Rick Beato’s CBS AI Segment Was Political Theater
When Rick Beato appeared on CBS Saturday Morning TV show to demonstrate Suno’s AI music capabilities, CBS staged a propaganda vignette. It wasn’t an educational segment. It was designed to …
Category: Music
The Consent Fallacy: Why AI Critics Are Wrong About Copyright
The loudest weapon in the anti-AI arsenal is the word consent. It has been smuggled into copyright law as if it belongs there. It never did. Consent has never been …
The Forgotten Case: The Civil Rape Lawsuit Against Sting That Quietly Vanished from Public View
Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting, has long been celebrated as a rock icon, humanitarian, and intellectual artist. From his days fronting The Police to his solo career and environmental …
Exposing the Video Game Journalism Ecosystem: How the Press, Pageantry, and Community Sites Betrayed the Gamer
There was a time when critics were feared. When a bad review could shatter egos and force artists back to the drawing board. When a journalist’s pen was sharper than …
Why AI Music Shouldn’t Bow to the Labels — A Songwriter’s Perspective on the Suno and Udio Lawsuit
The music industry’s old guard is scared — and they should be. AI platforms like Suno and Udio are disrupting a model that has controlled music creation and distribution for …
Hammer of the Tribute Gods: Get the Led Out Rocks Tahoe
A few weeks ago, my wife and I traveled to Stateline and South Lake Taho, a snow-kissed resort town straddling the California-Nevada border. We weren’t here for the slopes, though. …
Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Fiddle-Faddle While Free Speech Burns in Canada
Rush was no ordinary formula rock band. Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart captivated generations of progressive metal-loving teenagers with their unique expansive sound and unusually honest lyrics about …
Why is Rick Beato Ignoring Jason Aldean, Oliver Anthony, and the Rebirth of American Protest Music?
Protest music is almost as old as America itself. Before the advent of social media, the only way people could voice speak truth to power was by writing letters to …
The Interminable Penance of Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant
For over forty years, Robert Plant has been dwarfed by the towering shadow of the rock singer he once was. The impact of Led Zeppelin shone so bright that the …