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The working person’s muxtape

A themed muxtape with the songs relating to working in some form or another. Annotations over the fold, as you listen along. Oakley Hall - Confidence Man A live version from the Daytripper sessions and one of me favourite songs. Lyrically, a little desperate and strange and the line “maxing out my limit on the minimum [...]

Liane Carroll - Slow Down

Liane Carroll's much-anticipated release Slow Down delivers the goods as Liane, her piano, and her remarkable Jazz voice rewards us with her best release to date. Slow Down: Memphis In June, All The Way, Lazy Susan, You Can't Show My Heart Down, Let Me Be What You Be To Me, Catch The Wind, In My Solitude, Willow Weep For Me, The World Stopped Turning, All of Me, One Fine Day, If I loved...

Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men

Stanley Clarke's The Toys of Men is Stanley at his very best as he channels his passion and emotion into a message of hope, love, and carrying. The Toys of Men: The Toys of Men (Part 1 - Draconian, Part 2 - Fear, Part 3 - Chaos, Part 4 - Cosmic Intervention, Part 5 - The Opening of the Gates, Part 6 - God Light), Come on, Jerusalem, Back in the Woods, All Over Again...

Sonny Rollins - Live In London, Volume 2

Traveling back in time may only be a dream, but with Sonny Rollins - Live In London Volume 2 you come as close as possible to experiencing the legendary performer during a critical creative juncture in his life (1965). Live In London Volume 2: Introduction by Ronnie Scott, Nutty (Monk), A Foggy Day (Gershwin & Gershwin), Flamingo (Grouya / Anderson), Autumn Nocturne (Myrow / Gannon), Night and Day (Porter)...

Good Guitar Playing Tips For Newbies

Have you suddenly developed a passion towards music and wish to learn guitar? Then there are chances that you might be looking out for a good teacher who would be willing to teach you at your residence or theirs. But how would you know whether you are able to get a good professional performer or not.

Cheap DJ Systems - How To Get Started Being A DJ

Becoming a DJ is not an easy, nor cheap endeavor. But with careful planning and being on the lookout for cheap DJ systems can ease the transition.

The Grammy Awards Celebrates 50 Years Of Musical Excellence

The Grammy Awards (originally known as the Gramophone Awards) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievement in the record industry, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious award available in music.

Christian Gospel Music Singers - Alvin Slaughter Career Profile

The life and times of Alvin Slaughter. Career review examining his musical development and contribution to the gospel music industry in the United States.

Andrae Crouch Gospel Music Career Profile

The life and times of gospel singer Andrae Crouch. Review of his musical career history and huge contribution to the development of gospel music and contemporary Christian music.

Learn To Play Guitar For Starters

It is not difficult for a beginner to learn to play guitar, the guitar is really an easy instrument to learn how to play, just know that 65% of the American people know how to play view notes on the guitar. If you are new to playing guitar then it can look a little bit overwhelming, but trust me when i state that it is pretty easy and if you can get past the learning curve it is really a lot a fun to play guitar.

Madonna - All Set For The Promotion Of Her New Album

Madonna is promoting her new album "Hard Candy" in her own path breaking ways. She is going to perform at the Roseland Ballroom at New York to support the promotion!

Christian Gospel Music Artists - Albertina Walker Career History

The life and works of the legendary gospel artist Albertina Walker. This review looks at her contribution to the development of gospel music over five decades.

How To Write Songs Like A Pro - Part 1

It's easier than you think to get started in songwriting. But be forewarned, once you get into it, it's hard to get out.

How To Increase Your Income As A Private Music Teacher

Private Music teachers are teachers who teach one instrument, usually one on one with a student, or in small groups of students. Often these lessons are in the teachers or the students homes, or sometimes they are held within a school situation, often with the student coming out of a larger class to spend the time with the teacher. In a private studio or in a school, the monetary arrangements for this kind of music lesson involves the parent paying the teacher "per lesson" and it is these kind of teachers that this article hopes to help increase their...

Electric Guitar Strings - How Do You Know Which Ones To Choose?

There are hundreds of different electric guitar strings to choose from. There's probably... I don't know... dozens of different brands of guitar strings that you can buy as well. For all I know there could be more, so how do you know which one's to choose? Well, if you are looking for an answer to that question, chances are that you are a beginner, so I'll tell you what I think a beginner should start out with.

Echo Nest: the amazing website that can understand music

Here's a technology in search of a killer app: Echo Nest is a web service. Send it an MP3, and it will send back a 800k XML file containing details about the track, from it's basic BPM to it's detailed structure, melodic content and dynamic range. You get timecodes for the start of each beat (or 'tatum'), then details of the loudness, pitch etc of each 'tatum'. Among other things, you could use the data to automatically chop a track into perfect loops. It seems like a phenomenally powerful tool, but so far Echonest don't have many ideas what to actually do with it. Their first showcase is This is my Jam, a lame-ish widget to create automated beatmixes with predictable results (Tiesto to Tiesto = Good. Sabbath to Sinatra = Bad). For me, the first sign of real magic is The Jingler - a little novelty Christmas site coded in 12 hours last year. Using the API, it picks hitpoints and overdubs sleigh bells playing perfectly in time onto any song you upload. It's pointless but really clever. If you want to experiment with the system, you'll need to navigate their baffling site and apply for an API key. If you come up with anything cool, do let me know... (Image is 'Black in Black' through Adam Glazier's Echo Nest visualiser) digg_url = 'http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2008/04/echo-nest-website-that-turns-mp3s-into.html'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_window = 'new';