The Idea Blog

I read in TIME last week about Springsteen's organist and fellow E Streeter Danny Federici, who passed away of complications ... » Continue reading "Danny Federeci (and the E Street Band)"

Vonnegut's famous phrase from Slaughterhouse Five comes to life again in a collaboration between Roseanne Cash and Joe ... » Continue reading "So it goes…"

I'm intrigued by Andrew Bird's posts on NYTimes.com. The latest continues his ruminations on creating new music, including a ... » Continue reading "Andrew Bird update"

Here's a compelling argument from artist and songwriter Billy Bragg. Seems the Bebo purchase by AOL got ... » Continue reading "Music and copyrights in the digital age - the artist’s POV"

I've been listening to more than a bit of Andrew Bird as I drove through the Carolinas this week. ... » Continue reading "Andrew Bird"

Because I like to share... » Continue reading "New old music"

OK, my last post this Sunday, this one introducing you to a new band and reminding you about Outshouts, ... » Continue reading "Francis and the Lights"

I was inspired by a TED talk I watched this morning. Among other things, ... » Continue reading "Building yourself around you"

Outshouts is a new (beta) sharing site for music. You can send mp3's to friends (as I did with my ... » Continue reading "Sharing music"

Jason Fry collects some of the recent wisdom about album or cd sales in his Beyond ... » Continue reading "The serial album?"