Archives: Music
Only 10 songs
My music collection isn’t nearly as extensive as Jack’s. And I grow tired – fast – of lists; the top 10 of this or that bores me. On the other hand, I try to include a 50-minute walk in my every day, at least all those days I’m not getting…
The iPod is 10 years old
10 years ago we put 1000 songs into our pockets. This article from The Guardian takes a look at what Apple has done to revolutionize the music business in just 10 years. The Big Idea wasn’t the device; it was the iTunes Store. And it still is.
Fri PM musical interlude
Enjoy this montage from Tom Waits’ induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Using The Beatles and their music for business inspiration?
Seems a stretch, even to me, perhaps the greatest Beatles apologist of all time. “Come Together: The Business Wisdom” of The Beatles (NYT review here) uses the band’s work and songs to create business guidance. It’s a one-trick pony, I’m afraid, though I’m sure some of the anecdotes – such…
Hipsters unite
I’ve been amused with the post-Grammy discussion about Arcade Fire and the band’s win for The Suburbs. One guys says they’re too obscure; another believes it’s a bit too much of a coincidence that AF played just before the award for Album of the Year was given. Here’s some of…