First things first: we’re a music business podcast, not a history podcast. As you can see.
Second: Amazon launched a streaming music service. And we’re here to talk about it. Seemingly everything in this episode ties back to Amazon, but we also talk Bitcoin, Grammys, Bad Company, and whether or not an iPhone belongs inside a guitar.
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Show Notes:
- James K. Polk was, in fact, nicknamed “Young Hickory” after his Tennessean presidential predecessor Andrew Jackson, whose nickname was “Old Hickory.” Mike was confused based on a mishearing of the song “James K. Polk” by They Might Be Giants. Lyrics here. The town of Old Hickory, Tennessee is in fact named after Andrew Jackson, who is buried nearby at his estate, The Hermitage.
- Amazon Prime Music
- Amazon launches free streaming music service just for Prime members (GigaOm)
- Adobe Air, does, in fact, still exist
- Recording Academy To Allow Samples For All Grammy Award Songwriting Categories | Billboard
- Correction: The Spice Girls song “If U Can’t Dance” samples “Humpty Dance” by Digital Underground, which in turn samples “Sing A Simple Song” by Sly & the Family Stone and “Theme from the Black Hole” by Parliament.
- MASTODON // ONCE MORE ROUND THE SUN // JUNE 24TH – Preorder with Bitcoin
- Rock Group Mastodon Latest Music Act to Accept Bitcoin
- Since we mentioned media fragmentation
- How Streaming Services are Screwing Lady Gaga (and Every Other Artist) | Digital Music News
- Seriously, Paul, we need to talk. Email us: hello@backporchgroup.com
- Orphan Black Season 1 on Amazon Prime
- To be clear: there are a lot of awesome smart instruments that should continue to flourish; its just that the guitar doesn’t need the iPhone to be awesome..
