Andrew Knapp
Auto-Tune® – More than just Photoshop for the voice?
19th July 2021 I watched a documentary over the weekend about that controversial musical invention; the Auto-Tune®. My knee-jerk reaction...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 13 min
Human Right’s Day – The Music behind the Holiday
21st March 2021 This weekend we honour Human Rights Day in South Africa. Although human rights cover so many areas that are an ongoing...
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The Design Train
- Mar 11, 2021
- 9 min
Reflections in a Falling Mirror
March 2021: I was recently asked to repost an article I wrote early last year about a South African band that has always fascinated me,...
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The Design Train
- Mar 7, 2021
- 10 min
Strange Beginnings – The Stories Behind the Songs
A delve into the fascinating stories behind the songs.
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The Design Train
- Feb 21, 2021
- 6 min
Bubblegum Music – An Acquired Taste
Feb 2021: I nearly didn’t write this article. When I saw a snippet informing me that it was the anniversary of the first Bubblegum Music...
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The Design Train
- Feb 21, 2021
- 5 min
The Splatter Platter – the story of the teenage tragedy song
During the 50s and early 60s a morbid fad took hold in popular music with the event of the teen tragedy song, often termed ‘death discs’...
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The Design Train
- Feb 21, 2021
- 7 min
Cocteau Twins – Beauty Amid the Chaos
21st Feb 2021 I’ve had a bee in my bonnet about doing a proper feature about the Cocteau Twins for some time. I’ve featured a few tracks...
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Andrew Knapp
- Jan 15, 2021
- 15 min
Like a Version - a brief history of the contentious cover song
I have always been fascinated by the cover version. I think I first became aware of the concept of a cover as a kid when the Beatles release
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Andrew Knapp
- Nov 23, 2020
- 16 min
Loving the Music - The Sound of September: 15th - 21st
Week three of the month started on a glamorous note with ZZ Ward. We knocked around with the Crash Test Dummies, tasted some Carolina...
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