People who make music.
Music Makers
Ya don't say, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we have a person named Rose! An artist in Glendora, CA who releases music beneath an assortment of umbrellas, including
Music Makers
I love a good remix, don't you? A song reimagined in a new way...new facets revealed...new meaning uncovered...new musical levels unlocked...it's neat! I feel like this summer might be the first Summer Of The Remix in quite a long time. On the
Music Makers
As a lady with an interest in the intersection of music and technology, I was pleased to see an article about the digital music platform Nina Protocol pop up on my Twitter feed this past spring. "I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Nina Protocol is
Music Listeners
We are (so) back with a brand new BLUEPRINT PLAYLIST. This is a playlist created by an artist or band with some new music out, consisting of five or so songs that have inspired that music in some way. Today manning the playlist...cursor? joystick? is Dagwood, a New Haven,
Music Makers
As soon as MIDI Bunny's "Cecily falls from the Sky Tower into HELL (or, Falling Down Part 3)" hit my inbox earlier this year, I knew there was something special happening. The self-described "Furry fifth wave emo internet band," led by the duo Cecily
Music Makers
Holy mackerel, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we have Julia-Sophie! Julia-Sophie is an Anglo-French artist—she's based in Oxford and grew up between there and Lyon—whose career
Music Makers
Maybe it's my early-and-often consumption of the movie Almost Famous but I really romanticize the idea of "going on tour." The ultimate road trip, playing tunes across the land, getting weird and making friends as you go...doesn't that sound nice? I know the
Music Makers
Cowabunga, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we have Noo Jii! Noo Jii is the musical identity of Paul Hannouche, who put out a beautiful experimental pop album called Vision Virgo
Music Makers
It's one of those June days in Los Angeles that features weather so pleasant it's almost boring, and I'm in the bar area of the downtown music venue The Moroccan Lounge, talking to Sasha McLeod, the musician known as Sycco, about the LSD trip
Music Makers
I find that if you are known among your friends as a music enjoyer, you are likely to become a sounding board for friends who send you links to new and intersting music. It's a good spot to be in. Case in point: a few weeks ago, my
Music Makers
Ooo la la, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we have Tall Mary! Tall Mary is a Vancouver-based noise punk band led by Cole Klassen that just put out a behemoth
Music Makers
I discovered the music of Canadian electronic artist Debby Friday, as ya do, through social media. Last year, she put out her debut studio album, Good Luck, an industrial-tinged alt-pop album with an almost tactile intensity to it throughout. Her latest single "To the Dancefloor" is, in a