There is a lot of criticism gets thrown at musicians regarding their live performances. The majority of these critiques come from the musician sounding different live in concert to how they do on their album. This is actually a pretty common issue with musicians; it’s very hard to recreate what they do in the studio... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year everyone! Seen as this is the sites first post of 2019 I thought I would take inspiration from the festive period for it. Now that the Christmas period is over it means a few things have probably happened. You’re probably a bit worse for wear in work and you’ve probably heard this... Continue Reading →
Despite the cold stereotype which economists are often associated with, they are at heart people with a love for a specific subject who long to explain the happenings of the world using this subject. That is what economists, along with other academics do every day; they attempt to advance the knowledge of their own subject... Continue Reading →
Society has a tendency to overlook just how complicated the world we live in is. Just take something simple like being able to listen to a song on your phone. For this service to be available there needs to be an artist willing to make the music, a sound engineer willing to make equipment so... Continue Reading →
Econometrics is one of the most important tools in an economist’s arsenal. Econometric techniques allow economists to test hypotheses in economic theory in the real world and see if they are correct or not. Econometrics is the application of data analysis to economics, the word “Econ” refers to economics and “metrics” refers to quantitative measurement.... Continue Reading →
At just 33 years old and a Grammy win already under his belt, J Cole is without doubt one of the most successful rappers of his generation. The North Carolina native is acclaimed for one achievement in particular; he went platinum with no features. Meaning that J Cole was able to make an album that... Continue Reading →
U2 recently wrapped up their world tour in Dublin’s 3 arena. At a time like this surly Bono and the boys must find themselves reflecting upon their incredible careers to date. Not only are they by far the most successful band to ever come out of Ireland, but also one of the most successful bands... Continue Reading →
The 2008 financial crisis was one of the toughest economic shocks to the world economy in history. Unemployment, homelessness, and poverty became very prevalent problems in even the World's most developed countries. While the effects of the crisis were devastating for most people, there were some benefits which came out of the financial crisis. Now whether... Continue Reading →
A recent post on this blog looked at the positive impact which musicians playing concerts has on the increase in consumption of their music (See Here). Now while that’s all well and good for musicians who can tour and are alive and able bodied, a lot of beloved musicians are unfortunately no longer with us... Continue Reading →
