In this blog I propose four examples of singers and artists who failed or were simply forgotten and disappeared from the scene (or did they?). Today I’m not going to beat around the bush: let’s get to it!
Artists who went to shit and rightly so
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Raising the queen to her throne: Beyoncé’s legacy
Trio of aces
We all know: neither Bob Marley’s reggae was reggae nor Michael Jackson’s pop was pop. Bob Marley with his curious mix of rocksteady and ska in his early days with The Wailers or Michael Jackson with the overriding influence of funk and soul in most of his work: all the kings had such an inordinate distinction that their music is practically detached from their respective genres. But what about the queens?
The power of narrativity in urban music: 3 case studies
Real rivers of ink have flowed about narrativity in music: there are many researchers who talk about it in their publications: Theodor Adorno, Hans Eisler, Michel Chion, Alejandro Román, George Perle, Tomás Marco, the linguists…
Painting and music today: musicians and their artworks
Musorgsky and Hartmann in Russian Romanticism, Debussy and Manet in French Impressionism, Schoenberg and Kandinsky in German Expressionism… our more recent past in art is replete with great musicians inspired by great painters.
5 reasons for Billie Eilish’s success
You’ve probably heard of Billie Eilish. Maybe you know her from someone who listens to her every day, or maybe you’re already an unconditional fan. It is a fact that this artist has gained international recognition in this last stage of urban music. It is clear that her music is peculiar, innovative, unique and extremely personal. But, in addition to these traits, surely you have ever wondered: why has he triumphed so much in such a short time? I’ll give you 5 reasons: