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John Lennon - "I Got Resources On My Fingers!"
Tonight I've added a new section to www.emichaelmusic.com - one called, "Resources." It will be a living document. I'll update it frequently and I look forward to adding readers' suggestions as well. I've been compiling resources like this for years and dividing them into categories. I've posted these in various places. The College Music Society has posted my resources for the past 5 or 6 years. I've also included some of these in some of my course syllabi at different universities. As of tonight, the first installment resides here at my site.The first of my Resources is a list of music and entertainment industry sites that I visit - almost all of which I value. Some might be included for good reasons - because I like or love the content at the sites, others because I feel that they should be there, and still others because they will irritate or irk people. And why not? Doesn't the Bible suggest that we should afflict the comfortable?
The Order Of Songs On An Album - Part 1
...my simple point - this is how one should do song placement on an album:You put the four (4) best songs in these places. And it's often best to think of the album as a two-sided/two-headed entity, you know, like a 33 rpm vinyl record. For many of us raised in the Album Period (1965-1999), albums will always have (or NEED) two (2) sides. CD's are approximating albums, and mix tapes and set lists can also approximate 2-sided albums.
As Apple Annoys Again
Apple is a great company for brilliant U.I. and ease and fun of use of their shiny silver toys. This feature and its obscure location, however, makes one realize that Apple plays by rules that aren't benevolent or consumer-friendly (Apple loves us, don't they?). Apple has sold us another expensive toy, so that we can buy into an expensive monthly marriage with a telecom and then sell us to as many advertisers as possible. And in addition, millions of us are now choosing to rent the music and books we have already purchased.