Over at the Language Log blog, there’s a discussion about the use of taboo words in music, particularly rock and rap. It’s an interesting look at the topic, without the usual wailing and b****t-beating (it’s a joke, son, a joke.) of most writers taking a turn on the subject. Read it yourself [...]

I’ve run across this piece of animation a few times before; it’s such fun to watch, even though it’s a couple of years old. Here’s the link:Pipe Dreams Take a look.

Most of the articles run in Louisville Music News in 2001 are now available on the website. To find them, click on the “Louisville Music News” button, then scroll down until you find “Prior Issues” at the bottom of the left column Table of Contents. Click that, then pick a month for [...]

Like most industries, the music business has its occupational lingo, but lately it seems that the business has also decided to disregard a couple of grammatical conventions for reasons that are not clear but which may be related to the lack of education among musicians and those who assist/exploit them. I write of the [...]

Listening to music makes us feel better – but many doctors are now beginning to believe that it does much more.

Aside from those band names that were generated on a random-name site, most names come from an experience or an idea or a book that a member of the band had. Here’s a site that compiled the “how it happened” for a long list of famous groups.

What to do with all this Unidentified Compact Discs?

or “‘Cuse me while I kiss this guy.”

Pink Floyd band member Syd Barrett is dead

An Arab-American Singer/Songwriter Has An Answer