The Beatles.
If there’s one band that clearly defines and describes how much I love music, it has to be the Fab Four. Their music is indelibly imprinted on me not just as a music lover but as a person. My inevitable downward spiral towards music obsession mirrors how I slowly got into their music as well. I can still vividly remember my mom listening to their “teenybopper” phase songs every Sunday when she tunes in to this old radio show that played music from the Sixties. I yeah-yeah’ed to “She Loves You” decades before I fell in love with Karen O. More »
Radiohead has already made its big anti-corporate statement by leaving a major label (Capitol) and releasing In Rainbows on its own. What Radiohead did is quite ballsy and admirable. By removing the major label muscle in its network, the band will have to do all of the nitty-gritty of music distribution on its own. If In Rainbows is any indication though, the band looks like it will succeed and besides, if there’s any artist that can actually do well as an independent it would be Thom Yorke and the boys. More »
“If music be the food of the soul then you should eat right”
This is the raison d’etre of Red Tropic. We want this blog to become the source and resource of the serious music fan and collector. This blog is for the music geek who appreciates a wide range of music, whose only prejudice is quality and the importance of good music in art and the way we live.
We’ll give you fresh news, insightful reviews and even thought-provoking commentary on what’s happening in music. We’ll even throw in those crazy lists that everyone laps up. A music blog is nothing though without a healthy community of like-minded enthusiasts so feel free to speak your mind in the comments section. Contribute by recommending any significant artist or album you’ve heard lately — be it a new release or an oldie.
Let Red Tropic be the soundtrack to your soul.
Consider Red Tropic as the platter of goodness on which it is served. We want Red Tropic to be the source and resource of the serious music fan and collector- one who appreciates what each music genre has to offer without prejudice and has a wanton disregard for what is “cool” or “hip”.
by Mel on June 18th, 2009 in Blues, Events, Hip-hop, Jazz, Music Genre, News, Pop, Profiles, Releases, Reviews, Rock, Rumors, Stuff, Trivia. 3 Comments »
