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Deconstruction: Dengue Fever “Seeing Hands”

Usually it is not a good thing to catch Dengue Fever unless it is the LA based band that mix 60s sounds with Cambodian pop. I’ve been giving their latest album Venus on Earth a good play in the car on the way to work and have fallen head over heels for the band. It [...]

Learn To Sing Better - Tips on Better Breathing

Breathing properly for singing is the single most important factor in obtaining good solid technique in order to sing better. Every singing sound we make, at least, is dependent on consistent and steady airflow. If you have more control of this air flow, you will have more singing control and thereby have better quality of your singing, including strength, duration, and capacity. This article will assist you in learning that breathing properly not only is critical in singing, but assists in overall better health!

The Return Of Britpop?

So.... I'm not sure if the world felt the same about bands such as the Beatles, the Kinks, Oasis and Blur. I refer to britpop, is it on its way back?

Learn How To Play Acoustic Guitar, Read A Guitar Tab - Part 2

Guitar music has a musical notation all its own. Rather than the standard musical notation that other musicians use, guitar players use a more simple and operational type of musical notation, called a tab. The great thing about using acoustic guitar tabs is that you can learn to play guitar without having to learn to read music in the traditional sense. Tabs, or tablatures, are used for many stringed instruments. In this article we keep looking at how to read guitar 2 as we previously discussed in Part 1.

Mini review: Sony PFR-V1 headphones - all bad, except for the sound

So, Sony sent me a pair of their new PFR-V1 headphones, which are supposed to sound like you're sitting in front of a pair of speakers. I'm not sure why, as they're not being sold as pro monitor headphones. Anyway...

Neutrik CrystalCON: XLR plugs with Swarovski crystals

It looks like a late April Fool, but isn't. Neutrik, who make over 1,600 different types of connector, are launching blinged-up male & female XLR plugs, presumably for the growing diva market.