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Indie Music Madness: A Seven-Song Sweaty Heatwave Playlist
Well, here we are Philadelphia. Stuck in the middle of a sweaty heatwave. Just like my ass to this chair. Or, my glutes would be glued, that is, if I wasn't blasting my house's A.C. at max power. And didn't have two small desk fans on both sides of my computer aimed at my face. As well as an industrial-sized mega fan behind me blowing my back. And I wasn't wearing two frozen pea bags bandanaed around my face as if I had the mumps. I don't have the mumps.
By Ashley Hans: Philly Music Vocalizer4 years ago in Beat
The Music Died
Dragging a brush through my hair sent screams of agony ringing through the house. Nothing was worse than the sharp bits of the brush tangling my hair until it wrapped into one huge mess. My Long ringlets became one big ringlet, a scrambled mess after a restless night’s sleep. Those mornings following a few drinks at the pub the night before were even worse.
By Mardi Quon4 years ago in Beat
A Story Behind Jimi Hendrix Star Spangled Banner
The stars and planets were in alignment on August 15, 1969. People carried tents, backpacks, coolers, blankets, children, and pets. They pulled wagons. And anything else that could be handy for camping or creating a new civilization. No one was selling tickets. The entrance gates had been torn down.
By Arlo Hennings4 years ago in Beat
The Runaway Train Playlist
I am going to enter this in the Runaway Train Vocal challenge , see below for information. I got the idea from Melissa Balick on a thread in Great Incantations, the Facebook Group for Vocal Challenges.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
True Story Behind the Song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
Historic stories wrap around my experience with the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” In 1994, I was the manager of the first American musician to be invited to tour the new post-apartheid South Africa.
By Arlo Hennings4 years ago in Beat
Fans Choice: 20 Favorite Songs of Roxy Music
Fan's Choice: 20 Favorite Songs of Roxy Music I caught on to Roxy Music a little late in the game. It was in the summer of 1979. I was at my local Licorice Pizza music store browsing through the records and I came across Roxy Music's Manifesto. The album cover itself was enough to sell me, so I bought it on faith without sampling the tracks. When I got home I immediately tore that shrink wrap off and played the album. Home run!!! The album was a hit with me. I loved it upon the first listen. The album became one of my favorites of the summer of '79 along with Supertramp's Breakfast in America and Blondie's Parallel Lines. Within the next six months I bought the entire catalog of Roxy Music albums. I was a bonafide fan.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 years ago in Beat
5 Sets Of Musicians You Probably Did Not Know Were Related
Over the years, we have seen many legendary musical families. The Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Jacksons and The Isley Brothers are just a few that instantly come to mind. There have even been various other artists who are known to be related to one another but often work apart such as the Gallagher brothers who were formerly part of Oasis.
By Isa Nan4 years ago in Beat
Tangled Up In Blue
The title of this post is from a song by one of the most brilliant, iconic, and original artists of the baby boomer generation, Bob Dylan, who wrote so many really great songs. He is brilliant in his choice of word composition and vivid visuals of a surreal world gone mad, interwoven into a musical format that is catchy and thought-provoking as well.
By John Whye4 years ago in Beat
5 One-Hit Wonders Who Have Made Millions From Their Only Hits
One-hit wonders are a rather unique trope in music. To put it briefly, a one-hit wonder is usually an artist who releases just one very popular song that their subsequent body of work simply cannot eclipse. Generally, one-hit wonder songs are extremely catchy and become staples of the mainstream to the point that it becomes difficult for the artist to further replicate their success.
By Isa Nan4 years ago in Beat
Soul Song
My mother told me early on that the only things that would hold me back from obtaining all that I desire, are the things that I allow.
By Veronica Coldiron4 years ago in Beat
In a Perfect World My Niche is Dolly Parton
--- Like every other new writer of blog posts, I'm in a near constant kerfuffle over figuring out the ideal niche. You know what I'm talking about. The niche that is in demand enough to keep you in front of readers, while holding enough of your own interest to make content production relatively painless.
By Kelsea4 years ago in Beat
Everyone’s a Critic
Drake dropped an album night before last night. I should say now that I like it even if nobody is wondering, even if it waters down the following points somehow (covering all bases sort of thing).
By Annee4 years ago in Beat