Many things is on my mind/words in the way… S. Stewart Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) is a new autobiography chronicling the ascension, descent, and reascension of one of the music world’s most misunderstood personalities. It’s a tale of a boy utilizing his unique gifts to become a star. In record time, we...
As Marvin and Tammi once crooned many moons ago, ain’t nothin’ like the real thing baby. Well, now in 2023, it’s sometimes hard to ascertain what’s real. Seemingly every week, a new AI (artificial intelligence) generated song is making the rounds on social media. Every Tom, Dick and Timbaland (more on that later) with access...
Recently, audio engineer Young Guru went viral for voicing his concerns with artificial intelligence voice filters. He was reacting to a specific social media video of a man using a Kendrick Lamar AI voice filter. The software, Tacotron 2, allowed the man to do a spot-on replication of Kendrick’s voice. Pretty neat, huh? Not according...
This should really be a story for our resident Emcee, Khalil Williams, but I beat him to it. Vinyl albums outsold CDs last year for the first time since CDs began overtaking the market. Vinyl records were once the last bastion of authentic sounds for audiophiles still buying vacuum tube receivers, but an abundance of...
Since the February 12th passing of David Jolicoeur (aka Trugoy the Dove) of seminal hip hop group De La Soul, I’ve been mulling over his contributions to the culture. I couldn’t rush to eulogize him just yet, as I had to re-immerse myself in the rich musical legacy he left behind, along with his brothers-in-rhyme...
How’s the old saying go: Everything eventually comes full circle? Well, while I’m not sure about everything, I do know that statement can be applied to the resurgence in popularity of vinyl records aka LP’s aka da’ wax! Depending on your age, vinyl was either the primary medium for recorded sound when you started purchasing...