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How the Fluid Curvy Letters of Cooper Black Made It the Font of Choice for Pop Culture and Advertising
In an illustrative report for Vox, video producer Estelle Caswell (previously) consulted with legendary art director Steven Heller and typeface expert Bethany Heck to talk…

‘Echo in the Canyon’, A Documentary That Explores the Iconic Laurel Canyon Music Scene of 1965-1967
The upcoming documentary film Echo in the Canyon takes a look at Southern California’s Laurel Canyon during the seminal years of 1965-1967, a time and…

Original Wrecking Crew Member Carol Kaye Talks to Dutch TV About Her Most Iconic Guitar/Bass Licks
In March 2018, the legendary Carol Kaye, who was an original member of the Wrecking Crew, helped to develop Phil Spector‘s “Wall of Sound” and…

How Prolific Session Musician Carol Kaye Created Some of Music’s Most Iconic Guitar and Bass Lines
Music writer Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays introduced a lot of people (myself included) to the incredible Carol Kaye. Kaye was a rare…

The Harmonic Genius of The Beach Boys Featured In an Isolated Vocals Track of ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’
In 1966 The Beach Boys released their pioneering album “Pet Sounds”, which showed the world that they were more than a radio-friendly beach band. This…

The Pioneering Musical Brilliance of the Iconic Beach Boys Song ‘Good Vibrations’
YouTuber Polyphonic took a deep dive into the iconic but somewhat under-appreciated Beach Boys song “Good Vibrations” and broke down the musical brilliance found within…

The Incredible Power of Eddie Vedder’s Voice as Heard Through Isolated Vocal Tracks
Global Music Project has captured the sheer power of Eddie Vedder‘s voice as heard through isolated studio vocal tracks in such Pearl Jam songs as…

The Lasting Effect That the Beach Boys Iconic ‘Pet Sounds’ Concept Album Has Had On Music
Nearing upon the 50th anniversary of its release on May 16, Pitchfork TV took an annotated look at the iconic Beach Boys concept album “Pet…

‘I Sit Around’, A Parody of the Beach Boys Song ‘I Get Around’ About All the Waiting Pilots Do Between Flights
“I Sit Around” by pilot Mike Wagner is a parody of the Beach Boys song “I Get Around” about all the waiting pilots do between…