25 07, 2018

Kraftwerk Plays ‘Spacelab’ Live With An In-Orbit German Astronaut

By |2018-07-26T16:21:47-04:00July 25th, 2018|Entertaiment, Music, Music News, My House Radio|Comments Off on Kraftwerk Plays ‘Spacelab’ Live With An In-Orbit German Astronaut

July 23, 201811:35 AM ET Kraftwerk performs with ISS astronaut Alexander Gerst. LARS GOTRICH TwitterFacebookTumblrInstagram First things first: Why hasn't this happened, yet? Kraftwerk, thinking about and making electronic sounds for the future since 1970, performed with an astronaut in-orbit live on Friday night. The collaboration, with German astronaut Alexander Gerst — currently on [...]

25 07, 2018

Why Are We Moved by Music?

By |2018-07-26T16:21:48-04:00July 25th, 2018|Music, Spirituality, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why Are We Moved by Music?

Music! Understanding our emotional responses to songs, lyrics, and chords. Music is the shorthand of emotion. –Leo Tolstoy Music has the ability to evoke powerful emotional responses—both chills and thrills—in listeners. And this capacity is universal. Why are we moved by music? How does music evoke emotion and pleasure? The followings describe key features [...]

19 07, 2018

Chuck Roberts Proclaims the 10 Commandments of House “In our House, there is only House Music!”

By |2018-07-26T16:21:48-04:00July 19th, 2018|5 Magazine, Chicago, Classics, House, House Music, Interviews|Comments Off on Chuck Roberts Proclaims the 10 Commandments of House “In our House, there is only House Music!”

  In 1987, a group called Rhythm Controll released a track that would contain probably the most sampled speech in House music history: “My House.” Featuring the vocal prowess of a then unknown Chuck Roberts, the speech has gone on to be used in dare I say hundreds of songs in the next 31 years.   Fast [...]

19 07, 2018

Seymour Stein Is Leaving Warner Music and Sire Records, the Label He Launched 51 Years Ago

By |2018-07-26T16:21:49-04:00July 19th, 2018|Classics, Documentary, Entertaiment, International, Interviews, Music News, producer|Comments Off on Seymour Stein Is Leaving Warner Music and Sire Records, the Label He Launched 51 Years Ago

The industry giant said he longs for his "indie roots" and will be "back in action again soon." Music industry legend Seymour Stein has announced his departure from Warner Music after 42 years at the label group, saying he's eying a return to his "indie roots." By leaving WMG, Stein also is saying goodbye to Sire Records, [...]

18 07, 2018

What is a radio, anyway? And what’s a smart speaker?

By |2018-07-26T16:21:49-04:00July 18th, 2018|Entertaiment, Music, My House Radio, news, Uncategorized|Comments Off on What is a radio, anyway? And what’s a smart speaker?

James CridlandFollow I am a radio futurologist, at https://james.cridland.net - and I run https://podnews.net — the daily podcast news website. May 27 A radio. Or a smart speaker. Or something. I rather like this tweet, from the UK industry group Radiocentre, which does a very good job of explaining radio’s multiplatform nature:      It’s [...]

14 07, 2018

Why You’re Hearing More Borrowed Lyrics and Melodies on Pop Radio

By |2018-07-26T16:21:50-04:00July 14th, 2018|Entertaiment, Music, Music News, New York|Comments Off on Why You’re Hearing More Borrowed Lyrics and Melodies on Pop Radio

Anne-Marie’s “2002,” Portugal. The Man’s “Feel It Still” and more – inside the new wave of pop interpolation     Anne-Marie’s “2002” is the biggest solo release of her career, a multi-week Top Five single in the U.K. built around a simple, effective gimmick: cribbing lyrics from songs that were hits between 1998 [...]

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