Random music news for Friday, October 6, 2023
Gross. Just…gross–because it’s probably true. Moving on to music news for October 6, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS: Blink does The Ramones.
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Tracing the Source of the Flute Sample in Arcade Fire’s “Everything Now”
You may have wondered where Arcade Fire found that catchy little flute bit–it’s a damn earworm, if we’re honest–in their song “Everything Now.” The answer is a song called “The
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This Appropriation of Adele’s “Hello” by Stitches is Pretty Much Awesome. I Think.
Well, most of it. Maybe not the chorus. But you can’t fault Stitches for turning Adele’s “Hello” into something that reflects his new-found positivity. Now, about that AK-47 you have
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Justice! Musician Involved in the Famous Amen Break Gets Paid!
If you’re not familiar with the second-most sampled musical passage of all time, watch this first. Here’s more. I’m happy to report that justice has been served. Richard L. Spencer,
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The Creators of the Most-Sampled Piece of Music EVER Are Finally Getting Paid
It’s called the “Amen Break.” It comes from a six-second drum break in a 1969 song by the Winstons called “Amen Brother.” The drummer is Gregory Sylvester “G.C.” Coleman. I guarantee
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Here’s Why NASA is REALLY Annoyed with Beyonce
“XO” is one of the tracks from Beyonce’s surprise pre-Christmas album. What has a lot of people upset is the sample that goes “Flight controllers here are looking very carefully at
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