that, whilst all the album covers are lovely, he is going to live the rest of his music life in digital heaven because it is cheaper...Now, I know an album of 10 tracks might have 5 decent tracks only, so being able to buy per track is more cost efficient. Yet, let's think this one through here. Is everyone in agreement that digital download is 'cheaper' th
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