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Best Electric Guitar Cases to Take on the Road
When you're shopping for the best electric guitar case, there are a few things you want to keep in mind. Whether it's stratocasters and telecasters, handles, durability, cushioning, neck support, or exterior material, all of these details come into play when choosing the best option for you.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Beat
Orlando Charity Single To Be Released By Broadway Stars
Broadway stars from the past and the present will come together to a record their own version of 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' single. The charity single is being recorded to support the victims of the tragic Orlando nightclub shooting.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Beat
Silver Linings Playlist: Arlo Guthrie
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings where I find the best of the maligned and forgotten. My family has several traditions when it comes to Thanksgiving, ranging from the huge spread of sweet breads at breakfast to watching Son In Law. However, one of our biggest annual traditions is listening to Arlo Guthrie's eighteen-minute-long epic folk song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree"during dinner. The story song of a good deed gone awry that leads to pure WTF at a Vietnam draft is a Thanksgiving staple. Rock radio stations have played it every Thanksgiving Day for nearly fifty years and it's even been made into a movie (that I haven't gotten around to seeing yet).
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Beat
The Music Industry
As a music promoter, working in a music venue, a musician, and an avid lover of music, it is fair to say that music and the music industry is a rather large and important part of my life. Something that I have noticed and that has been brought to my attention over the years of being a part of my local, and outside my local, music community is that a lot of people, musicians, and non-musicians alike have noticed and understood that the music industry is one of the hardest and most challenging industries to become successful in. But why is this? This article will be broken down into three main subjects, all considered from a local and non-local point of view: the music industry from a promoters point of view, the industry from a musician's point of view, and the industry from a fan's point of view. Also, before we get started, I would like to point out that this will contain none or very little fact apart from what I have witnessed or been told and this will simply be my opinion (I know, opinions on the internet are very scary things).
By Chris Power8 years ago in Beat
Lester Bangs: A Troubled Hero
In the world of music journalism there are so many writers who try to imitate, who try to practise the art as a way of pulverising their peers. Through words, magic can happen, and when it comes to music reviewing or music criticism, one man stole the show. The man in question was Lester Bangs, a troubled hero, a man on the line, disenchanted by life but engrossed by those sounds and alcoholic tendencies.
By Mark McConville8 years ago in Beat
What Really Goes Into Writing and Publishing a Song?
People ask me all the time, "How did you get music on Spotify/iTunes? Did you make all the beats and stuff yourself? Is that really you singing, cause it sounds so different from your regular voice!" Or my personal favorite, "Wow, you sang that really good! Who is the original artist?"
By Yasmina Sea8 years ago in Beat
Best Record Players for Under $500
It's safe to say that vinyl is back and here to stay, so it might be high time to invest in something a little better than that cheap one you picked up at Urban Outfitters that will only scratch your valuable records. Sure, digital is more convenient, but vinyl offers a listening experience much more intimate for true music lovers. Listening to music becomes a ritual, and spinning your favorite bands records is more rewarding because you really get to sit with it, as opposed to skipping around every 30 seconds, succumbing to the musical ADD we have all developed.
By Joseph Farley8 years ago in Beat
Coolest Guitar Picks for Every Type of Sound
Getting started playing a guitar comes with simple essentials. All you need is a guitar and a pick to strum the strings with. Easy, right? Unless you want to include guitar straps or even a guitar book for beginners to learn the basics. But, to make playing guitar a more fun experience, don't choose the most basic guitar and a boring, plastic pick. If you're a straightforward, simple human being who doesn't care for exotic looking instrument designs and accessories, and just want to own that acoustic guitar and that black guitar pick, don't hold back. But, if you're someone who owns a uniquely designed guitar, cool guitar straps, and want a pick that's just as cool, then you've showed up to the right article.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Beat
We Are The Ocean, Lonely The Brave, Go Primitive, and Drop Down Smiling @ The Vault, Rugby – 3/08/2013
The Vault is a splendid little venue in the medium-sized town in the midlands called Rugby. It is anything but mediocre. It always has a pleasant atmosphere, a great sound team, and friendly staff (drawing cocks on a van notwithstanding). The Vault is one hell of a local venue that keeps pulling bigger and better bands every year. And this gig was no exception.
By Oliver Pawsey8 years ago in Beat
