The famous orchestral sound in The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” ultimately comes from a recording connected to The Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time”. But there’s a twist. The Verve didn’t directly sample the Rolling Stones…
Wireless speakers are everywhere, but if sound quality is your priority, there is still a very good argument for using wired speakers. A wired connection removes many of the compromises associated with Bluetooth. You don’t…
Your iPhone can produce much better audio than you might realise. Whether you listen through AirPods, wired headphones, Bluetooth speakers or the iPhone’s built-in speakers, several settings can noticeably change how your music sounds. And…
It sounds like one of the happiest records of the 1980s. The subject is considerably darker. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is about power. Who wants it. What people do to obtain it. And…
VYRMA released GODS REMEMBER on August 21, 2026, adding another ten songs to the project’s rapidly growing Nordic music catalogue. This time, the concept is obvious from the title. The gods remember. Ravens arrive. Freyja…
You could easily assume “Where Is My Mind?” is about: mental illnessdrugslosing controlexistential collapse The real inspiration is considerably funnier. Scuba diving. Pixies frontman Black Francis wrote the song after diving in the Caribbean and…
Lenny Kravitz wrote “It Ain’t Over ’Til It’s Over” while his marriage to actress Lisa Bonet was falling apart. The song isn’t about accepting the breakup. It’s about refusing to believe the relationship is finished.…
“Fade Into You” sounds like one of the most romantic songs ever recorded. It probably isn’t. The song is better understood as being about loving somebody who doesn’t fully connect with you. The narrator wants…
“Vienna” is essentially Billy Joel telling young people: Slow down. You don’t have to achieve everything immediately. Your life isn’t going to end when your twenties do. The song has become unexpectedly popular with younger…
You distribute a song. Spotify pays your distributor. The money arrives. It is tempting to assume that means every royalty generated by the song is being collected. It doesn’t. A normal music distributor primarily collects…
