Random music for Saturday, January 2, 2021
In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On that cheery note, here’s music news for January 2, 2020. Eight things we
Read MoreIn case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On that cheery note, here’s music news for January 2, 2020. Eight things we
Read MoreBefore we get into some stats on how much the various streaming services pay out for the play of a song, let’s remember that you cannot compare these payments to that of a
Read MoreI’m spending part of the weekend listening to the new reissue of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album. Damn, it’s good. (Speaking of which, here’s a cool story about the album cover.) And now,
Read MoreIt’s been a rough year for Spotify so far with two massive class-action lawsuits alleging the company hasn’t licensed or paid for the use of thousands of songs. This issue over mechanical royalties
Read MoreOn Boxing Day, my wife and I went to see The Big Short, a brilliant movie about how Wall Street created the 2008 banking crisis. What the film made abundantly clear was that
Read MoreThere’d been rumblings that something was not right with the royalties being paid out by Spotify. David Lowery (Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven) has had his eye on Spotify from the very beginning and
Read MoreGood to see David Lowery and his bunch again. They’re back with a double album entitled From Berkeley to Bakersfield. Here’s a taste.
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