120 posts tagged ‘music’
The Cassette-Tape Revolution
The New Yorker,
The disruptive power of the cassette anticipated the even greater tectonic shift that the digital age would bring to music.
Snoop Dogg says he's giving up smoking weed
Boing Boing,
"After much consideration & conversation with my family, I've decided to give up smoke," announced noted marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg this morning. One can only assume he's referring to smoking cannabis but, of course, one could be mistaken. Also, Mr. Dogg said nothing about cannabis edibles. — Read the rest
Evanescence’s Amy Lee Still Holds the Goth-Metal Crown
The Cut,
The Evanescence front woman looks back on the band’s platinum debut, 20 years later.
Brazilian Fans Want to Make Jesus a Swiftie
Vulture,
Well, a Jesus statue, at least.
DeepMind and YouTube release Lyria, a gen-AI model for music, and Dream Track to build AI tunes
TechCrunch,
Back in January, Google made some waves — soundwaves, that is — when it quietly released some research on AI-based music creation software that built tunes based on word prompts. Today, its sister business Google DeepMind went several steps further: it has announced out a new music generation model called Lyria that will work in […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Travis Kelce Scores His Debut Single
On his brother Jason’s upcoming charity Christmas album.
Edgar Barrera’s Genre-Bending Vision for Regional Mexican Music
The Latin Grammy–nominated producer shares the stories behind four of his biggest hits.
Prince's Purple Rain puffy shirt is up for auction
Prince's iconic white ruffled shirt from the Purple Rain era is up for auction. This isn't the custom puffy shirt he rocked in the Purple Rain film but rather the one he wore during his performance at the 12th Annual American Music Awards in 1985. — Read the rest