Morning Music Notes: Happy Birthday, Walkman.
35 years ago this week, a not-yet-born me was introduced to the Sony Walkman. “Wow – imagine what this will lead to!” I would have thought. Considering that today you can listen to every album ever made through your wristwatch, portable music technology has come a mind-boggling-ly long way. I thought portable sound technology had reached it’s pinnacle with My Li’l Reminder, but it keeps on evolving. Here’s a list of 11 of the most important, an awesome read from Gigwise…
Morning Music Notes:
Death Grips broke up. The best reaction so far, Trent Reznor, who has them opening for Nine Inch Nails on tour RIGHT NOW:
sorry everyone… why would I have ever thought those dudes could keep it together?
— Trent Reznor (@trent_reznor) July 3, 2014
The first time Busta Rhymes heard Eminem, he put his head through a window in Wyclef Jean’s tour bus. Rolling Stone Explains…
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler played a DJ set in London last night, under the name Windows 98. More via NME…
