Unless you’re into Mandopop or Chinese romance films, Nana Ou-Yang is probably not on your radar. But her latest release—Love Letter EP—is a good reason for fans of relaxing, uplifting “New Age” instrumental music to get to know her. Continue...
"Noteworthy" is an ongoing conversation about new music and music trends, because no algorithm can replace word-of-mouth recommendations.
In this video, I respond to a viewer accusing me of promoting censorship, racism, and musical fascism.
In this video, I share the MTLV Framework that I think musicians and producers can use to help "save the music."
In this video, I discuss the 4 Vs and how they are killing pop music.
We’re diving into our musical detective work, examining the pop hits of history to find “the day the music died.” In this episode, we look at the Billboard Top 10 for 1960.
“The thing is,” Mark Knopfler says of his craft, “if you’ve energized somebody . . . or you’ve sensitized somebody, you’ve made a difference.”
I did something kind of nuts, and it took forever, but I think it clearly shows that pop music has definitely gotten worse.
Does streaming music instead of buying it fundamentally change our relationship with music and our ability to appreciate it?