Smash Hits Rest In Peace
Smash Hits RIPIn 1978 former NME writer Nick Logan birthed Smash Hits on his kitchen table. The first issues cover star was Plastic Bertrand, and Logan so unsure of the magazine he edited it under the pseudonym Chris Hall. He shouldn?t have worried as the Magazine went on to both mirror and shape the pop music of the 1980?s. Its colour posters became wallpaper for teenagers bedrooms. The real revolution was securing the rights to print the lyrics to ?Smash Hit?of the day. These lyrical crib shee...
How To Pick The Right Musicians For A Band
Ready to start your own band? There are plenty of musicians out there willing to pursue a career in music with you, but how do you choose the right musician? Different musicians contribute different sounds to a band depending on their technical skills, innovations, and music diversity. For example, Metallica would not sound the way they do without James Hetfield, or Dream Theater would definitely not sound the same without the drumming talents of Mike Portnoy.Here are some tips on how to narrow ...
The Strokes New Album
The Strokes have emerged this past year as one of my favorite bands. Just the other day, after picking up their third album, Impressions Of Earth, I came to the conclusion that these guys are battery acid bad. Half the time I don?t know what their singer is saying--either that or it?s too poetic to register in my simple brain; but what I do know is this, the music is stunning.Their musical ideas remind me much of the late 80?s underground scene, bands such as the Pixies and Pavement. On anoth...
View From The Stage: Give Me Your Lost Your Lonely Your Drunk
They gather in clusters around tiny tables on soaring stools. You find them belly busting at the bar, shoring walls, and idling in the aisle ways?the people who leave the coziness of their living rooms, and head out into the night in search of music and camaraderie: Rock Fans. Sure they have a plethora of website concerts streaming their desktops, and cable channels of rock, hip-hop, and good ol? country, but they?ll come out in the rain to be a part of a live scene.Today it?s just me up there o...
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon IIVI: A Softly Spoken Magic Spell
I, Us and ThemDavid Gilmour sings the last line of ?Money? and the energy of the song dissolves to a shuffling swing? ?Away?away??As the track fades, the question and answer calls between Gilmour?s guitar and vocal are joined by fragments from another conversation? ? I don?t know if I was really drunk at the time??Meanwhile, on the crossfade, a new dawn of colour slowly materialises. Eventually, as a mass of suspensions and densely clustered notes clear, Rick Wright?s Hammond organ settles on ...
Rock Lyrics Of The 1980’s
One of the most well-know eras of music is the nineteen-eighties. In this period the virus AIDS hadn?t been quite discovered yet and everyone was still under the notion that having a good time with as many people as possible was the best way to live. Hair styles and clothing looked as weird they could, with long hair and mullets being in fashion throughout the decade. And of course, the musical genre was forever changed as many, many rock bands made a name for themselves and created well-known h...
World’s Forgotten Boy
It is a shame to hear that the world is believing that the energetic career of Britain?s best loved rockers is coming to an end. So I feel it is my duty to fuel the diminishing fan base one more time by bringing you the very pinnacle of this man?s career, when we sneered with him, rocked to him, got drunk to him and probably some of us even lost our virtue to him?.that last comment could be debatable.What I have chosen here is one of many prized possessions that I have by this cyberpunk figure....
Using Music To Better Your Life
After several years of studying the art of music and being involved in the music business/marketing I have learned a lot of important lessons that apply to all business and even people?s lives.Most of my study has been in the field of music marketing, but as the wheels of my mind have been turning and with the experience I?ve had with Direct Sales, I want to encourage you to explore this as a way to expand your business...and provide a new outlet of fun for yourself too!Why in the world do you w...
Different Ways Artists Can Use Lyrics
Often times music lyrics are simply used to create catchy words that people hear. These words are designed to appeal and convince people to buy CDs and attend concerts of a certain artist. There are other reasons, however, that artists choose their lyrics as they do. Lyrics are heard by all of an artist?s audience and can occasionally be beneficial to a cause or an idea. This article will explore the different reasons artists create lyrics in the way that they do.A common usage of lyrics in this...
Review: The Bled Pass The Flask
Released in 2003, Pass the Flask turned this little quintet from Tucson, into a mainstream success overnight. Classifying this band as ?metalcore? or ?indie? or ?hardcore? is quite futile, because for every genre you pick, someone is going to disagree, and have a solid backing for their view. Everyone however can agree that whatever The Bled are doing, they are doing it well.This album bursts into action from the first song, and doesn?t let you down for 38 minutes. Personally I would like to see...
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