And that's exactlythe amount of hours you need to become an expert in any field. Your music brain is incredibly sophisticated. You always have songs those you like and those you don't, you can easily tell the difference between Drake and Mozart, between Beyoncé and The Weeknd. So, be ...
At the start of the set, Nirvana decided to poke fun at the drama surrounding Nirvana. Cobain was pushed out on stage in a wheelchair while wearing a long blonde wig, asKrist Novoselicjokingly addressed the crowd: “I can’t – it’s too painful, it’s too painful. You're gonna make...
Neil Young and Crazy Horse (1994):News of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's suicide seems to have completely altered this album's course. The results ran completely contrary to expectations, either because of Neil Young’s plaid-clad ’90s-era rock rep or previous shared detonations with Crazy H...
With lyrics that include "I know I should have thought twice before I kissed her" in the opening, you know you're in for a sleigh ride like none other. It's therefore no surprise thatCyndi Lauperand Swedish rock band the Hives' unconventional Christmas duel describes many marital hiccups t...
As it stands, there are at least four songs that have made the Top 10 in recent years – Cardi B’s “I Like It,” XXXTentacion’s “Sad!,” Post Malone’s “Psycho” andDrake’s “Nice For What”– whose lyrics would make them a target in another round of music censorship. At...
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (bar 4). Triplets Generally triplet consists of three notes that will have duration of two notes of the same length when playing. In the example below notes are grouped in three's because the duration of 3 of this triplet's 1/8 notes equal the duration...
Nirvana, the band that gave the world the ferocious drumming of Dave Grohl (who later birthed Foo Fighters), the murky bass stylings of Krist Novoselic, and the late, great vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Kurt Cobain, used Drop D tuning on nearly all of their songs. For instance, “All Apolo...
The Conversation: Van Halen does have some great covers, but it’s hard to argue against the importance of their take on The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me.” For many, it was the song that introduced them to Van Halen as the lead single from their debut album. The Kinks’ original was...
‘Skin and Bones’ captures 15 songs from the acoustic tour, recorded over a three-night stay at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. Highlights include “Everlong,” a folksy version of “Big Me” and the Nirvana b-side “Marigold.”‘Skin and Bones’ remains the only live album of the...
As Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl also famously said, musicians should be able to suck at what they do before they expect to be great. Learn to write songs Everything you need to turn ideas to music. Inspiration Lesson 1 of 14 50 Songwriting Prompts to Overcome...