Mega Music Talent

Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

Article by Jessel James

The United States occupied the Islands in 1898 until 1935, and introduced American blues folk music, R&B, and rock and roll became popular. In the late 1950s, native performers adapted Tagalog lyrics for North American rock n’roll music, resulting in the seminal origins of Philippine rock. The most notable achievement in Philippine rock of the 1960s was the hit song “Killer Joe,” which propelled the group “Rocky Fellers” which reached number 16 on the American radio charts.

Up until the 1970s, popular rock music began writing and producing in English. In the early 1970s, rock music began to be written using local languages, with bands like the Juan Dela Cruz Band being among the first popular bands to do so. Mixing Tagalog, and English lyrics were also popularly used within the same song, in songs like “Ang Miss Universe Ng Buhay Ko,” by the band Hotdogs which helped innovate the Manila sound. The mixing of the two languages (known as “Taglish”), while common in casual speech in the Philippines, was seen as a bold move, but the success of Taglish in popular songs, including Sharon Cuneta’s first hit, “Mr DJ,” broke the barrier forevermore.

Philippine rock musicians added folk music, and other influences, helping to lead to the 1978 breakthrough success of Freddie Aguilar. Aguilar’s Anak, his debut recording, is the most commercially successful philippine recording, and was popular throughout Asia, and Europe, and has been translated into numerous language by singers worldwide. Asin also broke into the music scene at the same period, and were popular.

Folk-rock became the Philippine protest music of the 1980s, and Aguilar’s “Bayan Ko” became especially popular as an anthem during the 1986 revolution. At the same time, a counterculture rejected the rise of politically focused lyrics. In Manila, a Punk rock scene developed, led by bands like Betrayed, The Jerks, and Urban Bandits. The influence of New Wave was also felt during these years, spearheaded by The Dawn.

1990s saw the emergence of a superstar pop-rock group, the Eraserheads, considered by many Philippine nationals as the number one group in the Philippine recording scene. In the wake of their success was the emergence of a string of influential Filipino rock bands such as Yano, Siakol, Parokya ni Edgar, and Rivermaya, each of which mixes the influence of a variety of rock subgenres into their style.

Philippine rock has also developed to include some hard rock, heavy metal, and Alternative rock such as Wolfgang, Razorback, Greyhounds, Queso, Grin department and the progressive band Paradigm.

The Neo-Traditional genre in Philippine music is also gaining popularity, with artists such as Joey Ayala, Grace Nono, Bayang Barrios, Cocojam, and Pinikpikan, reaping relative commercial success while utilizing the traditional musical sounds of many indigenous tribes in the country.

Today, the Philippine Islands exhibits western style music, producing notable bands such as PUPIL, Sponge Cola, Callalily, Chicosci, Bamboo, Silent Sanctuary, Rocksteddy, Kjwan, Kamikazee, Cueshe, Itchyworms, Vinyard, Valley of Chrome, Clap Your Hands, Imago, Hale, The Ambassadors, Moonstar 88, Faspitch, Check,and Urbandub, and the emergence of its first virtual band, Mistula.

for more info, visit: PinoyBandsToday .

About the Author

rock and roll!

 

Article by Claire Brown

Pop music may include elements of rock, hip hop, reggae, dance, R&B, jazz, electronic, and sometimes folk music and various other styles. Pop music performers typically make use of state-of-the-art technology and recording studios to achieve the sound they want, and record producers may have a heavy influence. Pop music generally uses a simple, memorable melody and emphasizes the rhythm, often with syncopation, and stripped down to a basic riff or loop which repeats throughout much of the song. Pop music is often criticized for being overly simple and repetitive. Read the rest of this entry »

Here we have some videos from the Korean charts. I am quite impressed with Beast, they sound good, look good and the energy is great. A very good performance that kept me captivated.

Video Rating: 4 / 5

* 1st Week of May 2010 K-chart (2010.5.7 Music Bank Live aired) 1. Without U – 2PM 2. Love Song – Rain 3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Lee Hyo-ri 4. It has to be You – Ye Seung 5. Like a Man – Bobby Kim 6. Run Devil Run – Girls Generation 7. Like a Fool – 2AM 8. Magic – Secret 9. What an Awful World – Seo Young-eun 10. Scattered – Monday Kids 11. Bang! – After School 12. Lupin – Kara 13. I Did Wrong – 2AM 14. Confession – Hot Potato 15. Going Home – Kim Yoon-a 16. There is No Love – Gummy 17. 10 Reasons to Love You – Lee Seok-hoon 18. My Heart is Touched – Seeya 19. Painful Days in Love – Lim Jae-beom 20. It doesn’t make Sense -Youn ha
Video Rating: 4 / 5

  

Classical music is governed by some known conventions that have its roots in a variety of forms, genres, styles and historical periods. These features together go in defining the term ‘classical music.’ Music rated as classical has always made its thumping presence felt. With the evolution of the popular music forms, the dominance of the classical form has not diminished. In-fact, it further magnified with new forms and codes.

There are several factors that define Classical Music. These can be classified under the following heads:-

Instrumentation – This is one way of classifying the classical genre of music. Different instruments are brought to use for creating the symphony that make it classical. Various string instruments like violin, string, woodwind instruments, brass instruments and other diverse percussion are commonly used to give this form of music a unique style. However, nowadays electronic instruments like electric guitars are occasionally brought to use.

Form and Technical Execution – The classical form generally take the form of a song, symphony, dance music, chamber suite, symphony, concerto, electronic music and more. The composition of this form of music requires expertise as a lot of complexities are involved in arriving at a balance between its emotional content and the music that accompanies it. The Classical Guitar Music is one such example of complex composition.

Complexity – The complexities involved in making of classical works are not just confined to instruments and beats. But a lot of it lies in the development, modulation, musical phrases and even length and variations of tones. A perfect combination of all these features results in the development of a perfect symphony of music. In-fact, the large scale classical works are built from smaller units of musical compositions.

Society – The classical forms of music maintains a repute of being a choice of the upper-level society. The music has never been popular among the working class. However, it is not compulsory as most of the classical musicians fall in the middle class range. The Classical Music CD buyers and concert goers also include the middle class audience.

Timeline – This form of music passed through several stages. It has its roots ingrained in medieval times, even dating back to ancient Greeks. The form has evolved a lot in the present age. It still has major time divisions like the Medieval (476 – 1400) and Renaissance (1400 – 1600). Then there is the common practice period that includes Baroque (1600 – 1750), Classical (1730 – 1820) and Romantic Periods (1895 – 1910). The modern contemporary period includes 20th Century Classical (1900 – 2000) and contemporary classical (1975 to current).

The form of music which is preserved as classical is primarily a written musical tradition. These written works are then given expression in the form of recordings, oral transformations and musical notes. Music plays an effective role in transmitting classical notations. The written instructions, however, do not have explicit instructions. But, music does help to build the mood of a classical masterpiece. It helps in better understanding of the masterpieces.

A great influence of the classical form of music lies in its cultural durability. It is interesting to note its evolution from past to the present form. The form has taken materials from popular music and folk music. Yet it retained its originality and showed up as updated versions of the classical masterpieces.

The commercialism of classical music has popularised it among the people. Now, DVDs of the latest versions of classical music are available in retail stores. The prices of the DVDs are kept low and so all income group people can buy the DVDs from the Classical Music Stores. People now need not go to a theatre to watch a performance. In-fact, theatre comes to home in the form of the DVDs.The classical music CDs have made it very simple for people to get acquainted to classical forms of music. Most of the current masterpieces are compiled in CDs and sold in the market. This has made it possible for people to have a library of the classical form of music at their homes.

Rock&Pop Music Trivia: A Mind-Bending Collection of Over 1000 Fascinating Facts, Information and Quirky Details About Pop Music and Pop Stars

An amazing and absorbing collection of facts, statistics, stories and gossip that will entertain for hours!
Who was the first to have a hit with Unchained Melody? Which famous band started life as Starfish? Which Britney single sold 1.3 million copies in its first week? When did MTV first hit the airwaves? Where and when was the first ever pop festival held?
This mind-bending collection of over 1000 facts, information and quirky details will surprise and amuse.

Price:

Single hit “Pop Musik” from M, 1979
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Music video by Lady Gaga performing Telephone (Clean Version). (C) 2010 Interscope Records
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Related Pop Music Products

Question by Conway Valley: What piece of music really brings back a strong memory?
So what piece of music brings back a strong memory, almost if you could close eyes your mind replays the scene/memory.

Could be a good or bad memory of course.

Lets have your thoughts.

Best answer:

Answer by Jimi
18th Floor Balcony – Blue october

That band have perfected the love song!

Reminds me of when me and my girlfriend first started talking a year ago ^^

Add your own answer in the comments!

10. The Wilkinsons “Jimmy’s Got a Girlfriend“
Back in the day, when I first got cable, my friend and I stumbled upon the Country music channel, aka CMT. Well, at midnight they play the funniest things and this video was one of them. A band of a brother, sister and father singing about “Jimmy” and his new found beau. I want to hate it because it’s cheesy but I think that’s the same reason I love it.

9. Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up “                                                                                                                                             

I wasn’t even alive when this one came out, but that doesn’t stop it from being everywhere. It is one of those songs that comes on and I groan, but the next second, I can’t help but sing along.

8. Nickelback “How You Remind Me“
Yes, they’re “cock rock,” “Buzzcut,” music that is meant for middle America…but I can’t lie and say there is a reason Nickelback’s lasted a lot longer than most bands that surfaced the same time as them. “How You Remind Me” was their first single and it resonates a time in music when I believe it wasn’t so much about being serious, as it was about making a hit….so basically anything after the invention of Rock & Roll?

7. Jennifer Love Hewitt “BareNaked“
Why hate on this one? Let’s see…maybe because she wouldn’t sign my Can’t Hardly Wait VHS. But in all honestly, it’s weird and kind of annoying when actors go into music, just because they’re waiting for the right script to come along. Can’t they just wait in silence, but if you promise not to tell, “I really like this song.” Shhh!

6. Ke$ha “Tik Tok“
I thought Ke$ha was a hip hop artist for months because of the dollar sign. Can you blame me? All she was missing was the “Lil” before her name. Anyways, if 3oh!3 is the gonorrhea of music, this chicks herpes. You don’t want to give in to the retardation of her music but this song is so damn catchy and again, the dance is fun to do. Am I a sucker for dance? I think so.

5. Baha Men “Who Let the Dogs Out“
Remember when Nickelodeon was good and had shows like Rugrats? Remember when our favorite tots went to the big screen? Lastly, remember that annoying song from said movie? This song went from Rugrats to invading every sporting event since its release. But you know what? It reminds me of Tommy Pickles and the gang, so even though it’s probably the stupidest song ever created (it’s got woofs for God’s sake)…it’s got a hook I can’t deny.

4. 30h!3 “Don’t Trust Me“
I loathed this song when it came out. I thought it and the group were horrible live when I seen them at the beginning of their “career.” But after my best friend had it on repeat in her car for months and I seen them at Warped Tour, they redeemed themselves. They are like the gonorrhea of music, but they bring the dance party and for that, damn them, damn them to hell.

3. Montell Jordan “This is How We Do It”
It’s Hip Hop at it’s best, the 90′s. Before auto tune and bling, it was when a good beat and a good time was all you needed. “Forgot about the drive by…” is a lyric that I should be ashamed of loving, seeing that I’m a white washed, half breed who grew up in a trailer park, not the “hood,” but because this jam has a personal meaning to my family, it’d be wrong for me to shun it.

2. Justin Bieber “Baby“
I want to hate this song only because I’m adult and its infectious ways has made me fall head over heels for this fetus. Enough said.

1. Limp Bizkit “Break Stuff“
When I was in middle school, Limp Bizkit was one of the rock bands that invaded my pop world on TRL on MTV. At the time, they were badass…I said at the time. But as their spotlight wore on, so did the public’s opinion of them. Most turned their back on the band that brought us “Break Stuff.” That song, to me, is best to put on when you’re pissed off. And while the rest of the world may deny their love for it, I gladly hang my head in shame while getting down to it.

Avalon

Hipper students of 1980s pop might like to pretend that Joy Division and The Smiths had a monopoly on melancholia, but for the older, more suave miserabilist, nothing could match the stylised desolation of Roxy Music’s last album. Avalon was recorded in the wake of the band’s first number one hit–a version of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy”–and although that song isn’t on here, its tortured shadow looms large over “While My Heart Is Still Beating”, the title track, and the unlikely Balearic anthem

Rating: (out of 11 reviews)

List Price: £13.99

Price:

Chopin : the Man and His Music

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Price:

Find More Music Products

Sheet Music Stand – Black

• Large Metal Sheet Holder (400 x 320mm)
• Height Adjustment
• Stable Base
• Height adjustment: 0.5 – 1.05m
• Weight: 3.0kg

Sheet music stand with large metal sheet holder (400 x 320mm), height adjustable. Stable base.

Height adjustment: 0.5 – 1.05m
Weight: 3.0kg

Rating: (out of 3 reviews)

Price: