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Tap the rhythm of the song's melody to find music. Watch: The First Hour Of MTV. For those watching in 1981, the launch of MTV must have seemed as epic as the rocket-ship visual it used as an opener. For those who don't remember (or didn't exist yet), the iconic moonman's first appearance was juxtaposed with footage of Apollo 11 taking off in the channels first minutes. Although the implications were massive (an entire channel dedicated to music??) And the first video to ever air (our favorite Trivial Pursuit questions: "Video Killed The Radio Star") seemed an ambitious mission statement, MTV did nail something unmistakably cool with its initial aesthetics and promises of all-day, all-night stereo music. Cool story, MTV.
Although the nostalgia is overwhelming, it does make one wonder why a network so far off of its own proclaimed ideology is celebrating the birth of something it would later kill off. Check out the first hour of broadcasting, including some delightfully retro commercials. 10 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Albums. Music is apparently a great place to hide secret messages. The Underground Railroad supposedly coded escape plans into slave work songs, and Mozart's music features more secret Masonic symbolism than the back of a dollar bill.
Well, it turns out some of the most popular musicians of the past 50 years have been getting in on the action too, and just not telling anyone. It's almost like they knew the internet would be invented, and that the music fans who hang out there would have way too much time on our hands. How else can you explain ... #10. The song "Third Stone From the Sun" from Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced album is a trippy jazz/rock instrumental with some weird noises in the background. But what's even trippier about it is that if you adjust the speed of your record player to play the song like a 45 rpm vinyl (a format usually reserved for singles), you can suddenly hear two aliens talking by radio as they approach Earth. Although we have some theories. #9. . #8. . #7. . #6. ... Fine Print Magazine | You're welcome. For love that is on the edge... | curlyjesse | 8tracks. McSweeney's Internet Tendency: What Your Favorite Classic Rock Band Says About You, Part Two.
10 New Mumford & Sons Songs (Original, rare and cover songs) Mumford & Sons have become a huge overnight sensation and drastically revitalized the genre of folk rock. Rock legend Robert Plant was recently asked about his favorite artists at the moment and he named two: The Black Keys and Mumford & Sons. What sets Mumford & Sons apart is the intoxicating nature of their music which has a festive, joyful, primal, hopefull yet realistic and deeply human feel.
It penetrates the soul. And almost anyone who hears their music finds it both catchy and refreshing. Audiences at their concerts break out in spontaneous jigs. Mumford & Sons has become well known as a touring band, covering Europe, USA and India over the last year. Nothing is Written To Darkness Sister Broken Crown Unfinished Business Lover of the Light Below my Feet Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Cousins Wagon Wheel Bonus Songs. Many Eyes. First Listen: Red Fang, 'Murder The Mountains' The 9 Dirtiest Beatles Songs. No one can dispute that the Beatles made some of the best music in recorded history. However, for a band that made its fame and fortune on songs like "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You," they could indulge in some subtle (and not-so-subtle) innuendos and double entendres. Here are some of the dirtiest songs in the Beatles catalog. 9. "Norwegian Wood" (Rubber Soul) John Lennon used this song to disguise one of his numerous affairs from his wife, Cynthia. 8.
Even the Beatles themselves have told conflicting stories about the inspiration for this song, ranging from weekend vacationers to part-time hippies. 7. If the title itself wasn't enough of a giveaway, the first line tells the listeners all they need to know ("She was a working girl/North of England Way"). 6. 5. John Lennon originally meant the song to serve as a political protest anthem, but the nonsense lyrics and deep bass led to it turning into a musical dry hump. 4. 3. 2. 1. 32323 views & 36 votes. 10 Things The ‘iPod Generation’ Will Never Experience… | DownTuned. Hey you kids! Get the hell off my lawn! With your gameboys and iPods and knife crime. You don’t know you’re born. Back in my day we’d walk seven miles to pick up a CD from our local record store.
Uphill. Both ways. Etc… But seriously, over the last few years, the way we consume music has changed beyond recognition. 1. It’s amazing, the human eye. 2. It’s the greatest thing you’ve ever heard. 3. They’re designed to hold the CD safely. 4. I feel sorry for manufacturers of CD storage solutions. 5. Ok, yes, you can burn a CD, put together a Spotify playlist or just mail over a bunch of MP3s. 6. Twenty minutes before you leave on a two week trip with your family and, although you’ve packed your Discman and headphones, you’ve forgotten to pack your CDs. 7. Not just waiting – but waiting. 8. When you can’t just Google, Scrob or Lazyweb it, how do you discover new music? 9. The absolutely perfect place to do it. 10 The Secret Track See what I did there? Tweet This! Inudge.net - Nudge.
KROQ's Top 500 Most Requested Songs Of All Time. Best Albums from 2010's First Half. RSL Album Buyer's Guide 2010 Volume OneMind Strong by Blaine Fontana Welcome! You have just found one of the most exhaustive and well-considered lists of quality, new music available in 2010. We don't promise to have everything that's out there but what is comes in one easy-to-digest package! Read on below: there's an mp3 or video from each of THE BEST music projects RSL has come across in the first half of 2010. Ultimately, this A-Z shopping list (we have great confidence that any and all of these belong in your permanent collection) is a reflection of our own personal tastes.
(Accordingly - there are some rather prominent omissions from this list - and we stand firmly by these selections. Note: Everything we love that was released from June onward will be captured in our Year End piece. Enjoy the fruits of our labor & invest in the artist material. "One of my absolute favorite records of the year starts this alphabetical listing off right. SHARON JONES & the DAP KINGSWeb / My / Fb / Tw. 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists. “You can caress [a guitar] like a woman,” says Jimmy Page in the opening of It Might Get Loud, a new documentary by Davis Guggenheim that invites electric-guitar virtuosos Page, U2’s The Edge, and Jack White to meet on an L.A. soundstage, tell their guitar stories, and do a little impromptu jamming.
In theaters now, it’s the kind of gripping music doc that could inspire girls and boys everywhere to ditch Guitar Hero for a real Stratocaster. And yet, as good as it is, we couldn’t help but think, Why no female guitarist in the bunch? Could be that since the electric guitar’s popularity blossomed in the mid-twentieth century, collective wisdom has suggested that great female guitarists simply don’t exist. Take Rolling Stone’s 2003 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Only two women, Joni Mitchell and Joan Jett, were honored. Joan Jett A no-nonsense player who in only a few strums can get an entire barroom howling her 1982 hit, “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.”
Lita Ford Nancy Wilson. Stereomood – emotional internet radio - music for my mood and activities. What Is That Song - Top 100 Cover Songs. 10 Commandments from The Rock Bible. Below we’ve reprinted our favorite 10 commandments — and if you enjoy these, remember there are literally hundreds more to enjoy if you pick up the book, which also includes illustrations, parables and essays from people you’d never want near your church such as comedian Patton Oswalt and Man Or Asto-Man?’
S drummer Birdstuff a.k.a. Brian Teasley. Trust us, if bible study was as fun as what’s listed below we’d want to go to church every day. I. “Do not name your band after another current band’s song or album. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. The Rock Bible: Unholy Scripture For Fans & Bands is the brainchild of author/editor Henry Owings who is also the publisher of Chunklet. Banned album covers - 30 controversial album covers | NoiseAddicts music and audio blog. The 25 Best Soundtracks of the Decade (2000-2009) [Note: This was a rather ambitious post with a lot of embedded content. Please excuse awkward spacing and timing lags.] Considering it's March of 2010, I guess I should clarify that I've made a list of the best soundtracks from last decade, 2000-2009.
I started a draft of this at least six months ago but of course it fell into the netherworld of unfinished posts. As late as it is, here are 25 soundtracks from the last decade that I remember fondly, and I use the word "soundtrack" loosely since some of these movies had great songs that weren't actually on the soundtrack album. First, here are some that I am setting aside because they fall into the following advantageous categories. Musicals - Across the Universe, Dreamgirls, Moulin Rouge! Biopics - Walk the Line, I'm Not There, Notorious, Ray Documentaries - Dave Chappelle's Block Party, Tupac:Resurrection, Amandla! Now, on to the list of 25, in alphabetical order with the exception of this first selection: 1. Donnie Darko Dogtown and Z Boys.
Six Amazing Songs That Illustrate What it Means to Be Human | Raptitude.com. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ~Confucius I just took a look at CNN’s site and it was, as usual, boasting its favorite palette of troublesome nouns and verbs. Terror, death, murder, destruction, Bush. People do bad things sometimes; it’s not really news, I know. But contrary to popular notions, I think war, exploitation and violence are not the results of our differences. Rather, they are the result of our most pervasive similarity: that we all suffer, and none of us want to. No, these ‘news’ items aren’t new. Linguistic and cultural barriers keep us from recognizing these two universal similarities in others, but there is a human invention that can circumvent all that.
I find it fascinating, but also completely unsurprising, that music has developed in every single human culture. Music unites us by telling stories with which we can all identify. Before you listen I have two requests. And secondly, turn up the volume. You can listen here. Lesson 187 - Break-Up Songs. Man, there will likely be some disagreements with this one. We tried to go with not only the attitude the song would put you in, but also the description of the break-up in the lyrics. We also tried being as diverse as possible with the genres, which is why some of the songs on this chart are songs we would never listen to. Thanks to Brent, Han, and Ron for all their suggestions. Here are Ron's complete suggestions if you're interested.
The December crossword will be up today. That Song Sounds Like. 50 Greatest Debut Albums | NME.COM. John_Lennon_5.jpg (JPEG Image, 4962x5520 pixels) - Scaled (9%) TabNabber - piano tabs, tablature, chords, sheet music, notes. 15 Female Music Artists You Should Have a Crush On | BRASKY. 5 Easy Ways to Clean up Your Music Collection. EmailEmail We often listen to songs in digital formats such as MP3, as they are small and convenient. Since many MP3 files often come with incorrect or missing song information (tags), organizing them in a playlist is a tedious experience – duplicates, inconsistencies in artist or song names, etc.
The problem is further compounded when your music library is huge – searching the web for song information individually becomes a chore. Here are some tips on how to obtain tag information and album art for your songs. 1. MediaMonkey is a freeware all-in-one media player. 2. At some point we might have an MP3 file lying around the computer with absolutely no song information in its tags or filename, and its tune wasn’t able to evoke a memory of its title nor artist when played. 3. Want to change the artist name of your entire Beethoven collection from œBeethoven, Ludwig van to "Ludwig van Beethoven"? 4. 5. What programs do you use to organize your music library? Google+ What's your weather? | Match music to your weather.
CitySounds.fm - The music of cities. Musicroom.com - Sheet Music for Musicians. Soundtrack of My Life. Please generate and paste your ad code here. If left empty, the default referral ads will be shown on your blog. Two recent albums made me reassess my relationship with music. As a part-time musician and composer (mostly lyrics), I used to believe that I made music, but after the reassessment I began to realise that music made me. Both albums were rerecordings of pop classics, Love by the Beatles made me look at the songs that I’ve known by heart for decades in a new light, Live in London by Leonard Cohen showed me that old singers can improve on their glorious past by returning a new, fresh, adult rendition of their songs. Music has been a part of my life ever since I went to see a very young Cliff Richard romancing young Lauri Peters on a double decker red bus in Summer Holiday.
But it wasn’t until I heard four Liverpudlians singing She Loves You in a music store that my soundtrack really started. Help! My Youtube Soundtrack of My Life Playlist. Bedtime Tunes. The Beatles Funnies. Artists. The Origins of Band Names. Roadside Jesus' Periodic Table of Rockin' 90.3 FM - where the music matters. Mixtape For You. StumbleAudio (2 million+ music tracks to discover) The Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel | Music | A.V. Undercover. Four hands, one guitar. Songs to wander (or wonder) to | peacebones | 8tracks.
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