race, and physical appearance is very much a major part of the money machine of the music execs. The Country Music industry is probably much more pronounced in this unwillingness to see their songwriters and artists as anything else other than products that they can sell, remaining very white,...
First Aid Kitis the name of a Swedish folk duo, comprised of sistersJohanna and Klara Söderberg. Their music video rendition ofMy Silver Liningis presented below, and is followed by the lyrics to this song. While there may appear to be some conflicting messages (“I don’t want to wait...
(come between beats). The melody can beimprovised(invented while it is played) and uses a wide range of different scales. Charlie Parker and Miles Davis are famous jazz artists.Bluesis a style of music famous for being sad. The lyrics often share stories from the tough lives of the ...
I don't believe in something called "putting feeling" into music. Bzzzt! Self-contradiction detected. ;) "It sounded nice" is a description of a feeling. What other feelings might there be, besides "nice"? Have you ever heard music that's ... passionate? Threatening? Sad? Irritating? H...
One musical note interval is called a semi-tone (also called halftone or half step), and two note interval is called whole tone, or just tone (also called whole step). Another commonly used term in music theory is the tritone, which is a musical interval that includes three adjacent whol...
DJ Victrola is off on a field trip for the Holiday, so she called in Ricardo Wang to fly the 420 Guitar Flag for this week’s Guitar Shop Radio program. Saturday, 4-6 PM PDT on Freeform Portland! Shop as normal, and avoid panic buying. PLAYLIST: Bob Dylan “Rainy Day Women #12 ...
calledFilm Threat, lamenting the difficulties of writers for TV shows; no cushy writing gigs on a diminishing number of shows unless the writer is anything but a white middle-aged heterosexual. Such experienced writers with a good(or even so-so)track record are being passed by, in favor of...
And I do remain deeply, deeply passionate about teen dramas. Though it’s kind of sad, I also think it’s fitting that I am announcing this on 9-02-10 Day. If it weren’t for an elementary school student becoming obsessed with a so-called racy show known as Beverly Hills 90210, I...
(with Brady in LA and Les in Chicago), was full of lyrics about being on the phone and feeling sad. But even on their new album, which with a few small tweaks might well have beenjusta ska record, 100 gecs’s music continues to be characterised by the use of jarring genre mash-ups...
What is mento? Here's a short answer: It's a Jamaican music that is largely unknown outside of that is the grandpappy of reggae. For a ska or reggae fan, mento sounds familiar and exotic and unfamiliar. Mento recordings are difficult to come by, but worth seeking out. It's music th...