Michael Jackson Video Tribute

We liked this heart-achingly sweet compilation of some rare Michaal Jackson video to the tune of “Smile”. If this doesn’t get the tear ducts going you might already be dead. Gentle giant indeed. […]

VIDEO – Stand By Me Around the world – witness the power music has to unite

This redo of Stand By Me by a variety of street performers is not only moving but a reminder of how music synchronizes our hearts and souls. Sure music blogs can lead to a lot of cynical commentary, but if you can’t remember how magical this thing we are all talking about can be, then you are totally missing the point. […]

VIDEO: Carina Round – Backseat (Official Video)

I had the pleasure of seeing Carina Round at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood last year and she was vacillating between winsome plinkiness and PJ Harvey demonology within the course of her 40 minute set. This terrific video is so fresh it only has 250 views at YouTube as of this posting. It’s weird recognizing some personal friends in it lip-syncing to her lead vocal. […]

Microsoft Songsmith Signals the End of the Human Musician

Microsoft Songsmith is new software from Redmond that actually introduces a pretty cool technological maneuver: it parses a musical vocal passage and attempts to add auto accompaniment in a variety of styles, taking cues from the user as to emotional scale ranging from happy and sad to genre based generalities like “jazzy” and “twist” and gee, I dunno, a train smashing into a muzak jukebox. […]