ThemusicalG

Every week, seemingly a gazillion songs are released on streaming services. From SoundCloud and Bandcamp exclusives to the endless array of songs on Spotify and Apple Music, it’s a lot to take in. Additionally, some tracks aren’t nearly as good as they should be. Who wants to waste their time sifting through records in fear that some aren’t very listenable? How can one possibly have the time to even do […]

Chicago rap legend Lupe Fiasco was famously thorny towards the music industry. A big part of his story was bickering back and forth with Atlantic Records over ownership of his records. This conflict, specifically, had a huge impact on Grammy-winning DJ/producer Kaytranada. Fiasco made adjustments and compromises to make more contemporary music in his career. But the label wanted complete authority over his work. “The issue was who controlled those […]

In 2006, Coca-Cola launched a 100-second-long ad with visuals by Japanese artist Nagi Noda and original music by Jack White. Noda had done several ad campaigns already, and her kitschy, pop-art-style work backed by White’s eclectic and familiar sound seems like a commercial no-brainer. But Coca-Cola aired the ad only once in its full length, and only on the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 at 1:55 in the morning. A 30-second […]