E.J. Gold reflects on six decades in music — from coffeehouses to AI — and why good sound has always been about heart, not hardware.
As a kid, I went to Norman Studer’s Downtown Community Center, where Pete Seeger taught us how to find songs, sing songs and play instruments, mostly folk and tribal. Continue reading
Sora is a text-to-video generator made by OpenAI. You type in a description, and it creates short, realistic video clips that match what you describe — with people, movement, lighting, camera angles, and all. It’s still in limited release, mostly to testers and partners, but more open versions are expected later. Continue reading
Here it is, another Sunday. What can we do to ignore Trump and his goonies? I know, I’ll post a “Sandwich Guy” video, that’ll calm down the wind coming from Washington just a little, and I’ll tell you what I would tell people who comment on my videos that it’s “obviously ai” — actually, it isn’t, and I’ll explain: Continue reading
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To refresh your memory, we were working yesterday with:
(40 songs, with many varying grooves, types of bands and styles of music.)
Today, we’re working with 40 variations on the theme. Continue reading
Sean Charles Dunn, age 37, is a Washington D.C. resident and former employee of the U.S. Department of Justice. On August 10, 2025, he approached a group of federal law-enforcement officers in D.C. and threw a “sub-style sandwich” — described as a salami hoagie — at one of them while shouting things like “You fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city!” Afterward, he admitted plainly, “I did it. I threw a sandwich.” Continue reading
Here’s my suno version of “Kahuna and the Brain” — I’ll explain:
Years ago, our live band did a series of Wall Street songs, the most popular of which was “Kahuna and the Brain”, celebrating Joe Kernen and David Faber’s broadcast on Squawk Box. Our band appeared on their show over a four-hour period, playing our songs and being interviewed by Mark Haines. Continue reading
I spent the entire time so far tonight re-arranging my MP3 and MP4 song videos. I’ll give a rundown on them, along with some craft items and other goodies at the zoom meeting. Continue reading
You somehow discover that you are God, the Absolute, and you realize that there is only ONE, that everything else is an illusion. after a while, you can’t stand the loneliness, and so, you fall asleep and dream.
In that dream, a whole life passes by. then you wake up. Here I am again. Continue reading
what spotify for artists gives you
if you release music on spotify, you can claim your artist profile through spotify for artists. that gives you access to a dashboard where you can edit your bio and images, see listener stats, and pitch new releases for playlist consideration. you can also highlight a track or album with an “artist pick” and feature merch or concert info. Continue reading
A strange thing happened this summer — a band with no history, no gigs, and no traceable members shot up the streaming charts. It called itself The Velvet Sundown, and before long, listeners began to suspect there wasn’t a single living musician behind it. What followed was a glimpse into the near future of music. Continue reading