by Ty Davison | Jun 18, 2024 | Music
It’s taken 2-3 years of work, but on June 14, 2024 my rock band Noisy Primates released its second album, arpeggiosso. “arpeggiosso” is a portmanteau of arpeggio and fortissimo. An arpeggio is a type of broken chord in which the notes are sounded...
by Ty Davison | Oct 15, 2021 | Music
In the midst of all this <waves arms around>, I went and did a thing. Maybe because I didn’t know what else to do. If the zeitgeist feels apocalyptic, shouting into the void with music that is political, emotional, and personal seems not wholly...
by Ty Davison | Mar 30, 2011 | Music, News & Commentary
Just saw Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video, rightly voted the most hated on YouTube. I didn’t mind the video itself so much as the song, which was about as Autotuned and lyrically awful as anything I’ve ever heard. It’s almost like the...
by Ty Davison | Feb 23, 2008 | Music
Continuing my long-time trend of finding fantastic albums years after their release, here’s my latest discovery: Moon Safari by AIR Released (of course) in 1998.
by Ty Davison | Sep 22, 2007 | Apple, Music
My order of Apple’s iLife ’08 came yesterday and although I’ve only had the opportunity thus far to play with iPhoto and GarageBand, I’m utterly smitten. iPhoto is a terrific update and GarageBand’s new Magic GarageBand feature let me...
by Ty Davison | Jan 28, 2007 | Music
Well, it turns out that one of Erin’s cousins has opted for a career as a country singer. I’m always game to support anyone’s musical dreams, but let me tell you it’s a lot easier to get excited about somebody’s singing when they’re...
