Ongoing History Daily: Beck Facts
Here are some miscellaneous bits of deep background on Beck. First, his father was Canadian. David Campbell was born in Toronto. His father was from Winnipeg. Beck’s dad later became an in-demand arranger
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Random music news for Monday, August 28, 2023
Gordon Ramsey is now in the frozen food business. With Walmart. If you look out the window, you may see some pigs flying by. Music news for August 28, 2023, is (mostly) fresh.
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Beck’s family connection to Winnipeg
We’re all familiar with the career and music of Beck, but his family has some pretty interesting history, too. His father is David Campbell, a composer and arranged—born in Toronto, by the way—who
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Have you noticed this new strange trend with vocals in songs?
One of the most maddening things about music over the quarter century (well, for me, anyway) is The Loudness Wars this insane practice of making the apparent volume of music louder by adding
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Dave Grohl is joined by Beck for his Hanukkah Sessions
We’re up to Night Five of the Hanukkah Sessions, an annual presentation of interesting cover performances by Dave Grohl and his buddy Greg Kursten. Season three continues with this performance of the Beck
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Dave Grohl made a surprise public appearance in LA last night
Dave Grohl has been keeping a low profile since Taylor Hawkins’ death back in March. He was seen watching a Chili Peppers show in New Orleans earlier this year and joined Paul McCartney
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Ongoing History Daily: Beck’s background
Beck comes from a very artsy family. His grandfather is a semi-famous artist who has had gallery shows all over North America. His mom spent years hanging out with Andy Warhol’s crowd. She’s even
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Let’s square dance to Beck’s “Loser.” No, really.
I’ve always wondered what motivates the People of the Internet to spend time doing something like this. It certainly keeps life weird.
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Paul McCartney has been “de-aged” by software for this new video. Watch.
Paul McCartney is 79 years old. He’s looking good for his age, so that may have made this software voodoo a little easier. Using a company called Hyperreal Digital, Macca was de-aged from
Read MoreOngoing History of New Music Daily: The origins of Beck’s “Loser”
There’s a cool story about how Beck came up with the chorus to the song “Loser.” He was goofing around with a tape machine at a friend’s house one afternoon. For whatever reason,
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Beck + NASA = This
Beck has always been something of a space cadet, something I say with much affection because I’m a big fan. He managed to connect with NASA to create a new visual album based
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