- Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive?
I'm impressed by the technique used, the pop music science produced, and the design of this essay,
Tag: music
Bookmarks for August 22, 2018
- Now That's What I Call Music: How one compilation came to rule them all – BBC News
A history of the music compilation albums. Lots of interesting stuff in here. (In case you're curious: I owned NOW 3 and listened to it exhaustively. It was ace.
Bookmarks for March 11, 2016
- Wintergatan – Marble Machine
Just an absolute musical marvel. Go watch.
Bookmarks for July 24, 2015
- Man in Shed: the Postmodern Pinocchio | IsolatedIncidents
Recommended listening.
Bookmarks for June 30, 2015
- Here’s a giant 800-track alt/indie-focused 90's playlist in chronological order — Medium
Skews a bit differently to what I remember the nineties being, I assume because it's american-focused? But this is nonetheless pretty pleasing. Might be amusing to do a playlist for myself, one track from every year of music I own.
- How to Auto Delete Old Emails In Any Gmail Label
Setting up a new Gmail-based system for work. This will (I hope) finally solve an email problem that has plagued me for 5 years now.
Bookmarks for May 22, 2015
- Cheeky Nando’s, or, what went wrong? | Idiot Joy Showland
Just read it. Read it, and understand the reality of Nandos. The reality of England in the 21st Century.
- Redrawing Taylor Swift – Shake it Off Rotoscoped – YouTube
49 University of Newcastle Australia animation students were each given 52 frames of Taylor Swift's Shake it Off music video to rotoscope in their own style, and the resulting works were stitched back together to make this. The original video is a lot of fun, but there's moment of absolute magic in this.
Bookmarks for May 21, 2015
- The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014) | SPIN
The albums on this list I own, I love. And there are a lot of albums/artists here I've always meant to give more time to. This list would seem like a solid place to start, with a lot of them.
Bookmarks for April 6, 2015
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
How have I never heard of this woman properly before today? (Well, no, I know how: patriarchy.) I've got (and enjoyed) a few tracks by her on various complications, but I had no real notion of who she was until I read an article on Cracked.com (of all places) today.
Bookmarks for November 25, 2014
- Pomplamoose 2014 Tour Profits — Medium
I'm always fascinated when indie artists in any medium release a breakdown of their financials.
Bookmarks for April 30, 2014
- Programming Sucks
If you ever wonder what it is I do all day (and I don't blame you, a lot of the time I wonder the same thing), then I suggest you read this. It is pretty much the most perfect encapsulation of my daily working life I have ever encountered, and, I should point out, has been true everywhere I have worked. Warning: after read this, you may never wish to use the internet again.
- Another Way To Breathe – WicDiv Playlist: Alice
Kieron on The Sisters of Mercy, their place in his life (a very similar one to mine, and a lot of other people, I suspect), and their place in his upcoming work. Well worth a read.