By adam_schragin on Oct 4, 2011 at 12:02pm in Blogs
Dhruva Ailman and Marco Oppedisano are from opposite ends of the country - Aliman calls California home, and Oppedisano lives in New York - but they both make intriguing instrumental music, and hey, they're both MadeLoud artists. Small world, right?
Aliman is a composer who delves into electronica and dance as frequently as ambient music. His music has appeared in diverse places, from "Keeping... Read more
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By adam_schragin on Feb 8, 2011 at 7:32pm in Blogs
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards are set to take place on February 13, and the nomination list is pretty disappointing - at least given that you're not Katy Perry, and most of us are not. Unlike the Oscars, which are still revered as the gold standard film industry awards, the Grammys have largely ceased to be relevant or even interesting to the more-than-casual music fan. Has it always been this... Read more
If you're ready to jump off a bridge this holiday season, don't. Yes, it's stressful, but I think it's good to step back and appreciate the spirit of peace, fellowship, and goodwill inherent in Christmas and the holidays. I also think humor is the single best medicine for nearly anything (take that, marijuana!), and I'm happy to give you a couple things to laugh at. Hopefully.
If you didn't... Read more
Tax evasion appears to be something of a trend for musicians, considering James Brown, Lil' Kim, and Willie Nelson are just some musicians to be convicted. Now, Wesley Snipes is on the chopping block, serving 3 years for failing to file a 1040 form.
His musical claim to fame? That would be Michael Jackson's "Bad," which is arguably the creepiest thing ever produced... and by Martin Scorsese, no... Read more
Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton is the most popular (and entertaining) moonshiner to make it to the 21st century, and Hank Williams Jr. is going to replicate his moonshine recipe (kinda) in his new line of whiskey, known as White Whiskey.
No, it's not a white supremacist thing; moonshine is actually clear. Well, whiskey (and scotch whisky) is clear until you add caramel coloring, and moonshine is... Read more
Between this week and last week, I've probably been more positive about music than I have been in perhaps the past 2 years of blogging. It's kind of fun to break out of my usual mode of sarcasm and satire to actually promote something I like, and that you might not have been aware of.
Justin King is an absolutely amazing musician. His technique is pretty damn unique; he is a "tapper," which... Read more
By adam_schragin on Nov 14, 2010 at 11:06pm in Blogs
One hundred years ago, the internet was brand new and everyone was in chat rooms when they weren’t walking around with baggy pants called JNCOS that flared out at the bottom like miniskirts for each individual leg. We were all worried about who was a “poseur” and who wasn’t, and music fans were concerned that rock was about to die, had died, or had possibly died once already and had been... Read more
My favorite thing about electronica is that is it the MacGyver of music. Literally any sound can be copied, distorted, spindled, and mutilated to serve the purpose of creating music. The possibilities are, as far as I can tell, limitless; anything can be turned into anything else, constrained only by software, at the artist's direction.
So, I have a tremendous level of respect for electronica... Read more
What could possibly brighten your mood today, but to hear that both the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys are going to be going on tour...together! You might have missed Brian Littrell's announcement back in August that there was a 78% chance of this tour happening, but it appears that the other 22% was scraped together. Damn.
So yes, it's true; while the tour is set to begin in... Read more
There are some bands that will cause blood to fire out of your nose if you so much as think about them for too long. If they came on the radio, you've stabbed the "station change" button hard enough to dislocate your fingers. You hate them more than many forms of cancer and most types of flesh-eating bacteria. You'd eat their family pets just to prove a point. You really, really hate them.... Read more
The idea that sound is a weapon isn't too tricky to grasp. We've been on flights with loud infants, stuck in movies with brainless chatterboxes, and been unable to find the mute button on the remote quickly enough when the FreeCreditReport.com loser comes on TV. Sometimes, having hearing sucks. But what's interesting is that there have been some very creative ways of using music as a weapon.... Read more
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