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  • Robert Leroy Johnson..The King of the Delta Blues Lives on!  By : Robin Piggott
    A Twenty Seven Year old Robert Johnson recorded 36 of the most influential songs in The Idiom of The Blues. The year was 1936 and Today nearly Seventy years later his Music and Mastery lives on, to thrill and chill the hearts and minds of millions of followers of The Blues. If you are not aware of his music and lyrics pay him a visit and meet one of the Music Giants of the 20th Century.
  • Make Your Own Beats, Instrumentals, Tracks, and Demo CDs  By : Matthew Keith
    Many people are making an excellent living selling thier samples, tracks, and cd's, on the Internet and off, even if they're not with a major record label. Just look around on the Internet. People are paying $30 to $60 for small beat and and sound packages, $50 to $100 for small loopsets and beatsets, $100 to $300 for Instrumentals, $100's to $1,000's for complete tracks and samples, and for the few lucky ones like Jay-Z and J D... "Money aint a Thing"! They sell millions...
  • First a Trickle then a Flood.The Birth of the Blues in Britain  By : Robin Piggott
    As the original Blues artists from the Delta,Chicago and Texas struggled to make their Music heard a few records were discovered by young British kids in the early sixties.The impact of these remarkable sounds on this generation took on a life all of its own and in a couple of years the Blues was the talking point of all Kids interested in music.It was cool to be into R'n'B and to know even a few of the names.What followed changed the World of Music for ever
  • Humor Under The Keyboard  By : Ismael Tabije
    For me, the piano is the symbol of what is stiff, proper and elegant. It doesn’t have faults, it is perfect. Pianists are the most perfectionist people in the world. They should not and can not make mistakes especially when performing. That is how I viewed the piano and the pianists. But then, I just found out I was wrong. A few researches and I have once again proven that appearances can be deceiving.

    The pianists we see play appear to be the most formal and respectable s...
  • U2s Bono From Rock Star To Designer To Humanitarian  By : Sher Matsen
    U2s lead singer Bono isn’t content with being part of a top band. Fashion and Music – well I’m sure they can mix!
  • Practicing The Guitar - Are You Kidding Yourself?  By : Sandy Knoll
    Practicing the guitar is no different than doing anything else to improve other aspects of you life. For example, if you're an athlete do you improve your endurance by driving you car? No, you do it by running or some other form of exercise that builds muscle and cardio vascular endurance.

    So it is with the guitar. Be sure that when you sit down to practice that you practice. Avoid the temptation to kid yourself by saying that you were practicing by just holding your guita...
  • Throat Singing in Inuit Culture  By : Clint Leung
    Introduction to ancient throat singing in the Inuit culture in Arctic Canada. Describes recent revival of this entertainment form.
  • The Rolling Stones  By : Chad Koch
    1. You Can't Always Get What You Want
    2. Only Rock 'n Roll
    3. Get Off My Cloud
    4. She's A Rainbow
    5. Under My Thumb
    6. It's All Over Now
    7. Don't Stop
    8. Happy
    9. The Last Time

    1. You Can't Always Get What You Want

    Mere days after their release of "Beggar's Banquet" in 1968, the band pulled together a real-life circus of a show. Designed as a television spectacle consisting of real circus performers, and some top rock acts of the day. Jethro Tull, The Who and Er...
  • Start Your Own Sheet Music Collection  By : Robert Brown
    Starting a sheet music collection is easy, once you’ve decided what you want to collect. Sheet music is inexpensive and relatively easy to find. You can find music at yard sales, antique shows and on the internet. Only music that is very scarce or rare is expensive. Most pieces can be found at a price between three and twenty five dollars. Extremely rare sheet music can carry a price of up to a thousand dollars, but few pieces fall into this category. You will find music in a...
  • Songwriter Confessions #4  By : Bill Dollar
    Once a recording studio reaches a certain size, it has to have a studio cat. That seems to be Nature's unwritten law and you resist it at your peril. It happens as you're unwrapping the new Lexicon reverb unit that will take you up to the next level of sound. Before the carton has been cleared away, there is a scratching at the studio door. And you really don't have any say about the applicant. Apparently there is some mystical studio cat network, and when that unheard alarm ...
  • Got HD? It's the next big thing in radio -- pure, crystal-clear sound -- and it's free!  By : Doug Hanna
    HD Radio is a new technology that does for braodcast radio what HDTV does for broadcast televison. HD AM radio sounds as good as FM today and HD FM sounds almost like listening to a CD. Read more about this amazing new technology....
  • HD Radio and multi-casting or more is really better  By : Doug Hanna
    HD Radio technology enables radio stations to broadcast different programs simultaneously. It's called mujlti-casting and it could change everything you know about radio ...
  • Bob Dylan  By : Chad Koch
    1. Crooning Bob, Hidden Muse
    2. Masked & Anonymous
    3. Robert Allen Zimmerman
    4. Elston Gunn
    5. A Star Is Born
    6. A Legend Mends A Legend
    7. Emergence
    8. Bringing It All Back Home
    9. Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
    10. Grammy Time
    11. Pope On The Red Line
    12. In Their Father's Footsteps?
    13. Albums Of The Year
    14. Hollywood Hit List
    15. Jack Fate
    16. Award Monger
    17. The Missing Beatle?

    "I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility...
  • The Heart Effect: Startling New Information About How Music Affects Your Health  By : Art Turner
    Twenty-four young, healthy test subjects lay quietly in a university lab, listening to carefully chosen music through headphones, as doctors and technicians hovered around them meticulously measuring their vital signs. The study concluded quickly and the subjects returned to their normal everyday lives. But as the researchers began sifting through the data, something new and interesting began to emerge.

    We've known for some time that music is a powerful relaxation tool. M...
  • An interview with drummer Mykill(mike) aresco of Dead skin mask, pawns of christ and formerly of Lost Soul  By : SLAYER GIRL
    An impressive interview with an impressive drumme mike aresco.
  • Metallica - St. Anger  By : Chad Koch
    1. St. Anger
    2. Metallica Reloaded
    3. The Early Early Early Days
    4. Under The Influence
    5. Monsters Of Rock
    6. Nabbing Napster
    7. Master Of Puppets
    8. Ride The Lightning
    9. Worn Justice
    10. Headbangers' Ball

    1. St. Anger

    The band that put the Metal in Heavy Metal returns with one of their heaviest albums yet. It is a return to the early days of Metallica, resembling their first album, Kill 'Em All. Unlike their albums of the past decade, there isn't ...
  • Making Your Own Music: Songwriting Basics  By : Sintilia Miecevole
    Whether you are a teenager or are well into your golden years, it is never too late to explore your creative side, especially if you are interested in music. Songwriting is an excellent way to express your thoughts and feelings and to communicate them to your friends and family, even if you have no aspirations of musical fame or fortune. If you are interested in selling or performing your songs, however, you should be aware that it is a hard road and that very few songwriters...
  • Jam Band Writing Journals – Track Your Shows  By : Nomad Rick
    Following jam bands is a blast because of the music, places you see and cool people you meet. Jam band journals are great ways to keep track of your shows.
  • Review Of Lemon Jelly - 64-95  By : Matt Jones
    North London duo Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen AKA Lemon Jelly return with their unique brand of downbeat madness, melody and whimsical humour.

    They've come a long way since 2000's debut album "KY", a compilation of their first three limited 10"...
  • Want To Learn How To Play Guitar Easily And Effortlessly?  By : MagFool
    This article tells you about the most important things you simply must know when starting to learn how to play guitar.
  • Thursday Rock  By : Ryan Fyfe
    Thursday, a post-hardcore band, is from New Brunswick, New Jersey. The band formed in 1997. Their first full-length album was released in 1999 with a New Jersey based company called indie Eyeball Records. Thursday is known for their notable advancements of artistic nature; many of the bands songs are as a result of books, real world events, and art of various forms. Successfully emerging from the underground indie scene, Thursday at the turn of the century attracted Victory Records attentios.
  • How To Succeed In The Music Business. Part 1  By : David Wright
    So you wanna be a star?
    Part 1

    So, you’ve made the decision! You’ve finished recording your album and it’s the “best” - it deserves to be heard by the world and you’re deserving of the adulation afforded to the creation of such a masterpiece! Of course, you know in your own mind that it won’t be easy to become a star. After all, everyone says that the music business is difficult’. But hey, you’ve got what it takes, you’ve got talent, and this really is a great album - a...
  • Top Secrets of Common Sense ~ Part 1  By : Tom Hess
    The Secrets of What it Really takes to learn, and master the guitar! Writen by a professional guitarsist whom tours the world in concert as well as teachees guitarists all over the world.
  • Music of the 70s  By : Wendy Yeager
    Reliving The Music Of The Seventies
  • The Absolute Worst Way To Download Music On The Internet  By : Charles Cruz
    You get into the online music world. You've had this song playing in the back of your mind all day and now you've decided that you want to download it. You search for it specifically and find that there's a site that is offering you exactly the song you want for free.

    All you had to do is give them your email. You download it. The next thing you know you have a pop up coming out every time you open your browser window.

    You failed to notice all the signs that told you ...
  • How To Succeed In The Music Business. Part 2  By : David Wright
    So you still wanna be a star?
    Part 2

    Whatever genre of music you’re in, you need to define your definition of success. If your definition is ‘being a rich and famous superstar’, then, well ‘good luck’... but if your definition is ‘being a creative artist doing what you want to do in life by sharing your music with those who will listen’, then you should succeed. And if you’ve got the bottle to stick to your own sound and style, your own beliefs of how your music should so...
  • How To Control The Music Download Madness  By : Charles Cruz
    After following the trend of users coming on to the internet to download movies, many resources started to come out offering you the latests downloads. At the very beggining this was great for most users.

    After a while, people started to take advantage of this. They started adding pop ups, illegal spy software, among many other things to their sites. You downloaded an mp3 file and you got the file, but with it you had a shiny new browser window that told you to buy viagra...
  • How to Produce a Christmas Number One Hit  By : Ian Waugh
    How to create a Christmas Number One Hit using your computer and budget-priced music software and hardware.
  • Press Kit Strategies for Singers & Musicians  By : Tiffani Smith
    The main goal in creating a press kit is to generate interest in an artist and the music they play. A press kit includes background information, photos, samples of music, a listing of past and future gigs you have scheduled, and any other pertinent information.
  • Who is Mac Dre?  By : Jake McMullan
    Andre Hicks aka Mac Dre meant so much to thousands of people around the Bay Area, but is not widely known outside of Northern California. So who is Mac Dre and what was he about?

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