Rants and Raves
What's keeping WB writers up at night. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Get Patient!
For all the talk that the digital music economy was going to destroy the album, nothing really seems to have changed in the past five years. Sure, the number of EPs coming out has gone through the roof as bands struggle to remain relevant in a hyperspeed musical churn cycle, but we’re yet to really move to a music culture where the song is…
Published May 25th '10 by Ed Butler Read More
That Moment…
Is there any greater moment in your life than that single, glistening second when, at a great show, after a great song, with the…
Let’s Talk About Dark Side of the Moon
Recently, The Flaming Lips covered Dark Side of the Moon. On record and live. It was not received particularly warmly. Mostly, the world’s…
The Future of Music is the Past
When I was about 10 years old, I bought my first album. I saved pocket money for about two months, and after denying myself many of the earthly pleasures…
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