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Indie Meets Mainstream: Geico Features Wrinkle Neck Mules in Latest Spot
Persevere long enough, and sometimes a stroke of great luck will come your way. That’s something Wrinkle Neck Mules have learned in recent months. This past November, Geico--yes, the insurance company famous for its Gecko spokes-creature--began airing a TV commercial featuring a snippet of “Central Daylight Time,” a song the Virginia-based band had recorded but not yet released. Neither the song-title nor the Mules are…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.06.12
Sundance 2012: Rodriguez
When Rodriguez took the stage to perform at BMI’s 8th annual Sundance Snowball, he was every bit the awe-inspiring rock poet first introduced in his 1970’s recordings. The only difference is now, everyone knows it. Born in 1942 in Detroit to Mexican immigrants, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez released his first single in 1967, and followed with two albums on Sussex/A&M, 1970’s Cold Fact and the following year’s Coming…
From News, posted 2.01.12
The BMI Holiday Countdown: John Lennon, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”
John Lennon, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” The BMI holiday countdown concludes with John Lennon’s delicate, defiant “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” Released in December 1971, as Vietnam’s kaleidoscope of violence refracted the horrors of war around the world, the song delivers a softly sung and deeply moving message of hope, peace and humanity. Over an…
From News, posted 12.22.11
Glenn Frey Discusses Songwriting at SongHall Master Session
Glenn Frey shared his extensive songwriting experience with a lucky crowd during a Songwriters Hall of Fame Master Session recently hosted by New York University. NYU Songwriter-in-Residence Phil Galdston guided the discussion, which covered Frey’s early collaborations with fellow giants Jackson Browne, JD Souther and Don Henley; his extraordinary road to superstardom with the Eagles; and his acclaimed solo career. Frey…
From News, posted 12.05.11
New MusicWorld Digital Issue Features Joss Stone, Wiz Khalifa & More
Check out the new digital issue of BMI MusicWorld, featuring… Joss Stone: “I never say ‘no’ to trying something. That’s just not in my personality.” Wiz Khalifa: “23-year-old Wiz Khalifa quieted the naysayers, embraced the haters and mobilized the Taylor Gang crew, pushing his Atlantic Records debut Rolling Papers to gold-selling status.” Skylar Grey: “‘It’s natural,’ Skylar Grey says of her bond with English beat-making phenom…
From News, posted 12.01.11
Joss Stone Talks Songwriting
In the eight years that Joss Stone has been in the international spotlight, you’d have to believe she’s fielded questions on just about every topic under the sun at least twice. And yet she sounds pleasantly surprised to find her songwriting the focus of an interview: “Oh, cool! That’s really nice.” Stone’s voice — a fiery and formidable instrument — has often grabbed the attention. It begins…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.11
At 19, Jayme Dee Records Major Debut
Sometimes real life truly can be the best teacher. That’s how 19-year-old singer/songwriter Jayme Dee sees things. Although she tried her hand at formal schooling, enrolling at the University of Southern California to study music, she dropped out after just one semester in order to pursue her dreams first-hand. “I was a vocal major, and I was taking songwriting classes and things like that,” says Dee, who was born and…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.11
Hillbilly Rock: With ‘V,’ Kenny Vaughan Takes the Mic
If you live in Nashville, you’ve probably seen guitarist Kenny Vaughan around. Matter of fact, if you don’t live in Nashville, you’ve probably seen him around — on a stage, on your television, in your wildest rockabilly fantasies. Even off-stage, this lanky, western-shirt-wearing fellow has the look of someone who carries a guitar pick in his pocket and a box of promo CDs in the trunk of…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.11
With “Love the Way You Lie” and Her Own Album, Skylar Grey Takes Off
In a reprise of her pivotal performance at this year’s Grammys, Skylar Grey joined Eminem for his headlining set on the second night of Lollapalooza in Chicago. Once again the pair ran through the now chart-topping “I Need a Doctor,” only this time, Grey and Eminem were sharing the spotlight. Along with her own slot on BMI’s stage earlier that same day, Skylar Grey’s…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.11
The BMI Holiday Countdown: Buck Owens, “Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy”
Buck Owens, “Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy” Written by Buck Owens and Don Rich Buck Owens was a young truck driver the first time he passed through Bakersfield—a flat, hardscrabble stretch of central California whose musical identity he’d soon shape. Inspired by the heartfelt honky-tonk of Wynn Stewart and the double Texas fiddles of Bob…
From News, posted 12.01.11
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