Technically all music is experimentation, otherwise we’d all be playing from the exact same page of sheet music. And strictly speaking, most music is a commercial effort, in that the band and the producer are making an honest effort to generate at least some commerce. But as we know, nearly all music leans too far [...]
Wha-wha-WHA?!
In the weirdest coincidence in tMiM’s young history, Tobias and I started posting on our myspace-based music fishing trips within moments of each other. He hit the Publish button first, so I get to write out the explanation: “It was just happenstance, folks!” Yeah. I don’t believe it either. Here’s how mine was going to [...]
[MySpace Music Mining] Mission #1: UK Psychedelia
Welcome to the first installment of the MySpace Music Mining feature on The Muse In Music. As the title suggests, I’ll be mining MySpace for (mainly) unsigned and indie acts from all over the world. Each “mission” will focus on one genre in one geographic location. Most of the selections I make will be either [...]
What else can I say? I’m embarrassed.
That song that sports hooligans chant back and forth at each other? The one transcribed thusly? Na na na na/ na na na na/ hey hey hey/ goodbye! I may lose my status as a card-carrying music blogger, but I had no idea that it was, you know? A real song? Anyway, it was recorded [...]
First to the Top Ten List
Loney, Dear‘s album Dear John was released this week under Sub Pop records and has the priviledge of being the first album on my Top Ten list of 2009. Loney, Dear is comprised solely of Swedish singer-songwriter Emil Svanangen who records all the instrumentations himself and gathers friends together to play on tour. I was [...]
Is Nothing Sacred?
Scarlett Johansson has joined the likes of Kevin Bacon, Keanu Reeves and Zooey Deschanel for stars that have decided that they made enough money in film and want to move onto a music career. For Bacon and Reeves this has not been a profitable transition but the jury is still out on Deschanel though. Johansson [...]
I love this track, and you ought to love it, too
Vol. 1, No. 2, “Let It Rain” by Living Things, from their forthcoming Habeas Corpus record. Listen now before the Embedding Disabled By Request Beast raises its ugly head. Ethereal, yet gruff. Me like.
Is It ‘Disco-Rock’ Or ‘Rock-Disco’?
The music on Tonight: Franz Ferdinand captures the essence of today’s throw-away culture perfectly. It’s droll, catchy, manic and… meaningless. If “forgettable” is your thing, you can listen to the entire album streaming on their MySpace page. I refuse to put it on our Best of 2009 page.
Amazon Giving out Free mp3s
Amazon.com has over 500 mp3s that they are giving away from a wide range of artists like Coconut Records, Sharon Stone & the Dap Kings, Messuggah and many many more so go get yours while the gettings are good.
Ziggy Played Shuffleboard?
David Bowie is rumored to be reviving his Ziggy Stardust persona for a U.S. music tour this summer. I loved that album, but that doesn’t mean I want to see it live 37 years later after the fact (has it really been that long?). After all, didn’t Ziggy say that “you don’t tour when you’ve [...]
