Nathan Jolly

The odd story of how Brian Eno composed the Windows 95 startup sound

Nathan Jolly — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:31 +0000

It’s one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of music ever, so much so that you probably don’t readily identify it as music – the Windows 95 startup sound. It’s a heavenly chime, a blend of technology and nature, and it comes in under six seconds. It’s the Windows 95 startup chime, and if you […]

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The Rolling Stones, and when novelty packaging goes very badly

Nathan Jolly — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 02:01:18 +0000

1971 was a turning point for The Rolling Stones. It was the first year post-Beatles break up. It was the first year they were free of their restrictive contract with Decca Records, which meant it was also the year they launched their own imaginatively-titled Rolling Stones Records label. It was also the year that Mick […]

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Conspiracy theory: Nicki Minaj is actually just Jay-Z sped up

Nathan Jolly — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 01:20:04 +0000

There is a very credible conspiracy theory that rapper Nicki Minaj is actually just a sped up Jay-Z, with the actual Nicki a model employed to artfully mime these Jay-Z verses. Of course, it isn’t true. It can’t be. But… what if? According to many, Paul McCartney actually died in 1966 and was quietly replaced […]

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In 2019, your face will be your concert ticket

Nathan Jolly — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 01:27:04 +0000

Midway through this month, the MBL announced their plans to do away with both electronic and paper ticketing. First they will implement fingerprint technology, then facial scanning. “Safe, simple and seamless” is what Noah Garden, MLB’s executive VP of business called the fan experience. Perhaps pre-empting this announcement, a few days earlier Microsoft President Brad […]

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Isn’t it weird how triple j lost its way as soon as I got older?

Nathan Jolly — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 01:45:17 +0000

As I have aged, I have noticed the darnedest thing: triple j no longer appears to be appealing to the youth. Back when I was a teenager, triple j was really in the pocket, playing song after song that really connected with me; great music from bands who knew what they were doing. Quality music. […]

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The NSW Government doesn’t support its artists

Nathan Jolly — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:31:08 +0000

The NSW State Government just unleashed the worst round of arts funding to date. Given their attitude towards the once-thriving night economy in the country’s largest city, most of which was built around the arts, this is not surprising. It is, however, a fucking stain. The Government received 222 applications, from important, thriving entities who […]

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Frank Sinatra: the godfather of the concept album

Nathan Jolly — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:07:10 +0000

Tracing the invention of any artform is messy. For every perceived ground zero, there is someone who was doing the same thing, earlier and independently. Often, artists arrive at the same idea at the same time. In science, this is called “multiple independent discovery” – the hypothesis that most strides forward are made by various […]

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This is what musicians spent their first APRA royalty payment on

Nathan Jolly — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 03:46:55 +0000

Songwriters: your APRA Performance Reports are due on July 31. If you’re currently scratching your head, staring blankly at the screen and pondering questions like “What’s an APRA?”, then you probably aren’t making as much money from your music as you could be. Basically, whenever you or your band performs songs that you wrote in public, you […]

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Spotify wants to help you place new music on its playlists

Nathan Jolly — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:28:47 +0000

Spotify thrusts thousands of tracks into unsuspecting ears each day. Now, the streaming giant wants their content providers to have a turn. The Swedish tech firm today launched a new feature in beta as part of its Spotify for Artists and Spotify Analytics tools, which allows artists and labels and to submit their unreleased music […]

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Remembering that time Evel Knievel sued Kanye West for his ‘Touch The Sky’ video clip

Nathan Jolly — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:11:10 +0000

Kanye West was quite correct when he claimed the 2006 clip for his single ‘Touch The Sky’ should have won the MTV Music Award for Best Video. As he explained (read: ranted) at the time: “It cost a million dollars, Pamela Anderson was in it. I was jumping across canyons.” Three good points. But one […]

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