The Music Origins Project

Most recent stories in The Music Origins Project

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  David Grandison

  

  6 days ago

  The Velvet Underground’s Ballads: The Stories Behind Their Softer Side

  udiscovermusic.com - Jim Allen

  How the band created some of the most beautiful songs of the 60s, in between all the bad vibes and valentines to vice. There was nothing warm and …

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  David Grandison

  

  Aug 2

  Hip-Hop in the Bronx

  si.edu

  In the 1970s, New York City’s northernmost borough fostered the newly emerging hip-hop music and cultural scene. During this time, the Bronx was …

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  David Grandison

  

  Herbie Hancock says he still owns his Apple II Plus: “I always knew computers were going to be important in music”

  musicradar.com - Ben Rogerson

  As he prepares to take to the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival, jazz legend Herbie Hancock has been discussing everything from …

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  David Grandison

  

  “Music Must Serve Humanity…” Herbie Hancock Interviewed

  mojo4music.com - Geoff Brown

  A scientist’s innate curiosity led him to Miles Davis, great ’60s jazz, ’70s fusion and funk, ’80s hits and a 2008 Grammy. In 2010, MOJO's Geoff Brown …

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  David Grandison

  

  Taco Bell Purchases John Coltrane Catalogue for $200 Million

  dailybonnet.com - Andrew

  IRVINE, CAIn an effort to attract a more sophisticated audience, fast food giant Taco Bell is in talks to purchase the music catalogues of jazz …

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  David Grandison

  

  Why we started the Black Artist Database

  mixmag.net - Kay Ferdinand

  B.A.D., as is by now well documented, started out as Black Bandcamp, an effort by Niks and some friends to create a resource to gather support for …