Allen Stone - Sleep
If you are not enjoying your life and your music as much as Allen Stone, you are doing it wrong. (x)
eceu:
NEW MUSIC FROM THE HEAD AND THE HEART!!
“Fire/Fear” - The Head and The Heart
(live on KEXP, 9/12/12)
Ingrid Michaelson - End Of The World
It’s one of those songs.. one of those rip your heart out because you can’t breathe kind of love songs.. a song of hope, a song of despair, a song of love, a song of heartache. One of those songs that gets to you emotionally, allowing your hard as stone heart to warm up a little to feel the pain and joy it has to offer.. a song for lovers, a song for the lonely.. a song for anyone who has ever been in love or craves love. (x)
Since musicians cannot copyright “instrumental style, mood, or overall sound,” says the NYT, traditionally artists were left to prove an allegedly derivative work plagiarized melody, lyrics, or other elements to the point of substantial similarity. However, substantial similarity is a difficult thing to prove with something as squishy and subjective as “mood” and “sound-alike” in music (as a lawyer, let me tell you: the law doesn’t do too well with subjective and squishy). Musicologists get involved and the whole thing devolves into a protracted legal discussion that benefits defendants with deep pockets (VW, possibly) and makes litigation cost prohibitive for deserving plaintiffs (Beach House, possibly).
The judiciary and creative lawyers have recognized this issue, and have evolved another theory to help artists get their just desserts: call it the “right to publicity.” Under this doctrine (codified into law in many states), Beach House could have standing if they can prove that their fans were confused by the similarity between VW’s ad and their song, thereby damaging their reputation in leading people to believe they endorsed a product they adamantly refused to endorse. The onus switches from proving the music’s similarity to proving the actual affect of the ripoff…
also interesting: how sigur ros is basically the most-ripped-off band in history.
Ellie Goulding -High For This (orig. The Weeknd)
(h/t loudersoft)
The Mermen -Unto The Resplendent
so, this is basically perfect. (h/t, i am fuel you are friends)
Tori Amos -Forgot To Be Brave (improv)
(h/t, achtung baby)
Ben l’Oncle Soul -Otherside (orig. Red Hot Chili Peppers)
(h/t chromemusic)
Tyler Lyle -Winter Is For Kierkegaard (live in Manitou Springs)
except he’s better than them all, because he comes from the former prison colony that is georgia and doesn’t sound like a douchebag.
Alison Mosshart, of the Kills, covers What A Wonderful World. Rather brilliantly, at that.
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The Cranberries-Dreams
Today at work, the interns in the situation room had to come up with 50 Emotional Hook Videos on VEVO. We had way too much fun with this task pulling out videos like B2K’s “Bump, Bump, Bump” and Salt and Pepa’s “Push It.” We came up with 50 in mere in minutes fighting over which video should make it on the list. Yet, there was no debate over The Cranberries’ “Dreams.”
Vetiver - Wonder Why
if you don’t already read the i am fuel, you are friends music blog, then, well, a) you’re a moron, and b) you haven’t figured out where to find good music on the internet, and c) you’re a moron. stalk it obsessively and your life will improve dramatically.
FACT.
