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5 Music Copyright Cases Every Songwriter Should Know About
Take a tour of 5 important copyright infringement cases in music history to learn about the decisions that helped shape how we look at songwriting today.
Homeward Bound: A Look Back at Paul Simon’s Songwriting Journey
As Paul Simon said farewell to performing music in September in his childhood home of Queens, NY, we revisit the ups and downs of the songwriter’s career.
Who’s Never Heard of Hal Willner?
Exploring the wacky career and curatorial escapades of one of New York’s most important musical directors, despite Willner never becoming a household name.
Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann: The Inspiring Composers Music History Missed
Editor’s Note: The conspicuous absence of women from the historical canon of great classical composers…
Klaus Nomi: The German Countertenor Who Shook Up the New York Art World
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On Sofia Gubaidulina, the Once-Blacklisted 86-Year-Old Composer Who’s Still Working
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What Is ‘Subconscious Plagiarism?’ Just Ask George Harrison
Late in the summer of 1976, as a matter of fact it was 42 years…
Remembering Jerry Garcia’s Musical Impact on the Anniversary of His Passing
Jerry Garcia was the lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead, a rock band formed in 1965…
How Adam Yauch Became Rap’s Fun-Loving Social Change Advocate
Anyway you slice it, Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys was as “cool as a…