I discovered a long time ago that people would rather hear something mediocre in a genre they love than something exceptional in a genre they don’t like. It’s the same in films as well as in music. Think about it. When you’re looking for a movie and you like...
by Harriet Schock There’s a lot to say about “wrong notes” but I’m going to concentrate here on the good ones—the ones that you wait for in a song. They’re not really wrong, but they’re unexpected and give a color to the music that is rather magical. Some occur from...
by Harriet Schock It’s almost a joke line, “Don’t give up your day job.” It usually means “Whatever you’re trying to do, you’re not good enough at it to make a living, so don’t give up your day job.” First of all, Charles Bukowski kept his day job at the post office...
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