Trends In Music


Cadillac Grills, Cadillac Bills…

 

 
Remember that whole verse about Cadillacs in Ludacris‘ “Southern Hospitality“?  How about when Pink mentions Mercedes-Benz in that one hit she had that sounded like every other song she’s ever performed?  How about those moments in practically every movie/TV show you watch, when a brand somehow pops up in a situation that doesn’t really make that much sense? 
Well [...]

There’s No Cash In Indie?

 
Next time your parents or girlfriend tell you to put away your guitar or laptop filled with stolen production software and get a real job, tell them to go f*ck themselves.  In the Semptember issue of Blender Magazine, an article highlighting the increasingly large amount of cash artists are being paid for privates shows listed [...]

Modular Records

I just heard some pretty upsetting news.  Probably my favorite label at the moment, Modular, reported a net loss of over 6 million Australian dollars last year.  They report that it is mostly from investing back into their own growth, but that number seems a little high for that to be the case.  Without Modular, [...]

The Producers

I always have alot of respect for artists that have nothing to hide when it comes to their production methods.  If you look back through time, all of the biggest acts always had cameras in the studio, showing off how and what they did every step of the way.  This lack of insecurity might [...]

Usher x Muppets (What?)

I know the above video doesn’t really fit in with the format of what we usually post, but anyone who has ever been to Showbiz Pizza, Razz Ma Tazz, or any variation will laugh their nostalgic assess off once they watch this video.  This does raise some questions though, like do these puppets really screw [...]

Ed Banger, Are You OK??

Over the last few years, Ed Banger Records has been everything an electro label should be.  Innovative, exciting, a bit mysterious at times, and undeniably cool.  It seems to me though that lately Ed Recs is having a bit of trouble figuring out where it wants to go or what it wants to do next.  [...]