"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

I love discovering new music. Once upon a time, my main source for this was MTV - obviously this was many, many, many years ago. I’d often go to the record store with a song I’d seen in mind and check out the album that begat it. More often than not, if the CD was for sale for $9.99 I’d buy it if I liked the single enough. For some reason, that was my sweet spot when it came to new bands, if a CD was $11.99, I’d likely pass until I heard more music off the album. $9.99 had a

I’m a believer in evolution. Specifically, my personal evolution in how I relate to music. Growing up in the ‘70’s it started with records, which were great when you were at home. Then came the 8 track, which was portable and we could listen to them in our car. They sounded good, although you sometimes got 8 tracks with different track listings from the LP to make the songs fit the tracks (if you’re lucky), or else, sometimes in the middle of a song it would end abruptly as i

So, this past Sunday, we all watched the 60th Annual Grammy Awards because, obviously, what else would we be doing? With James Corden hosting, this night was bound to be a cute, wholesome, chuckle-filled night. On top of all that excitement, it seemed to be the year of R&B and Hip/Hop, with 4 of the 5 nominations for Album of the Year and Song of the Year categorized in those genres. Bruno Mars basically cleared house, winning Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album o

I’m a believer in evolution. Specifically, my evolution in how I relate to music. Growing up in the ‘70’s it started with records, which were great when you were at home. Then came the 8 track, which was portable and we could listen to them in our car. They sounded good, although you sometimes got 8 tracks with different track listings from the LP(if you’re lucky) or else, sometimes in the middle of a song it would end abruptly as it switched tracks only to then resume mid tr

We just ran an article espousing the benefits of Apple Music over Spotify and I get where a lot of people would prefer Apple Music for the ease of integration across Apple products. But that’s not me. Let me explain. Musically I come from a time before streaming, I used to ride my bike to the mall to buy LP’s, and it really is difficult carrying albums while riding a Sting Ray. I also liked video games. From Pong to Donkey Kong to Asteroids and on up to Assassins Creed, Call

Imagine a large field... On one side, Apple Music fans are dressed in all white with a splash of an accent color (purple, pink, or cyan of course – very aesthetically pleasing). On the other side, separated by the wire-exposed necks of iPhone chargers and the remains of exploded Galaxy Note 7’s, are the Spotify fans. Dressed in all black with the bright Spotify logo splattered upon every shirt, the Spotify fans face the Apple Music fans, ready for battle. High above them, amo

The world of today has truly become winner take all. It’s survival of the fittest, specifically in the digital space. This is very evident in the music industry. There used to be thousands of labels and now there are very few real labels. The players are getting gobbled up so that there are fewer still. As for new artists, even with the bar for entry lowered, the common person creating music independently today has no way to overcome the barriers for any sort of recognition,

Every month, 1.5 billion people log into their youtube accounts and watch videos. There are likely many more millions that watch videos, but don’t login. In short, a lot of people go on YouTube. While streaming may seem like a fairly new method of listening to music since maybe 4 years ago, YouTube has allowed for the streaming of music and music videos long before Spotify, Apple Music and any other service. Combine the fact that YouTube is a platform for more than music and

I still buy albums...but I also use Apple Music. For someone like me who consumes a lot of music, new and old, it is important to have quick access and a large library. However, the last physical CD I bought was a year ago, so now I’m pretty much exclusively streaming. There have been various articles talking about how streaming is very quickly becoming the norm and surpassing all other mediums of consumption... blah blah blah. Here is what I think really matters: Artists are