Random Music Thoughts

[Zeeba Neighba]

John Lennon murdered 40 years ago today. I remember it like it was yesterday. Still hurts.

Imagine: John Lennon shot on his doorstep 40 years ago

Late on a mild December evening in 1980, a young man with a revolver shot John Lennon four times in the back as the singer arrived home from a recording studio with his wife, Yoko Ono.Police found his killer reading a book as he waited for them to arrest him outside the Dakota apartment building...

www.rawstory.com

a couple days early - he was murdered on December 8 (my daughter whose birthday is the 8th always reminds me of that)

 

[Nickyboy]

a couple days early - he was murdered on December 8 (my daughter whose birthday is the 8th always reminds me of that)

I stand corrected.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Bob Dylan sells his song catalog to Universal in blockbuster deal

Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, which reaches back 60 years and is among the most prized next to that of the Beatles, is being acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group.

www.wptv.com

This story is pretty useless without a financial figure.

 

[axolotl]

Bob Dylan sells his song catalog to Universal in blockbuster deal

Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, which reaches back 60 years and is among the most prized next to that of the Beatles, is being acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group.

www.wptv.com

This story is pretty useless without a financial figure.

Didn't you see? Thirty pieces of silver!

 

[axolotl]

Didn't you see? Thirty pieces of silver!

Oh, c'mon. He's been called Judas before, like when he plugged in.

Not by me, of course.

 

[Nickyboy]

David Crosby is also selling the publishing rites to his music: https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/12/...ghts-i-cant-work-and-streaming-stole-my-money

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Didn't you see? Thirty pieces of silver!

I've read that it's supposed to be $300 million for Dylan.

 

[axolotl]

In continuation of the prior thread re John Lennon:

The Day the Music Died

I was 17 and a freshman in college. I’d just managed to pass my first quarter with Cs in calculus and chemistry, a B in English, and an A in gymnastics. I didn’t have a high school diploma, having started at Georgia Tech on their early admissions...

www.dailykos.com

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Since Thanksgiving, where I used what opportunities that I had to listen to music to do some classical listening (inspired by our new thread!)
But in the past week-and-a-half I've been back, have be busy, pulled in a number of directions so haven't been able to do the listening my brain deserves and needs
I have started some holiday music listening - between that and my schedule, my poor yearly series has suffered.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

On a more positive note (for me anyway) - I still keep track of scrobbles on last.fm and this year, I have more scrobbles than the past five years. My most songs listened since 2014 - any year with lots of music is a good year (so F@&k Covid!!)

 

[Nickyboy]

60th anniversary of Arhoolie Records to be celebrated with free, virtual concert: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/mu...records-60th-anniversary-with-virtual-concert

 

[axolotl]

Rick Rubin: My Life in 21 Songs

Rick Rubin reflects on more than three decades of pushing the boundaries of rap, rock, metal and country.

getpocket.com

 

[axolotl]

The Best Experimental Albums of 2020

Our best experimental albums of 2020 include speech-centered conceptual art, curative sound healing, and a decade-long attempt to communicate with a ghost.

daily.bandcamp.com

 

[Nickyboy]

Dammit! I capped my bidding at $495,000! https://www.nme.com/news/music/neil...6uweBCP2IZe1sRufKmWrX13WbYJi36AgvxQcfr6xGoEVc

 

[Unsomnambulist]

An Update on Bandcamp Fridays

We're going to continue doing Bandcamp Fridays in 2021, on February 5th, March 5th, April 2nd, and May 7th.

daily.bandcamp.com

 

[Nickyboy]

Happy birthday to Ludwig van Beethoven, born on this day in 1770 in Bonn, Germany.
I hope he got my card this year!

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Not a wonderful world: why Louis Armstrong was hated by so many

Casual listeners think of him as a gentle giant of jazz, but critics and African Americans often saw him as a sell out or ‘Uncle Tom’. A new book aims to show how radical ‘Pops’ really was

www.theguardian.com

Good article discussing the ups and downs of Louis Armstrong's reputation to the Black community but also as a jazz artist in a changing musical landscape.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Best of 2020: The Year’s Essential Releases

The records we couldn’t stop playing.

daily.bandcamp.com

 

[axolotl]

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

LOL...though should be in Holiday Music thread