I. The Rules Everyone Knows A. The Two “Normal” Rules A lot of people confuse the Golden Rule with the Silver Rule. Here’s the Golden…
Month: July 2015
Have you ever noticed how important “realness” is to musicians these days? Listening to a rap song, you’d think you were listening to Boethius or…
This song is as far back as I’ve been able to trace the recent saxophone revival. Alexandra Stan’s “Mr. Saxobeat” came out in 2011 and…
We’ve got one more saxophone revival song left to do, but I’ve got a different issue on my mind today, so please forgive a quick…
Dev is famous primarily for being the one who “sings” the chorus of Far East Movement’s “Like a G6.” The chorus, however, is actually from…
Last time we talked about “Thrift Shop,” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. This time, we talk about “Wut,” which Le1f claims M&RL ripped off to…
“Thriftshop,” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, ft. Wanz, was the song that really marked the comeback of the saxophone. We’ve just covered the most recent…
Yesterday, I pointed out how the instrument I generally loathe — the saxophone — has made a comeback in the 2010s. The 80s were the…
Fifth Harmony gave Kid Ink two verses in “Worth It.” Instead of writing two verses, however, he wrote a few words and repeated them a…
I promised in T40Phil: v. 1, that I’d do more rock and hip-hop for the Volume 2, so let’s do one of the only rap…