humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of music professionals, amateurs, inspiring students, celebrities, lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories in the music sphere.
Losing The Beat
Punk Music Is My Life You can ask anybody I know, that if I had one true passion, and one true thing that I care about, the answer is always music. Specifically punk and hardcore music. From the fiery lyrics speaking out against corruption and injustices that bring along such a Positive Mental Attitude, to the fast-paced riffs and the slow beatdowns, hardcore/punk is something that has brought me and so many other people together. People from all walks of life, all with their own, different story, coming together to share their love for music. Playing in a hardcore band, and going to see other similar bands has saved my life and shaped me into the person I am today.
By King Davie4 years ago in Beat
Things That Heal Me
Music. It heals, it nurtures, it guides, it soothes. It does more than serve as entertainment or art. Music is where human creation meet spiritual cleansing, where our 4 bodies merge as one, in tempo with a multi-dimensional flow. It doesn’t matter whether you are dancing, listening, singing, making or feeling it, music has a vibration that changes the way our energy moves and exists. It swings and dips, expands and pulsates moving energy around, releasing it, or even super charging it. Music is energy in one of its most observable and human/spirit integrative forms, for our mind, our body, our energy, and our emotional body.
By Jilly Amann5 years ago in Beat
Discovering My Love For Piano. Top Story - August 2021.
Music is the centerfold of my family. I definitely got my abilities from my mom, but my dad played the part of being the biggest supporter. He’s shown up to every halftime show, concert, performance- you name it. All three of us kids were involved in every single band activity possible, me and my two older sisters.
By Grace Linn5 years ago in Beat
Music Is the Background of My Life
I grew up in the dark corners of Chicago. First the Westside, then the Henry Horner projects, finally the South Side, the worst part of town. I should have ended up a $7 crack whore with nine hundred kids scattered throughout foster care. Yet, I did not. Music made a difference to my soul when I was heading in the wrong direction. Music guided the major projects and decisions in my life.
By Toni Crowe5 years ago in Beat
Forty Years of Concert Attendance
The first concert I ever saw (live in person) was of the band called The Four Seasons with front singer Frankie Valli in 1976. I was 5 years old and I was with my mom and dad sitting on the grassy field listening to his wonderful voice. It was splendid. I hoped I would get to see and hear many more concerts in my life, and I did.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman5 years ago in Beat
The Power Of Music
I have always been, and continue to be, a music tragic. Pop me in a nightclub that plays those good old pop/rock tunes of the 1980's and 1990's, and I'm so in my element. I'd be front and centre on the dancefloor, with a vodka in my hand, singing at the top of my lungs. If there's a stage to dance on in that club, I'd be up dancing on that, probably after downing a few vodkas though. Sadly, as I continue to age, those days of going out nightclubbing are becoming far and few, and what's worse is, the minimal number of clubs around that actually play that sort of music nowadays anyway. These days, it's all about dance and trance, and personally that's not the genre of music that inspires or thrills me. One thing is for sure, we all have our own different tastes in music. From classical, to jazz, to country, to pop, to rock, to dance, to trance, to blues, to reggae, to soul, to R and B, to funk, to hip hop, to you name it, there are so many different genres of music to choose from, that we are guaranteed to find a certain style of music that appeals to us. We should never underestimate the power of music, and what a blessing it is to have in life. I indicated above one aspect of this power that music possesses, and that is the fact it can bring us happiness. Dancing in a nightclub, singing at the top of my lungs to songs that I love, being played at an extremely loud volume, isn't the only avenue of happiness that music brings me. During my school years, the only times I could ever concentrate on my homework was when I had music playing, to help inspire me, and keep me interested. For some reason it just helped me to focus better. I've been a drummer since primary school, and I absolutely love every opportunity to be hopping behind a drum kit. When hopping in the shower, I have my Spotify playlist blaring away, as I sing along whilst having a wash. Every evening, whilst doing my work, I place a set of headphones over my ears and crank some tunes up on full blast, whilst my daughter sleeps. One of the most satisfying experiences I have in life though is when I hit the open country road in the car, driving away with my favourite songs playing out loud. I could drive for miles doing this.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Beat
Music is Free Therapy
It feels wild to think it all began as long ago as fifth grade when I heard “Meant to Live” by Switchfoot. Growing up, my dad always said I’d never have a drum set or electric guitar but I found such a love for music through that particular song, he caved. He surprised me one morning with my first guitar. It was an Epiphone stratocaster copy from a pawn shop. I’m pretty sure the amp he bought with it was actually for a bass but I didn’t know any different and was happy nonetheless. Within two weeks I was playing the intro riff to the song. I played it so much I bet my parents can still hear it in their sleep.
By Faith Holt5 years ago in Beat
