Tag: Social function of Music
New Age Music Industry: You Kill What You Don’t Understand and Prop Up the Remains to Sell Product
Ahh, New Age music. You don’t know what it is but you know it when you hear it. . . at least you think you do. A lot of the music labeled as such existed before the title came up. If som... Read More
Split Enz 01: What’s the Matter with You?
No one likes the idiot that walks up to you and says, “Cheer up!” As if that would do anything positive! You may think, “What is this? A marching order?” just before the ... Read More
Bauhaus 01: All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
Bauhaus was an especially dark band with a view towards spontaneity. In fact, the album, The Sky’s Gone Out, has been said to be mostly improvisation. One track in particular has been a con... Read More
Viola Beach 04: In Memorial of Four Lads Who Knew Joy
It seemed to take quite a while to arrive. When it did, it was very nondescript. A picture of four ordinary-looking guys who look like they feel that they just conquered the world (they just played... Read More
New Year: Looking Backward and Forward: David Bowie, Prince, Paul Kantner, Viola Beach, a List and Donald Trump
Long title, I know . . . . Now that we’re a couple weeks into the new year, I think it’s a better time to get perspective. Every new year, in my opinion, should be an opportunity to no... Read More
Apolcolyptic, Angry and Depressing Music Can Be As Important As Uplifting and OptimisticMusic
It’s one of those moments when irony steps up and slaps you in the face. It’s one of those moments when you smirk and say this is absurd. Every day I make people laugh. It doesn... Read More
An Exploration of Musical Acceptance
Music is a funny thing. It’s material but yet it’s not. It’s subjective but is good music just what you like? What makes something move you so deeply it’s absurd? The ... Read More
Time Passages: Attention Deficit, Distraction and Breaking the Three-Minute Barrier
Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of Jazz and Al Stewart’s Year of the Cat album. In fact, I had been listening to that album so much that I had to stop before I got tired of it, put ... Read More