"They don't even know what it is to be a fan! To blindly love some silly piece of music... or some band so much that it hurts..." - Almost Famous

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Peloton and its Bike, bring songwriter's rights to exercise

Peloton and its Bike, bring songwriter's rights to exercise

Last year around Thanksgiving my girlfriend and I purchased a Peloton exercise bike. Spinning was never really my thing, but the idea of having 24/7 access to a piece of exercise equipment seemed to make sense to us as we get older. The bike has made a huge change in my life. I ride it most days and have taken advantage of their strength and yoga workouts. I exercise more frequently, am getting in better shape, all while listening to a lot of great music. Music is integral to

The Creative Impulse: Does it exist in today's music business?

The Creative Impulse: Does it exist in today's music business?

Once upon a time, musicians recorded albums. In fact, they often recorded a lot of them. Back in the 1960’s there are a lot of bands that put out two albums the same calendar year. The Beatles routinely put out two albums a year. They released two albums in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1969. Every year from 1963 to 1970, they released a record. The Rolling Stones also put out two albums in both 1965, and 1967. In fact, the Stones released 12 albums between 1964 and 1974, relea

The Creative Impulse: Does it exist in today's music business?

The Creative Impulse: Does it exist in today's music business?

Once upon a time, musicians recorded albums. In fact, they often recorded a lot of them. Back in the 1960’s there are a lot of bands that put out two albums the same calendar year. The Beatles routinely put out two albums a year. They released two albums in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1969. Every year from 1963 to 1970, they released a record. The Rolling Stones also put out two albums in both 1965, and 1967. In fact, the Stones released 12 albums between 1964 and 1974, relea

Muse: A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

Taylor Swift is the queen of the shady breakup song. She pretty much single-handedly created and perfected the genre. Airing couplet upon couplet of dirty laundry to set records straight, point fingers, or otherwise deliver someone their long over-due comeuppance. And in the process immortalizing all the petty squabbles and feigned offences that no one would know, or care about, had she not put pen to paper, rhyme to rhythm, berate to beat. Truth be told, this isn’t new. A po