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Sister Outsider Headbanger On Being a Black Feminist Metalhead I'm not sure exactly when or how it happened, but at some point in my childhood I began to think I was a white guy trapped in the body of a black girl. And not just any white guy, either—a guitar player in a heavy-metal band. Ok, stop laughing. It's no joke. this song is sick Posted in Bangin, Video by nick | Tags: 2014, Chance the Rapper, Hip-Hop, LIVE, Lollapalooza Chance the Rapper made a legendary return to his home city of Chicago after gaining a monstrous global following as he played a huge set at the trend setting Lollapalooza music festival. This Sunday's set was a very special one for the rapper as him and his Social Experiment band went through an impressive collection of all the favorites from his popular mixtapes and even managed to slip in a few unreleased new tracks. This was truly something special as the love for his home city resulted in some unreal chemistry.

Guardian Music London rapper Little Simz flew halfway across the world to Cape Town, for this Jeremy Cole-directed video for single Gratitude. It features footage shot during this year’s #FeesMustFall movement, which saw a South African university students protest the raising of tuition fees at sit-ins and rallies that often involved violent clashes with armed police. Simz raps her verses over a melancholy, thudding beat and an indie-indebted guitar line while London-based band the Hics take over singing duties in the chorus. For context, the Guardian recently ran a long-form story looking at #FeesMustFall and the origins of educational disparity in a country still divided by the racist policies entrenched by the former apartheid government. Simz’ debut album, A Curious Tale of Trials and Persons, is out now on AGE 101.

Floating Little Leaves of Code I’ve never seen the ham do anything but leak juice. Today, our business in Ambrose Caverns is with the elf. He is a crucial part of the next lessons. Let’s all make him feel welcome. Go start warming up your listening hats! Acoustic Guitar Lessons - Fingerscapes - Richard Gilewitz The polyphonic, melodic and rhythmic characteristics of guitar supply a never-ending source of inspiration, creativity and invention. Triggering the creative process, however, is not easy — we've all experienced the guitarist's equivalent of "writer's block" in all aspects of our playing. If your creative juices have been a little drippy lately, rejoice because your fix is in hand. Fingerscapes' rut-busting, invigorating curriculum will cure all that ails your originality. << Click player below for a sample video from the course >> Fingerscapes is a cerebral course of study for guitarists across all styles. For the left brain; a palette of tools and techniques for rousing creativity.

Top 10 Metal Scenes In America By Brandon Ringo 10. Little Rock, AR Little Rock isn’t the kind of town that’s associated with heavy metal very often. However, thanks to heavy-hitting bands like Rwake and Pallbearer, as well as Iron Tongue, Deadbird, Seahag and many more, the scene has been flourishing as of late and Downtown Music Hall is a fantastic place to catch a show.

Music Blog, Music Videos, Mp3s 47 Sites Every Recording Musician Should Visit In a recent “Open Mic” we asked you, “Which music-related sites do you visit regularly?” This article is a summary of the great suggestions given in the comments to that article. You can make the list even longer by commenting on this article.

Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine Blog / Page #1 / Dying For Bad Music With all the press about american primitivism and John Fahey I miss one name the most. It's Nick Schillace. I don't know why he remain unmentioned I can only assume that he was a bit too early releasing his solo guitar work. Also his Joh … Church of Zer Aquarium Drunkard

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