I recently completed a small case study concerning the Beatles in the charts, and I found some really interesting things about the top records of the '60s. It has been quite educational about the uses and pitfalls of using chart rankings, especially journalistic summaries. Today I'm going to tell you about a few of my... Continue Reading →
Research Tool: MusicID
Well, I've gotten through a hectic semester end and I'm blissfully avoiding my summer writing goals, so let's get back to posting. I recently started doing a little work for Academic Rights Press, writing case studies to help demonstrate the usefulness of their analytic tools, and I've been finding some really interesting material. I'll tell... Continue Reading →