Soul legend Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack today at the age of 64. According to his management company, Pickett had suffered health problems for the past year. Born in Prattville, Alabama, Pickett started out by singing gospel music at church. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2006
Playlists Changing The Face of Music
Blogcritics' own Robert Burke was featured today in a story on C-net News.com. The story highlighted the playlists he features on his personal websites and shares here, calling them and playlists in general the future of music. Burke uses his … [Read more...]
Soul Singer Wilson Pickett Dies
Soul singer Wilson Pickett dies: Wilson Pickett, famous for his soul hits In The Midnight Hour and Mustang Sally, has died, aged 64. I played Midnight Hour in bands all through high school and college. That song is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of … [Read more...]
Tonight’s Absolute Pitch Power Blogathon
I just wanted to remind you about tonight's Absolute Pitch Power Blogathon. Visit this post any time after 7PM EST Thursday evening and ask any question about absolute pitch in the comments area. I might be tired, but I'm staying up until 4 AM … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Blackmailing Their Customers for $199?
This article describes an apparent case of GoDaddy blackmailing a customer. I've never used GoDaddy and never will. Can you say EVIL? read more. … [Read more...]
GarageBand 3
Just got a copy of GarageBand 3. Get ready for the podcast. :) For a long time now I've recorded everything I play on my iPod. Then I flesh out the ideas I like in GarageBand. From there I choose my best ideas and finish them in Logic Pro. It's a … [Read more...]
Coolfer: Rolling Stone on 2005: “The Worst Year Ever”
Coolfer: Rolling Stone on 2005: "The Worst Year Ever": Album sales have dropped 21% since 2000 but sales of digital tracks rose to 353 million from 141 million in 2004, and sales of digital albums rose to 16.2 million from 5.5 million last … [Read more...]
No Mr. Ballmer, You Cannot Have the Web
RSS made it possible for everyone to participate in publishing on equal technological footing with NYT. Specifically for musicians, blogging and podcasting make it possible for musicians to participate in music publishing on better technological … [Read more...]
Absolute Pitch Power Blogathon
On Thursday January 19th from 7PM until 2AM EST I'll be sitting here at my computer answering EVERY one of your questions about how to learn absolute pitch in as short a time as possible. This is your opportunity to learn ALL of my absolute pitch … [Read more...]
Tap A Song’s Rhythm On Your Keyboard To Identify It
Let's say you have a song stuck in your head, and you don't know the name of it. All you do is load up this search screen, tap the rhythm of the song on your space bar, and see what happens. read more. … [Read more...]