When was the last time you heard Don’t Stop Believin’? Was it on the radio or in the pub? At a festival or a wedding? Was it sung by Journey themselves, the cast of Glee, a fan on YouTube, a choir of schoolchildren or an embarrassing friend on a karaoke machine? but nothing has wormed… Read More…
Popularity is an accident
“Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures – character.” Harry Truman The legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac is an awful lot like a sports team. Through the years, its name has never changed even though its roster often has.… Read More…
We need hope like we need air
Faith-based films performed well at the box office for a second straight weekend, with “I Can Only Imagine” capturing the third spot once again. “Paul, Apostle of Christ” landed in the eighth spot in its debut weekend, earning $5 million for Sony’s Affirm Films. “I Can Only Imagine” held strong in its second weekend in… Read More…
Does music recycle itself ?
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2017 IN U.S. Artist, Title T. Units Album Sales TEA Units* SEA Units* Ed Sheeran, (Divide) 2,764,000 1,102,000 581,000 1,081,000 Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. 2,747,000 910,000 217,000 1,620,000 Taylor Swift, Reputation 2,336,000 1,903,000 153,000 280,000 Drake, More Life … Read More…
eccentricity or weirdness
Several years ago at the South by Southwest festival, Lady Gaga invited a performance artist to vomit on her, in a move that likely provoked some to question her artistic vision, if not her sanity. For others the act probably only added to her mystique, rendering her music that much more enjoyable. New research demonstrates that… Read More…