This Corona pandemic has also made music at the media forefront. This includes getting music online both from streaming and illegal services and encouraging a conversation on music piracy. Continue reading Music piracy amid a pandemic; Interview with Cody Blakely

A Kazoo is a musical instrument resembling a flute, recorder or other wind instruments but quite shorter. The kazoo is a percussion instrument that’s structured differently than typical wind instruments. It’s designed to create a buzzing or timbral quality to the musician’s voice and a resonating membrane. To use a kazoo ones blows, or speaks through the membrane to produce the buzzing quality. For more diversity, the musician can completely or partially cover the membrane. C

Phillip Rodda from Medical Pilot shares insights into the music industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. Medical Pilot, an Alberta-based alternative rock band, emphasizes engaging melodies and stellar riffs. With a discography including multiple EPs and albums, the band is working on a new debut album. Rodda discusses the importance of music, the shifts to livestream performances, and ways artists maintain income through merchandise during lockdowns. He acknowledges that while