I'm currently reading a book by Malcolm Gladwell called Outliers: The Story of Success. The book tries to explain how incredibly successful people came to be so successful. One of the key features of the book is that it tries to dispel some of the myths surrounding successful people. Gladwell explains that very successful people don't benefit... Continue Reading →
A few posts back I wrote about the difficulty of using proxies in music. Proxies are approximate measurements used to measure things which are difficult to quantify. That post discussed the use of proxies to try and determine which band was the greatest ever. This proves difficult because there is no one measurement for greatness and... Continue Reading →
Several of the posts on this site look at the effect which the release of a film about a musician has on the consumption of that musician's music. Most recently I looked at how the release of Rocketman sent Elton John's music back into the charts, and before that I looked at the release of Bohemian Rhapsody and Queen's music. Well with the... Continue Reading →
The music industry is one of the most difficult industries in the world to try and make a living in. This is because the majority of the money within the industry is controlled by a disproportionately small number of people within it. Basically the top 1% of musicians earn the vast majority of the money... Continue Reading →
Music streaming is a topic which has provided much debate in the music industry. In spite of this criticism streaming has still had a massive impact on the music industry. One of the ways it has changed the music industry is that people don’t listen to an album the whole way through anymore. They can... Continue Reading →
When it comes to legends in the world of music you can't really get a more iconic and critically acclaimed group than the Beatles. It’s nearly impossible to downplay their contribution to pop music without being immediately subject to incredible criticism. Though while all the Beatles are legends in their own right, there is one who... Continue Reading →
The Beatles are the most successful music group of all time. It is estimated that they have sold over one billion units of their music world wide and the legacy of their music lives on to this day with thousands of pensioners and children alike being able to hum along to Hey Jude or Yellow... Continue Reading →
