Lyle Greenfield
The world is getting harder. My psyche, fried. Nightmares accelerating. Politics like wrecks on the Freeway every quarter mile. Another suicide bombing/shooting? In a school/mosque? An outbreak of what? Where is that country? But what about Timmy’s...
As we sat around the Labor Day bonfire, draining bottles and discussing the amazing meal of animal parts I had just grilled, the subject of popular music came up (yes, music, not Trump).
My good friend Liam Sullivan, musician and author of...
When I first learned that the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, under the musical direction of Alan Gilbert, would be presenting an orchestral celebration of the earworm on September 6th in Central Park I swooned in ecstacy. As a life-long proponent of “hooks” and sticky melodies I felt...
We all know the importance of music—the soundtrack—in moving a moving picture on every emotional level. How do we know this? Because I’ve said it at least a hundred times and I would never lie to you (except about how you look in those shoes).
When music and picture are literally and...
Music lovers of a certain age, or devotees of a certain era, may find themselves occasionally longing for the soulful voices of the past. Voices you don’t hear on “The Voice”.
It’s generally held that soul music is rooted in the gospel and blues of...
It’s a little tricky reviewing an event that you were the host of—so let me just get it out of the way right now: The 3rd annual AMP Awards for Music and Sound at City Winery/NYC last week was awesome. Better than the first or second by far. Packed house. ...
The very first time I heard “Blurred Lines,” performed by Robin Thicke with Pharrell and TI—all three credited with writing the song—I thought, “Sounds like Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got To Give It Up’—awesome!”
So it was no surprise to me when, after a year-...
Usually the day after the Grammys broadcast, folks gather round the water cooler—or, in the case of my workplace, the bourbon counter—and rip into the winners, performers and presenters. So much fun!
But this year there were unforseen obstacles to this happy tribal ritual. The snow...
LG: What an exciting time for you. “Love Your Bottom” just went to Number One on America's Hot 100!
KOS: I know, right? It’s what I’ve dreamed of my whole life. Boo hoo, Taylor!
LG: “Bottom...
In recent Earwitness columns I’ve discussed important trends and noteworthy moments in the music of popular culture, from Nikki Minaj’s booty to Meghan Trainor’s “junk” to Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.” Hey, I’m just glad to help....