Ellie Goulding Gives Justin Timberlake's 'Mirrors' a Soulful Twist [AUDIO] British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding recently covered Justin Timberlake's hit song "Mirrors" for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and the rendition is nothing short of soulful. Goulding stripped down the tune, swapping Timberlake's steady dance beats for piano melodies and backup vocals. Goulding's raspy voice adds a new edge to the pop song that will make you want to dance and cry simultaneously (we won't judge if you do). "Mirrors" was Timberlake's second single off of The 20/20 Experience. Now to whom do we submit the petition begging Goulding and Timberlake to duet? BONUS: 15 A Cappella Covers of '90s Theme Songs Image: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images
Advanced Vinyl Handling, DJ Basics Mixing With the master out you have control over the music volume for the crowd, monitor out controls what you hear directly yourself. And next to that there is the headphone out to control the music volume of your headphone. The first one of these 3 should be controlled with care: Big changes in music volume for the crowd should only be a result of the records themselves! Like the balance between the volume of the monitor speakers and the dancefloor speakers, there is also the need to balance the volume of your headphone and that of the monitor speakers. In order to explain the use of the mixer to make a proper transition I'll use what is called reverse engineering: I start with the desired end-result and reason backwards how you can possibly use the equipment to achieve this result. There is beat-matching, bar-matching, loop-matching and stage-matching. End result: provide the crowd with music. Incoming records should have the same music volume as the currently playing record. ...
The Ultimate Beginner's Machine Workout For Women If you're a woman just starting out in the gym, you may be feeling intimidated. Not only is the array of machines overwhelming, but most gyms are replete with muscular men who look like they'll crush anything in their way - including you. If this describes how you feel, you're not alone; many women can identify. But if you're willing to take a tiny step beyond your comfort barrier, you'll be on the road to some fantastic fitness progress. Let's review some of the key points you need to know to design a machine workout that will get you started on a weightlifting regimen. KISS: Keep It Simple, Sister First, keep your workout as simple as possible. Since you're new to the concept of weightlifting, your body will respond quickly to even basic exercises. Machine weight training is great because the apparatus helps you through the correct pattern of movement with no stress on your part. "Machine machinations for building more muscle." Focus On Form Don't Push Far Beyond Your Comfort Zone
Jazzwomen: Conversations With Twenty-One Musicians - Wayne Enstice - Google Books [listen] Machinedrum, "Gunshotta" Machinedrum is releasing his Vapor City project on September 20th, as well as the Gunshotta Ave. EP October 14th on Ninja Tune. That's 2013, not 1997, though “Gunshotta” wouldn't be too out of place in a secret DnB rave from that decade. Rave purists will find the breaks, bass, and soulful vocals of yesteryear, while the Berlin producer pushes it into the present by imbuing the song with a sense of setting full of both emotion and dimension. Retro-inclined, but still forward thinking enough to justify listening rather than tuning in to the old-school block on our pirate radio stations.
100 Songs You Can't Get Out Of Your Head Go ahead and take a handful of Advil now. You’re welcome. Say goodbye to the rest of the afternoon, because you'll either be entertained for hours by these 100 songs, or you will somehow chew off your own ears and go to the hospital. 1. “Love Shack” – The B-52s 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. “$5 Footlong”- Subway Commercial 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 19. 24. 25. 28. 38. 39. 43. 46. 47. 52. 52. 60. 61. 74. 85. 86. 90. 91. 100. We're sorry.
Fat Loss Experiment - Lean Lifestyle Lab EmailShare 4EmailShare I’m not a naturally lean guy. In school I was always on the chubby side. At my peak of around 203 pounds (I’m 5’10”) I decided it was time to give it another try. This post is about six key lessons I learned from losing 44 pounds of fat. Lesson #1: Permanent Lifestyle vs Temporary Fix When I first started out trying to lose weight my motivation came in bursts. The underlying problem is that you are trying to find a quick fix to something that needs a permanent lifestyle change. That means the way you lose weight should be enjoyable and feel like you could live like this forever. The the sooner you come to terms with the fact that it’s a permanent lifestyle rather than a temporary diet, the more time and effort you will save by avoiding the frustrating yoyo dieting experience. Lesson #2: What Gets Measured, Gets Managed After about half a year of trying different approaches to losing weight I came across the MyFitnessPal app. Lesson #3: Calories Do Matter
New Indie Music - Five Albums You Should Be Listening to Right Now, with Royal Bangs, Generationals, Surf City, Mazarin, Aztec Camera This week's curator: Mara Schwartz of Bug Music. By Mara Schwartz Every two weeks, titans of the mediasphere give Nerve their music recommendations. My life features a soundtrack of near-continual music, whether I'm deciding which of our company's artists to suggest for an upcoming film, checking out new songwriters we're considering signing, or just listening for pleasure. 1. This Nashville-based electro-indie trio takes all the cool hybridization of dance-punk bands like The Rapture and !!! Listen: "Poison Control" 2. Last year's debut from New Orleans act Generationals (which rose from the ashes of the indie-pop band The Eames Era) is all over the map, careening between '60s-inspired boy-group pop, wonderfully twee bounciness, and guitar-laden indie rock. Listen: "Nobody Could Change Your Mind" 3. Listen: "See How The Sun" 4. Listen: "Another One Goes By" 5. On the slight chance you're not wondering, "Who?" Listen: "All I Need Is Everything"
Is this the coolest cover song ever? Watch. This is incredible. Three members from Swedish vocal group Erato have done a cover of Call Your Girlfriend by Robyn, using only their hands, their voices and a few containers. It’s a must-watch. Imagine you’re at a dinner party. Different opinions are welcome but keep it respectful or the host will show you the door. And if you’re offensive, you’ll be blacklisted and all your comments will go directly to spam. If you wish to remain anonymous, please simply use 'Anonymous' or 'Guest' as your user name and type in guest@mamamia.com.au as the email.
The Zen of Ear Training – Part 1 - Disc Makers' Echoes by Evan Kepner An important part of every musician’s evolution is ear training. It’s a strange concept, but becoming an active and educated listener pays off in a huge way. First lets cover a few points about what ear training is and isn’t and then we’ll get to the exercises. Ear training is a broad term used to cover two aural developmental practices – perfect pitch and relative pitch. Ear training will not diminish your ability to enjoy music. I’ll admit that ear training is difficult for me. Finally, why bother? For this lesson the exercises are very sequential. Exercise 1: Sing a scale. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do This is important though, you have to be able to sing these tones in key. Exercise 2: Once you feel comfortable that you can sing a scale in tune, focus on each interval. Do Re Do Re Do Re Do Re Do Re Doing it over such a long interval is important, you need to really let your ears soak in each tone. Exercise 3: Remember this is all about development, which happens slowly.
Anna Von Hausswolff Finds A Pipe Organ In New York City 7 Essential Books on Music, Emotion, and the Brain by Maria Popova What Freud has to do with auditory cheesecake, European opera and world peace. Last year, Horizon’s fascinating documentary on how music works was one of our most-liked pickings of 2010. But perhaps even more fascinating than the subject of how music works is the question of why it makes us feel the way it does. Today, we try to answer it with seven essential books that bridge music, emotion and cognition, peeling away at that tender intersection of where your brain ends and your soul begins. We love the work of neuroscientist and prolific author Oliver Sacks, whose latest book, The Mind’s Eye, was one of our favorite brain books last year. Why music makes us feel the way it does is on par with questions about the nature of divinity or the origin of love. Patel also offers this beautiful definition of what music is: Sound organized in time, intended for, or perceived as, aesthetic experience. Donating = Loving Brain Pickings has a free weekly newsletter. Share on Tumblr
Foo Fighters Surprise Westboro Baptist Church Members With A Song There is perhaps no religious organization in the United States that stirs up more hate than the Westboro Baptist Church. For more than twenty years, Fred Phelps and his family have crisscrossed the country, picketing funerals, condemning homosexuality and spurring counter-protests. Not surprisingly, the tone at these demonstrations is frequently very hostile, but the atmosphere was uncharacteristically light on Friday night thanks to a healthy dose of Foo. Late last month, the Westboro Baptist Church decided its members would picket this weekend’s Foo Fighters concert in Kansas City. Rather than an indictment of Dave Grohl and company themselves, the protest was more designed as a middle finger to the entertainment industry as a whole, which according to the church acts as a “microcosm of the people of this doomed nation.” In preparation for the protests, the Foo Fighters rented a large flatbed truck and purchased fake moustaches.