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'Wrong Crowd' Album Review
Tom Odell. Born 24th November, 1990. Tom Odell started playing in pubs, with a band he called Tom and the Tides. They managed to release a song called "Spider," which you can find on YouTube.
By Sean Ramsden8 years ago in Beat
The 'List: 7EEZ Soft Rock Hits
Hello one and all. After writing about The Carpenters, I decided to compile another "me only" list of some of the best hits by artists who were about keeping it cool, mellow, and easy.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
Brik.Liam – 'The Ascension LP' Review
Stormy Saturday weather is always the best setting to submerge oneself into a full binge of music. Especially when you know you are diving into a project that’s guaranteed to leave you soaked with all the feel good’s and all the brightness of the feel bad’s. I like to split the music world into fractions. There’s a section of the music world that is so loud and filled with promise. These artists, and there are so many, offer great quality in artistry and music. You know when you say we are missing something in today’s music? Well, this place offers what is missing! Brik Liam is a resident in this section of the music world.
By Seyur8 years ago in Beat
The 'List: The Carpenters
Hello one and all. The early 1970s saw the advent of a musical genre commonly known as "soft-rock," which also had the distinctly pleasant nickname of "yacht rock," then made more complicated with the name "adult contemporary." As heavy metal and hard rock were burgeoning even before disco made many put on their boogie shoes and step to the dance floor, one such act was a Southern California brother-and-sister team who put the genre on the map, legitimized it, and made it a force to be reckoned with.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
Best Budget Recording Microphones
There isn't a singer alive who hasn't daydreamed about the moment they'd be able to enjoy the luxury of a home recording studio that costs more than the home they live in. Recording equipment is expensive—and even having your own home recording area is a pretty big thing in and of itself.
By Adam Quinn8 years ago in Beat
George Ezra Has A Second Album In The Making, But Has Delayed It
Creator of the number one album Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra, has revealed he is working on a new album set for release in a year or so. However, Ezra has announced that his upcoming album is taking longer than he originally anticipated.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Beat
Memories With That One Special Person Magically Revived
Just like television shows and films, music makes a huge impact on my life. Being 19 years old, many people will assume I'll go for a song more modern and up to date. But think again. In the spirit of #GrammysWeek I'm going to dig up an old classic to run through and why it has a special connection living inside me - 'Angels' by Robbie Williams.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Beat
Opioid Crisis and Trap Music
Is a popular sub-set of hip hop music called "trap" guilty of contributing to the United States opioid epidemic? That's the question many politicians, music activists, youth groups, and students are asking. For the last 10 years, the U.S. law enforcement and drug treatment facilities have been battling with a powerful rise of opioid use, abuse, and addiction. "Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects. Medically they are primarily used for pain relief, including anesthesia." - Wikipedia
By Stone Jone8 years ago in Beat
Taylor Swift 'Reputation' Album Review
If you haven’t heard a Taylor Swift song sometime at any point, then you’re more than likely living under a rock. From her first hit “Tim Mcgraw” to “Look What You Made Me Do,” Swift is always reinventing herself in her music. No song is just like another song. With Reputation, she not only achieves the huge expectations after 1989 but she brings pop music to the next level of extraordinary. Swift is never afraid to hold back in her lyrics and she proves that in this album. Throughout she speaks her truth.
By Kayla Loy8 years ago in Beat
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