Musicological banter

Frosty wrote:
So sick of hearing the word AI.🤖

Just the latest buzz word…

in the late 90's, were you tired of the word "internet"?  what was the big deal with that, anyways?  it's not like it changed things… just another buzzword

Yada wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

Yada wrote:
And people are worried about spotify killing the music industry.

We won't even need musicians soon enough!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7EUsjTPSj5/?igsh=YnI1YTlrdXh2Ynlx

no idea if this is true, but:

johannesjenaar  9h
This is simply not AI. Someone played all this and then sang it, using an AI replica of John Lennon’s voice. This is 1000% better than any AI-created music and people should know the difference

So they used AI for John's voice… Sounds like AI to me!

sounds like they still need musicians, AKA your earlier claim

Yeah I was sick of it…

I am sure it will change the world and that’s great and all but I don’t need to hear or read about it again.

Steve Marriott’s family and many others are currently trying to prevent a record company from using AI to recreate his voice to complete some unfinished demos.  Getting lots of support from lots of musicians on that one. 

Of course it’s a third wife/step mother verses his children, since there was no will

https://consequence.net/2024/05/steve-marriott-ai-generated-recordings/

I mean ithis type of story is just ridiculous

World’s only copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s mythical album to be played for public

In Tasmania…

Justin wrote:
World’s only copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s mythical album to be played for public

In Tasmania…

I, for one, eagerly anticipate getting a long-form narrative complete with photographic evidence split up over 8-15 texts from The Director at 9am my time whenever this happens where he tells me all about attending this and how he's shouting at me through the digital divide from "one day into the future, fam. The International Date Line, like the Wu Tang Clan, is for the children. Facts only."

[Editors Note: An earlier version of this joke inaccurately portrayed The Director as one who send "selfies" of himself at events. The Director does not take photos of himself; people take photos of him. We regret the error.]

Anton Newcombe posted a picture of what I assume are scars due to some sort of open heart surgery… i'm no doctor so… but he indicates he plans to work on music and play concerts next year…  i did wonder what was up with him especially after the meltdowns towards the end of the last tour…

I'm also learning that bands on the smaller Glastonbury stages are paid in tickets to the festival and possibly food when they play… and in some cases they don't get enough tickets for the entire group.  One artist declined to preform because they weren't going to be on a televised stage and it wasn't worth losing money to appear… 

kosmo wrote:
I'm also learning that bands on the smaller Glastonbury stages are paid in tickets to the festival and possibly food when they play… and in some cases they don't get enough tickets for the entire group.  One artist declined to preform because they weren't going to be on a televised stage and it wasn't worth losing money to appear…

Geez

kosmo wrote:
I'm also learning that bands on the smaller Glastonbury stages are paid in tickets to the festival and possibly food when they play… and in some cases they don't get enough tickets for the entire group.  One artist declined to preform because they weren't going to be on a televised stage and it wasn't worth losing money to appear… 

still better than spotify amirite??

was at my kids 8th grade graduation ceremony and two of her classmates performed a Laufey song!

he is not wrong

Josh Homme Thinks “It’s a Little C*nty” When Bands Don’t Play Their Hits
https://consequence.net/2023/08/josh-homme-on-bands-not-playing-hits/

GetThee2aHatcheryıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
he is not wrong

Josh Homme Thinks “It’s a Little C*nty” When Bands Don’t Play Their Hits
https://consequence.net/2023/08/josh-homme-on-bands-not-playing-hits/

It really depends on the band and context…it’s just not cut and dried

Then don’t go to a James concert and expect any hits.  They adamantly change their set list every night and happen to be proud of their new material.  And a true a James fan will never expect a “hits” filled show. 

Like I said …it depends on the act

Guilty


The Who’s Roger Daltrey Is “F*cking Sick” of Fans Looking Up Setlists Before Concerts

Duran Duran -
Posted @withregram • @patricknagelarts Cherry Ice Cream smile!
Patrick Nagel fans today we publicly reveal Duran Duran’s “Rio” May 1982 album cover image source from Vogue Paris, February 1981.
This was a multi page editorial for Angelo Tarlazzi.
The Model is Marcie Hunt & Thank you @ser.sarah.bastos for identifying her
Barry Hahn, Patrick Nagel’s technical art assistant, confirmed this indeed was the tear sheet used by Nagel. His reply : “Great Catch!” Indeed it is… Would you have put it together just flipping through magazines? I certainly would have missed it and it appears it has been missed for 42 years!
We suspect the model and maybe the band Duran Duran had no idea Nagel was influenced and used this image to create the cover of their musical masterpiece, “Rio”. He certainly changed many things, most specifically removing her glasses, but he obviously loved her smile. And that smile has been an iconic piece of Duran Duran history for decades.

What a great find….

That is one of the all-time great album covers, and it perfectly suits that record, easily a top 5 or higher for me.
Thanks!

Who in the hell is, Chappell Roan, and why should I listen to them, and like them?