Brazilian pop star Jão has made his long-awaited return to the stage, and fans around the world can now experience the emotional comeback through an exclusive concert film on Spotify. Titled Spotify e Jão: Cada…
YouTube is testing a new bonus programme that rewards creators for regularly uploading Shorts, offering additional monthly payments based on posting consistency and video performance. The new scheme could give musicians, independent artists and content…
Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” is about feeling simultaneously attracted to and suspicious of the culture around you. The song emerged from the 1990s Seattle music scene. The band were surrounded by conversations about: authenticity alternative…
Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime” is about waking up one day and wondering how you ended up living your own life. A house. A partner. A job. Possessions. Responsibilities. You may have acquired all…
Fatboy Slim’s “Praise You” is built around the voice of Camille Yarbrough. The vocal comes from “Take Yo’ Praise”, released on Yarbrough’s 1975 album The Iron Pot Cooker. Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim,…
Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood” is called that because the music reminded the creators of the atmosphere surrounding Clint Eastwood’s Western films. The track contains a melodica sound that evokes the Spaghetti Western scores associated with Eastwood.…
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” is about ambition. And the uncomfortable reality that ambition doesn’t guarantee success. Annie Lennox has explained that the song reflects the way everybody is searching for something. Success. Love.…
Underworld’s “Born Slippy .NUXX” is not a celebration of getting drunk. Almost the opposite. Karl Hyde wrote its fragmented lyrics after a night of heavy drinking. The famous repeated reference to lager reflected his own…
‘What Makes You’ is the third single this year from Habitat, a five-piece Korean alternative rock band. It follows ‘Take Me Back’ in August and ‘Bitter’ in September, and the lyrics are in English. Two…
Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” got its title because French composer Pierre Boulez forgot Simon’s name. At a party hosted by Simon and his then-wife Peggy Harper, Boulez accidentally called them Al and…
