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What is the next big thing in music? This is a question that every musician and music lover has asked themselves. The answer is never simple, and always coupled with uncertainty. The most common answer is that “it’s impossible to predict”, which is probably true but also somewhat of a cop out. So for the sake of this article we are going to denounce this theory. We often hear that the next big thing in music will be a completely new genre that hasn’t been established yet; almost as if music will take some futuristic turn led by robots. Though rare, originality has indeed occurred in music, but it’s usually either accidental or influenced by something that’s already been in existence. After much thought and consideration, we have created our own theory. Music is cyclical! Much like weather, finance and even clothing, music is no stranger to reoccurring trends. So this idea leaves us with one question. What genre will be next to make a comeback? In this article we will take a look at popular music history, and let patterns guide our prediction on where we believe the scene is heading.

Let’s turn back the clock to the 1930′s, when use of the radio first became widespread. For those who are unaware, the time frame between 1930 and 1950 is often referred to as radio’s “Golden Age”. Since most of you probably view reading about the 30′s as a snoozefest, we’ll do our best to keep it brief. Just think about this; prior to the 30′s the radio wasn’t a household item, and therefore music wasn’t nationalized. Without getting too bogged down by needless information, we’ll keep this decade simple and present you with one more takeaway; that by 1935 “Swing” had taken over the music scene, and continued to dominate throughout WWII and further into the 40′s. By the late 40′s, “Big Band” had become renowned and impeded on “Swings” turf. With all this in mind, we have concluded that since radio was still in its infancy, popular music in the mid 30′s and 40′s lacked a universal identity. Read the rest of this entry »

Listening to music can soothe a savage beast. It does wonders for people who might be under pressure or simply burnt out. It can influence an emotion thus creating ebb of reaction depending on the rhythm and mood of the sound. Many experts relate situations to the type of melodies an individual listens to. It is a proven fact that most untoward situation results from listening to disturbed songs that are rebellious in nature. A piece of advice for the brokenhearted: keep away from love songs.

A harmonious tune can inspire. It can dictate happiness, sadness and even craziness. Preferred choice of sound can dictate the mood for the day. It can tell so much about a current feeling and thought. This is not a surprise. One can tell a personality through preference. So if you like to party obviously you do not like classics, do you? Surely you would get bored with theatrical songs with high notes. However it is not a bad idea to be flexible sometimes.

Admit it. You are a frustrated artist. You probably took up some piano lessons or drum lessons when you were young. Or most likely ask some friends to give you free guitar lessons to impress a crush in school. Unfortunately music lessons from school were not enough to gain a contract but cheer up. Not everyone who took singing lessons is able to open the gates of heaven, right? Read the rest of this entry »

Mick Rock Exposed: The Faces of Rock 'n' Roll

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Mick Rock is one of the true legends of music photography, who helped shape the images of a gallery of rock stars from the 1970s through to today, and whose work is showcased here in a career-spanning collection of edgy, sexy, and intimate portraits reproduced in immersive large format.

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To download a free song from Hoodless, visit www.facebook.com/hoodlessrocks. Hoodless are a hard rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey and ‘Waiting’ appears on their most recent release – “Music For Jerks.” The album is available now on iTunes and CD Baby. Hoodless make the most of the wide ranging influences to create a rich hard rock sound. “Our list of heroes and favorites is really quite a long one: From Prince to Mr. Bungle, Johnny Cash to Tony Williams, Brahms to Dimebag, Zeppelin to Kevin Gilbert,” explains bassist B Lee. The first incarnation Hoodless had their hard rock music video “Don’t Waste My Time” featured on HBO and had a solid relationship with Andy Hilfiger Entertainment. When things got too hot and heavy, their original singer exploded (you’ll have to ask them how) and quite frankly, they thought it was the end. Hoodless finally began to search for a new front man. Scanning the country for talent, they set up an exhausting regimen of ‘American Idol’ like auditions. Things were looking grim; nobody seemed to fit. Then, Twon appeared in musical form from the interwebs and they just had to have him. Twon obliged and the new unit worked tirelessly – for a year and a half – on their new record, “Music for Jerks”. The band brought Grammy-award winning engineer Geoff Sanoff (Fountains of Wayne, Green Day, The Sheepdogs) and producer/mastering engineer Joe Lambert (Animal Collective, Black Label Society) onto the team to make the record. Hoodless, whose music …
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Gospel music, which began during the 18th century, is probably one of the oldest and most popular music genres. This begs one to ask what makes gospel music so popular considering the religious topics it tackles. What makes gospel music so popular is beyond the obvious fact that the songs and melody are catchy and easy to remember, since most gospel hymns do bear these characteristics. Gospel music is a rare type of music because it unites concepts culled from seemingly different cultures and produces a far more powerful sound that can evoke reactions from its listeners.

Gospel music initially started out as the music of rural African Americans who were forcibly brought to American soil during the height of the slave trade. These enslaved African Americans were indoctrinated with the ways of the white Americans, especially in religion which stressed the importance of obeying and respecting their masters. Since most of the slaves were uneducated, they were taught using the technique of repetition which included the singing of church hymns. It wasn’t long before these African Americans started infusing their own native music into the church hymns and learning how to play Western instruments like the guitar and piano.

Part of the reason why gospel music became so popular with the slaves was because it was their way of uplifting themselves from their harsh living conditions. To this day, many people coming from different beliefs continue to be moved by the rousing and soulful performances by gospel singers and this is what makes gospel music so popular to its audience. Somehow these heartfelt performances manage to bypass the different religious beliefs of people and give them common ground. It’s not surprising since gospel songs typically feature lyrics that tackle overcoming adversities shared by everybody.

Another factor that contributes to the popularity of gospel music is the fact that many of the influential musicians of the 20th century, like Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles to name a few, grew up surrounded by gospel music and eventually incorporated it into their own brand of music. Ray Charles is known to use the popular call and response pattern of gospel songs in his own compositions. You’d be surprised to know that the Soul Stirrers, one of the leading gospel groups during the 50s and 60s, were inducted in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame for their contribution in shaping the rock and roll genre.

There was a time when it was gospel music that influenced other genres that emerged from African-American culture like jazz, blues and R&B. Today it can be said that jazz, blues and R&B strongly influence the modern day sound of gospel music. The Father of Black Gospel Music himself, Thomas A. Dorsey encountered initial criticism when he dared to infuse jazz and blues with traditional hymn practices, yet that is the style that prevails today. Gospel music allows for the creativity of its composer to seep through the music. What makes gospel music so popular is because it speaks to all ages and all generations.

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Pop music, on the other hand, has primarily come into usage to describe music that evolved out of the rock ‘n roll revolution of the mid-1950′s and continues in a definable path to today. Pop music is not usually written, performed and recorded as a symphony, suite, or concerto. Pop music gets something of a tough time these days.

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Music is one of the most basic experiences for human beings. Musicians are offended by this because we think music should engage you. The definition of pop music is purposefully flexible as the music that is identified as pop is constantly changing. At any particular point in time it may be easiest to identify pop music as that which is successful on the pop music charts. For the past 50 years the most successful musical styles on the pop charts have continually changed and evolved. However, there are some consistent patterns in what is identified as pop music. This would include an extremely wide range of music from vaudeville and minstrel shows to heavy metal. Pop music, on the other hand, has primarily come into usage to describe music that evolved out of the rock ‘n roll revolution of the mid-1950′s and continues in a definable path to today. This means the music that sells the most copies, draws the largest concert audiences, and is played most often on the radio. Read the rest of this entry »

For many of us watching documentaries about the Motown Sound and the musical giants in the spotlight and those behind the scenes brings back happy memories. For others, it reflects the relationships that took place among those performers who, at the end of the day, were just people.

In July 2007, when musical legend Bill Pinkney of the Original Drifters died suddenly, among his many mourners was another musical legend Ali-Ollie Woodson, former lead singer of The Temptations.

Woodson gave a heartfelt rendition of “Walk Around Heaven All Day” at Pinkney’s funeral service in South Carolina that drew attendance from the music industry’s elite.

Woodson always revered Pinkney and referred to him as a major figure in his life. Biographical references to Woodson, who lost his battle to leukemia in May 2010, include him considering Pinkney his father in the music business. Woodson is known for his role as part of the Motown Sound, but he got his start as part of the Drifters family with Bill Pinkney.

Pinkney, who had served this country with distinction in World War II earning a presidential citation with five bronze stars, returned from the war and returned to his musical roots which brought him in contact with the original members of the Drifters.

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Rock Music enjoys continued popularity since last fifty years. It is, by far, the best selling music among all genres and forms. That clearly shows its popularity through out the world including U.S.A, U.K, Germany, France, and Australia. It enjoys great popularity in Asia, Africa and Americas as well.

It was born as Rock and Roll in 1950s. It was a fusion form of Rhythm & Blues, Country and other popular forms. It became instant hit across the United States of America. Bo Didley and Chuck Berry were the early rock artists. Little Richards and Fats Domino were also popular. It was widely accepted as popular form of music and spread to Britain and other countries.

Its spread to United Kingdom was fast and swift. Cliff Richards and John Lennon were the early artists. Both of them achieved great success. John Lennon later formed the legendary ‘The Beatles’. It enjoys great popularity even today. The Rolling Stones also achieved international success.

Cream, Judas Priest, Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Pink Floyd among many others dominated the Heavy Metal genre of rock. U2, R.E.M, Sex Pistols, Devo, and Pattie Smith served the Punk rock as well. Madonna and Mariah Carey achieved great successs in soft rock area. Songs of all famous artists are available as mp3 music downloads also.

With fusion with other forms, many sub genres became popular. Christian rock, Classic rock, Garage, Glam, Grunge rocks are the chief ones.

Dance Music also became very popular along with rock. It is electronic music with dance beats. Important forms are House, Electronica, Trance and Disco. It is usually played at discos and night clubs. Now, it is played at parties, functions and gatherings also. As the name itself implies, it creates great dancing atmosphere.

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I Hate New Music: The Classic Rock Manifesto

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Led Zepplin, the Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Rush, Pink Floyd, Peter Frampton, the Beatles, the Who, Elton John (but only the good stuff), the Rolling Stones these are the names that classic rock worships. This book examines the sacred cows over 30 years - from U2 to the Days of the New, from Radiohead to Write Stripes.

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Best of Belwin Jazz: First Year Charts Collection for Jazz Ensemble Book Saxophone

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The Best of Belwin Jazz: First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble is a collection of twelve outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for the young player. Each chart is written by experienced educational arrangers and composers in various styles and tempo

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A collection of soothing, relaxing and romantic jazz music. The pictures used are the album covers. 1. Atlantic Five Jazz Band (Original artisit is Dave Brubeck) – Take Five 2. Ace – Relaxation Ii 3. Atlantic Five Jazz Band – Mona Lisa 4. Denis Solee – That Old Black Magic 5. Easy Listening Instrumentals – When Sunny Gets Blue 6. Saxo Ambiental 7. Atlantic Five Jazz Band – Stella by Starlight 8. Denis Solee – On a clear day 9. Kaori Kobayashi – Walk in the Night 10.Benny Goodman – Moonglow For Star Trek Voyager fans, “That old Black Magic” song was sung by Seven of Nine during a simulation of World War II on the first part of the episode “The Killing Game”. It was also performed by The Doctor, Harry Kim and his jazz band called ‘Harry Kim and the Kimtones’ in the episode “Virtuoso”. All of the music (apart from Saxo Ambiental) is available to download through Apple iTunes. There’s a wealth of music compilations on my channel. www.youtube.com
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Music has no boundaries and it does not have its own limits. In fact it is the one thing that does not require any language of its own. It only has its own rhythm and divines. The songs cross all the cultural and the linguistic boundaries so that it could amalgamate all together.

The Hero Music group was formed with the intention of making music the heartbeat of all its listeners and to eradicate all the linguistic, social and the cultural boundaries. It was formed with initially two members who were really passionate about their music. They made up songs for each and every occasion and the songs are so funny that that they would just have a silly meaning attached with them. They had song for all the occasions and hence those funny songs were really situational.

Slowly they planned for forming their own group and started performing in pubs and other social places where they can have access to a much larger audience. In this way we slowly became a familiar face and people started knowing our name. They felt so much happy that they are making a mark in the pop music field. After much struggle they launched their first Pop Music Album and it eventually lead to the launching of the second one.

They secured the 2nd position in the competition and it was then that they decided that they will continue writing songs for the band. It was then that they formed the band Non Pareilyx which means that the group is unparallel and completely unique in their approach and presentation. They teamed up with friends and searched for the girls and met a few of them at the private school. They used to move around like nomads bouncing around from couch and couch to trying to finish school and dreamed of being the USA Music Artists group. It was during this time that they met various other groups who were also trying to create a name for themselves in the music industry. Their passion for music and word play formed a bond and it was only with this much of zeal within themselves that formed their own music group and till this day it is almost completely inseparable.

Today they are many music bands available in the industry and it is really a tough competition that they have to maintain to survive in the industry. The band is really trying hard to make a name for themselves in the USA Music Artists. The artists are really talented and they are really struggling hard to mark a name for themselves. In the initial years they had to struggle a lot to make a name for themselves and there were not much people who would help them and but they did not lose their confidence. Rather it gave him much more energy and it was the madness for zeal that helped them in escalating up the ladder of the music industry.

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• DSX Control Chart: - Channel 1 - Control Mode - Channel 2 - Pattern Selection - Channel 3 - Strobe - Channel 4 - Spot & Line - Channel 5 - Horizontal Move - Channel 6 - Vertical Move - Channel 7 - Zoom (+/-) Pattern Size - Channel 9 - Reset. Onboard Input and Controls: - Volume Control - For Sound Sensitivity - LED Power Indicator - MIC - DMX IN - DMX Out
• Output Power: 100mW. Laser Color: Purple. Laser Diode: DPSS. Laser Class: 3B. Material Colors: Black Aluminum. Power Source: Wall Adapter. Scanner: N1.8high precision stepper motor.

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A first time viewer of rap videos is sure to be scandalized by the violent and sexually explicit lyrics and dance moves that they contain. It does not get any easier to view with time and these videos manage to retain their ability to shock you whenever you view them. It is very unfortunate to note that most of the people featured in these videos are black. As a result of this, the black images that one sees in the media never fail to show the community in a very bad light.

If one were to go by the black images seen in music videos one would think that the women of that community were content to be nothing but sexual playthings. For starters they are very scantily dressed. In addition to that, their sexual gyrations can get very difficult to watch because they are of the variety that is best done behind closed doors. The men in these videos are uniformly violent and the women are all subservient to them.

The added message these black images portray is that there is no need to spend time getting an education because there are so many short cuts available to fame and fortune. The aggressive and angry lyrics suggest that there is no point in trying to get ahead in a world dominated by whites.

This predominance of negative black images in the media is of concern to community leaders for a variety of reasons. For starters it is just wrong to portray a community in a stereotypical light by ignoring all the other categories of people it includes. It does the majority of the black community a big disservice when these rap videos broadcast these violent and overtly sexual images. The other reason for concern is that they are believed to have a negative impact on the impressionable minds of teenagers who watch them.

There are studies that show an undeniable link between these rap videos and an increase in teen problems within the black community. The message that young people get from these videos is that it is perfectly normal to behave in a sexually promiscuous manner with no regard for authority and a conventional education and career. The result of this is an increase in a whole lot of problems such as drug use, crime and incidences of teen pregnancy. These videos are also linked with young people dropping out of school and also contracting venereal diseases.

Apart from the sexual angle, it is very wrong to suggest that education and hard work will not be able to take the community forward. There are many examples of people from within the black community who have improved their life by sheer dint of hard work. It is true that their stories are not accompanied with catchy music, and they do not seem like attractive role models. However, the best thing that the community can do is to ditch the message that the rap videos are giving and to look for new role models.

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The Anthology of Rap

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From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential cultural forces of our time. In this book, the editors demonstrate that rap is also a wide-reaching and vital poetic tradition born of beats and rhymes.

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