Tim Anderson

Let me begin that when it comes to pop music a lot that I listen to these days is old. I get excited when I find some new ukulele offerings on emusic, a new Richard “Groove” Holmes LP that has been ripped or an an odd musician/composer from the 60s or 70s that I somehow missed (this month it’s Piero Umiliani). I try to keep up, but for every Erykah Badu or Gogol Brodello that I love, there’s a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (CYHSY) that I admire industrially, but musically I just cannot get that excited about. Still, I respect them and am rooting for them as is rest of the music industry.... read more »

I just finished my first semester teaching a music industry course since 2000 with the experience being simultaneously sobering and dizzying. First and foremost, I am privileged to be teaching in a city like Norfolk and at an institution like Old Dominion. Located as we are in the Hampton Roads region, home of Clipse, Pharrell, birthplace of Missy Elliott and Ella Fitzgerald, the area has no shortage of talent or ambition. A number of my students know producers, have budding music careers and are working with a variety of media sources.... read more »