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Wal-Mart Music Downloads, Napster and Other Legal Digital Music Download Sites


Digital Music Download. Ever since file-sharing programs entered the hard drives of our computers, people have wanted the best place for a digital music download.

Live Music!


"Live music." That common saying may contain some truth, but these days the word "live" is having less and less to do with music.

How to Buy an Electric Guitar Online


With the increased proliferation of online guitar and musical equipment stores, as well as the lower prices and greater selection that these stores generally offer, most people are now turning to the internet to help them make their guitar purchases. Shopping online is simpler and more convenient than shopping in a store and, since all major guitar manufacturers have good websites, product information and specs are more easily accessible online than they are simply by asking a salesperson in a store.

Spectral Muses Revisited: The Channeled Melodies of Rosemary Brown


Rosemary Brown (1916-2001) was a middle-aged South London widow, making ends meet as a grade school kitchen assistant, who rocketed to international fame in 1968 through a BBC broadcast recounting her purported collaborations with long-dead composers. These included Liszt, J.

How To Write A Song


Did you ever wish that it was your song playing on the radio? It could be. It is not that hard once you know the formula.

Writing Hit Songs


There are a lot of factors to writing a hit song. First, you should focus on writing a good song.

Music for Corporate Entertainment


For many years I have supplied music for and played in bands that provide music for corporate entertainment. Clients have included Audi, The Evening Standard, Sainsburys, P.

Choosing a Jazz Band for Your Party


In many years of arranging jazz bands for all sorts of events I am struck by the similarity of how the request is made by most of our clients.It goes something like this: "We are looking for a jazz band to play at our wedding / book launch / family fun day / sixtieth birthday/ store opening etc.

Formal Highland Attire: The Correct Wearing of the Kilt; the National Dress of Scotland


We don't simply wear a theatrical costume; we wear the national dress of Scotland. While some people might think that any proposed definition of what is "correct" in traditional Highland dress is in some way a gross infringement of their right to express their individuality, others may be interested to know just what the standards are, even if they choose to exhibit variations on the theme.

An Interview with Angus Young of ACDC - Why He Plays a Gibson SG


Steven: Maybe more than any other guitarist ever, you're inextricably linked to the Gibson SG? What was the evolution that brought you to this particular instrument?Angus: I started playing on banjos and re-strung them up with six strings. [But] an acoustic guitar, an old bang up little ten-dollar job, that was probably the first thing I started playing on.

Micing a Kick Drum


This months tip deals with micing kick drums.You wouldn't believe how many people ask me about micing their kick drums.

Rabbitt Productions - Up & Coming Atlanta Producer


When you think of music in Atlanta you generally think of Crunk Music but there is more to Atlanta's musical soundscape than that. Lots of young musicians in the A-Town venture off into different musical directions.

Growing and Keeping Loyal Fan Support


Fan support for musicians is a two way street. You make the music, release the CDs, and play the shows.

How To Dress Up Naked Music On The Piano


What in the world is "naked music?"You know it when you hear it, but the words that describe it sound strange, don't they? We've all heard of popular music and rock music and gospel music and jazz music, but naked music?Naked music is simply the notes on a piece of sheet music. It's "naked" - not dressed up or arranged at all.

1973 Interview with Paul McCartney - Forming Wings


July 6, 1973 Birmingham EnglandSteven: Has it been difficult for you putting together a new band? There would seem to be an extraordinary amount of pressure on you to come up with a group of musicians that could compete with the Beatles.Paul: It was a bit touch and go at the beginning because it was a bit difficult for me to just suddenly develop a new band.

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