June 11, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By William E Ketchum III, The Guardian | Rich Medina is one of the most respected DJs in the music industry,... Read More → RESEARCH: Why Musicians are Switching to Twitch to Broadcast from Home
June 4, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By Bobbie Jean Sawyer, Wide Open Country | In the 1940s, the Goree All Girl String Band was one of the most... Read More → RESEARCH: The Goree Girls: The Story Behind the Best Prison Band in Texas History
By Henry McDonald, The Guardian | When they were in their prime, these places saw it all: the Who smashing... Read More → RESEARCH: Tracing the Lost London Venues That Helped Launch Amy Winehouse, Hendrix and Punk
May 21, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By Andrea Shalal, Reuters | Maryland’s decision to reopen non-essential businesses came just in time for... Read More → RESEARCH: U.S. Guitar Maker PRS Resumes Hand-building Instruments – at a Safe Distance
April 16, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By Lyndsey Parker, Yahoo Music | It was 50 years ago today Friday, the Beatles decided not to play.... Read More → RESEARCH: Giles Martin on the Fab Four’s Breakup, 50 Years Later
March 12, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
The postponement of Ultra music festival in Miami and the cancellation of SXSW in Austin came in swift... Read More → RESEARCH: ‘It’s a case of holding your nerve’: Festivals Face Coronavirus Insurance Disaster
February 27, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By Lyndsey Parker, Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo Music | Robbie Robertson is a stoic, imposing figure, but as he... Read More → RESEARCH: Robbie Robertson on Why the Band ‘was so beautiful, it went up in flames’
February 20, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By Gabriela Herstik, Nylon | My heart was racing. I felt like I was going to throw up. Every inch of my body... Read More → RESEARCH: Why Everyone Should Go To A Concert Alone
February 13, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By Sally Kohn, CNN Commentator | My 6-year-old daughter plays the cello. It is incredibly, heart-ticklingly... Read More → RESEARCH: Flying With a Musical Instrument? Tips to Help You Land on a Good Note
By Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone | Nothing sums up 2018 like the fact that Toto’s “Africa” became our... Read More → RESEARCH: How Toto’s “Africa” Became the New “Don’t Stop Believin”
January 23, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
Once upon a time, a long time ago, a small miracle took place in the brain of a man named Solomon Linda. It... Read More → RESEARCH: In the Jungle: Inside the Long, Hidden Genealogy of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’
January 16, 2020| Research| Barb Dye
By Michael Streissguth, Rolling Stone | Eyewitnesses to the Man in Black’s legendary 1968 concerts at the... Read More → RESEARCH: Johnny Cash’s ‘At Folsom Prison’: An Oral History
November 7, 2019| Research| Barb Dye
By Leon R de Bruin, AARE | Learning music can increase thinking skills, enrich strategies for learning and... Read More → RESEARCH: Music Ed Isn’t a Luxury. All of Our Children Should be Learning Music
October 10, 2019| Research| Barb Dye
COMBO Editor’s note: We have NOT researched this but thought we’d pass the info along for YOU to check... Read More → RESEARCH: Thieves Took This Band’s Trailer – Music Pro Insurance Got Them Back On The Road
October 3, 2019| Research| Barb Dye
By Frank T. McAndrew: Question: Why do old people hate new music? – Holly L., age 14, Belmont, Mass. |... Read More → RESEARCH: Curious Kids: Why do old people hate new music?
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