Moon Talks AutoTune on Studio Q
It's one of those subjects that won't go away: Is the ubiquitous software used to correct (and alter) a singer's pitch simply another technological marvel that renders cool effects? Is it a crutch? A scourge?Michael Jackson: Thoughts on the Passing of a Legend
posted by Tom Moon on June 26, 2009 at 8:44 am
in Michael Jackson, Thriller, Off the Wall, Bad, Quincy Jones, King of Pop, death of an icon, Keith Olbermann, Wolf Blitzer
Watching coverage of the astonishing news about the death of Michael Jackson, I was brought back to the long, long ordeal of writing the entry for Thriller.
What To Hear Before You Listen
posted by Tom Moon on June 12, 2009 at 9:31 am
in Wayne Shorter, Wagner, Mahler, Debussy, Frank Zappa, Stravinsky, John Adams, Steve Reich, preparation for listening
Thoughts on Preparation
Found on the Web: Jimmy Smith in 1964!
posted by Tom Moon on June 05, 2009 at 2:27 pm
in Jimmy Smith, organ jazz, The Sermon, BBC, drummer Billy Hart, guitarist Quentin Warren
More Spinechilling Greatness From Brazil
posted by Tom Moon on May 26, 2009 at 9:34 am
in Quarteto Novo, Hermeto Pascoal, Airto Moreira, Brazilian music, jazz
The Brazil jag continues.
Decisions, Op. 37
posted by Tom Moon on May 19, 2009 at 9:01 am
in The Velvet Underground, R.E.M., White Light White Heat, The Velvet Underground and Nico
Or, why the Velvet Underground & Nico and not White Light/White Heat.
Before They Were Great: Thoughts On the Pre-History of Legends
posted by Tom Moon on May 12, 2009 at 10:09 am
in Steely Dan, Jay and the Americans, You\'ve Got To Walk It Like You Talk It...Or You\'ll Lose That Beat, prehistory of legends
Dept. of Guilty Pleasure
posted by Tom Moon on May 05, 2009 at 9:08 am
in The Grass Roots, the Lovin\' Spoonful, the Rascals, radio hits of the 1960s, guilty pleasures
