Author: Briyan Frederick
Interzona – Mantra Da Destruição (Hypnos) (Digital, 2025)
Review by Bryan Baker “Mantra Da Destruição (Hypnos)” is an experimental electronic album by Interzona, released on January 18, 2025, through Harsh Reality Music. The album comprises seven tracks, each delving into avant-garde soundscapes characterized by harsh noise and ambient elements. The opening track, “I,” sets a haunting tone with its 6-minute duration, blending dissonant…
Song Challenge: Hella Late
Write and record a song about this. I spotted the paper just as the wind nudged it against a rusted chain-link fence. At first, I wasn’t going to bother with it—just another piece of trash blowing along the sidewalk. But something about the jagged, ripped edges and the bold red writing made me pause. I…
I Did It On Impulse
Turning Songs into NFTs: A Beginner’s Guide to WooCommerce Integration
The world of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) is transforming how artists and musicians connect with fans, monetize their work, and build lasting legacies. For musicians like Jonathan Mann of Song-a-Day fame, NFTs offer a way to immortalize music in the digital age. If you’re a musician looking to dive into the NFT space and trade your…
ARTIST/LABEL NOTES: Some of the best human stories are the hardest to tell – those stories that are acted out inside -a person, instead of obviously out in the world. But the facts of Ben Johnson’s life more than hint at the presence of just such a story. For without some kind of internal movement,…
What is the N© Movement?
The N© Movement (short for No Copyright Movement) is an emerging cultural and artistic trend that challenges the traditional boundaries of intellectual property. It’s driven by the belief that creativity thrives when ideas are shared freely rather than restricted by copyright laws. Artists, musicians, writers, and technologists in this movement are pushing for a world…
hebephrenic (Scott Carr)
Hebephrenic is the solo musical project of Scott Carr begun in the mid 1980’s and continually evolving as a Kafkaesque soundtrack for life in the new millennium. And stuff…. Tapegerms (Source Audio) Scott was a prolific contributor of source audio to the Tapegerm pool. This is available here under Creative Commons Attribution license. I collect…
A New Wave of Expression: AI Music Tools and the Human Stories They Unleash
The world of music is no stranger to innovation. From the birth of jazz to the rise of electronic music, every era has brought with it new tools, new sounds, and new ways for humanity to express itself. Now, with the advent of AI music tools like Suno, we’re witnessing the emergence of a fresh…
Fair Use and the Future of AI Music: A Balanced Path Forward
The intersection of artificial intelligence and music creation has ignited a fervent debate over intellectual property laws, particularly around the principle of fair use. As discussed in a compelling article on Tech Policy Press titled Beyond Fair Use: Better Paths Forward for Artists in the AI Era, the discussion about fair use in the context…
David Bowie’s Top 100 Books: A Literary Soundtrack for Musicians
David Bowie, the iconic chameleon of rock, wasn’t just a musical genius; he was also an avid reader. His love of literature informed his songwriting, stage personas, and creative vision, proving that books can be as transformative as music itself. In 2016, the New York Public Library shared a list of Bowie’s Top 100 Books,…