Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Makh P. Daniels, vocalist for band Early Graves, is killed
The members of 2 metal bands, Early Graves and Funeral Pyre were involved in a fatal car accident in Oregon at 5:30 am this morning. Makh Daniels, the lead vocalist for the band Early Graves was killed as he was ejected from the Chevy van that he was riding in with the rest of the band. Daniels was sleeping in the rear of the van along with another band member, Tyler S. Jensen. The van's driver, Justin H. Garcia of the band Funeral Pyre apparently fell asleep at the wheel. Jensen and Garcia, the van's driver were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The other members of both bands are reported to be ok. The van was towing a trailer with the band's equipment. The bands were on their way to Nevada for the next leg of their tour. They have been on the road now for several months. The San Francisco Bay Area is their home base.
The ideal video and music player
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of LG Chocolate Touch. All opinions are 100% mine.
Remember just a few years ago when having an MP3 was all the rage? The the MP4 came along with video and everyone was loading music videos on them but running out of memory until the larger MP4's were out. Now the rage is having a phone that does it all, including having the best sound and video capabilities of a MP4 player. Well LG has come up with the LG Chocolate Touch.The Chocolate Touch is just as the name implies, a touch screen phone with lots of extras. Can you imagine not having to lug around even a small laptop to keep in touch with your email? The Chocolate makes it so much easier to use email, send videos and pictures and you can even use it to post your Tweets on Twitter. How about visual voice mail, yes it can do that too.
The LG Chocolate Touch features a manual equalizer for Dolby sound but let's face facts here, the Touch is only going to sound as good as your earphones will allow.
The Touch is only available through Verizon right now and that might be its only failing. I am not a fan of 2 year contracts, no matter who the carrier is. The LG Chocolate Touch has lots of technology in a small package but I would like to be able to get that package with no strings attached. Maybe LG will see the light and not tie their new products to cell phone carriers but will have these devices available to all as unlocked phones and let us decide what network we want.
The Internet Symphony
Word went out around the world for musicians to play the composition "The Internet Symphony". Those choosen as the best of them will get together on April 18, 2009 at Carnegie Hall. The resulting performance will also be broadcast on YouTube. Here is the YouTube video of "The Intenet Symphony".
New music video website
Hold on to your earphones, here is a great new music video website. It is called YouMusic.com - Got Music? Find Fans! Love Music? Find Talent!, yep a long title but worth the visit. I just spent 2 hours over there watching music videos by some very talented people.
So here is one of my favorite videos at YouMusic, it is called Welcome to the World by the Underwater Pilots. Here is the link to the video. Welcome to the World.
That site is way better than any of the other music websites I have seen in a long time. The design and graphics are great.
Social networking for music lovers
You know all about social networking. Myspace and Facebook taught you all about that. Now there is a social network that is all about music. A place where the actual artists, producers and fans can all come together.
The place is Kerchoonz and you can download music for free without worrying about stealing it since the artist gets their royalties straight from Kerchoonz.
I just became a member (membership is free) and checked out some of the videos. There is one on there called the "Mad Drummer" which is a gorilla playing the drums to a well known song. The videos are not your typical Youtube type fare but are professionally done by the artists themselves.
If you are a music download fanatic then you'll love this site. Don't worry about finding your way around, when you join up they put some how-to instructions in your "in box". Check it out, what have you got to lose except maybe a few hours of entertaining fun.
Making money in the music and movie business
I am sure that almost everyone has had a dream of becoming a movie star or a musician at least once in their lives. Youtube was based on the fact that everyone wants to be known for something.
A new music promotion website has done Youtube one better. They have provided not only free access for visitors to view original music and movies but they also help promote the artists too. If you have been wasting your time at Youtube trying to find top notch entertainment or if you are the artist looking for an audience then go to the link I have provided and check it out.
I watched several of the documentaries done by Shipwreck Central. They are a dive team that films the submerged ships. I didn't get a chance to check out any of the music groups on there but you can be sure that I bookmarked the site for visiting it later.
A new music promotion website has done Youtube one better. They have provided not only free access for visitors to view original music and movies but they also help promote the artists too. If you have been wasting your time at Youtube trying to find top notch entertainment or if you are the artist looking for an audience then go to the link I have provided and check it out.
I watched several of the documentaries done by Shipwreck Central. They are a dive team that films the submerged ships. I didn't get a chance to check out any of the music groups on there but you can be sure that I bookmarked the site for visiting it later.
Vinyl records are making a comeback
A large store chain on the west coast of the USA named Fred Meyer, accidentally placed an order for vinyl LP's instead of CD's. Most of the individual stores, located in Washington, Oregon and Alaska sent them back. A handful of the stores put them on display and many sold them out within hours. The incident has now caused a stir at the retail level and Fred Meyer plans on opening up a vinyl LP section in their stores in July 2008.
Free summer concerts from Radio Disney
If you happen to be close to New Jersey this July 2008, you might want to catch one of the free concerts brought to you by Disney. There will be 3 free concerts featuring new stars from Radio Disney. The concerts will be at a well known new jersey water park known as Morey's Piers.
This has go to be one of the top things to do in New Jersey this summer. You won't want to miss taking your teen to see their favorite Disney singer - for free! The free concerts are on Mondays only. here are the dates: July 7, 14 and the 21st. Concert times are at 1pm and 4pm each day and will take place at the Radio Disney stage next to the Giant Ferris Wheel on Morey’s Mariner’s Landing pier.
Jordan Pruitt will be performing on July 14, and Savvy and Mandy on July 21st.
Now get set for the big announcement, after those free concerts there will be a big finale concert on July 26th with Raven! Now that concert you have to pay for but the tickets will be on sale through Ticketmaster. Raven-Symone concerts always sell out so you had better purchase tickets early. In fact last time Raven was even close to where I live for a concert those tickets sold out within hours of their release. Of course concert tickets are not cheap but with the purchase of those tickets you also get $10 off the price of the tickets to the water park.
Raven has lost lots of weight. She is no longer the rolly-polly actress/singer that we knew for the past few years. She looks great.
This has go to be one of the top things to do in New Jersey this summer. You won't want to miss taking your teen to see their favorite Disney singer - for free! The free concerts are on Mondays only. here are the dates: July 7, 14 and the 21st. Concert times are at 1pm and 4pm each day and will take place at the Radio Disney stage next to the Giant Ferris Wheel on Morey’s Mariner’s Landing pier.
Jordan Pruitt will be performing on July 14, and Savvy and Mandy on July 21st.
Now get set for the big announcement, after those free concerts there will be a big finale concert on July 26th with Raven! Now that concert you have to pay for but the tickets will be on sale through Ticketmaster. Raven-Symone concerts always sell out so you had better purchase tickets early. In fact last time Raven was even close to where I live for a concert those tickets sold out within hours of their release. Of course concert tickets are not cheap but with the purchase of those tickets you also get $10 off the price of the tickets to the water park.
Raven has lost lots of weight. She is no longer the rolly-polly actress/singer that we knew for the past few years. She looks great.
George Jones guitar to be returned
The country singing legend, George Jones, had one of his first guitars stolen way back in 1962. That's nearly 50 years ago! What what is so special about that? The guitar will be returned to him in an upcoming concert. The man who had it in his possession all those years was trying to return it to Jones after buying it from 2 kids on the street. The man has been writing letters and making phone calls to try and contact Jones for nearly 50 years and could not get a hold of him. He finally got through to Jones via a radio broadcast host in February 2008.
Star Trek music creator dies
The man who gave us the theme music for the Star Trek series has died. Alexander "Sandy" Courage passed away at the age of 88 from a long illness.
Bo Diddley - RIP
The blues guitarist, Bo Diddley has died at the age of 79. The cause was heart failure. A well known musician he also appeared in a NIKE commercial.
Music lovers - a freebie for you
Every once an awhile I come across a nice freebie for my readers. This is free ring tones. These are not the ordinary ring tones they are from top rock and country music artists. I guess they had finally figured out that almost all the teens have their own cell phones by now and need music to go with them.
There are 2 pages of the website that I found really good. One of them was the country music section with songs such as Wasted, Stupid Boy and Red Rag Top. The other page was the rock music section with literally tons of songs ranging from The Prentender by Foo Foo Fighters to Bon Jovi's It's My Life.
Finally a ring tone site with some decent music on it.
There are 2 pages of the website that I found really good. One of them was the country music section with songs such as Wasted, Stupid Boy and Red Rag Top. The other page was the rock music section with literally tons of songs ranging from The Prentender by Foo Foo Fighters to Bon Jovi's It's My Life.
Finally a ring tone site with some decent music on it.
Last night at the Grammy's
The Grammy award show on TV last night was one of the best I have seen in many years. They kept the awards presentations to a minimum and put on a great entertainment show. Tina Turner and Beyonce were great together. The song about ticks was hilarious. Adding the "outside" show was a touch of genius. Congratulations to the planning team of this year's Grammy's.
Speaking of piano players
The piano has got to be one of my favorite instruments. There are so many songs that would not feel quite right unless performed on a piano. The motion sound they give off just hits certain songs just right. Elton John knows how to the use the piano for writing his songs. The piano is also known as a major contributor to many a stage show. Do you remember Victor Borg? He was known for "playing with" as well as playing the piano. Who could forget his many mis-interpertations of the classics.
It was performers like those that inspired me to take up the piano and later to teach members of my family. I firmly believe that it is those singers and songwriters that inspire us to take up playing an instrument. The guitar, piano and harmonica has got to be the most common instruments that we decide to take up just for fun. The piano for me was the easiest since the guitar made my fingers get hard calluses. Calluses were not very becoming for a young lady so I gave that up.
If you are thinking about getting a piano and you live in the Boston area, may I suggest you try The Piano Man.
It was performers like those that inspired me to take up the piano and later to teach members of my family. I firmly believe that it is those singers and songwriters that inspire us to take up playing an instrument. The guitar, piano and harmonica has got to be the most common instruments that we decide to take up just for fun. The piano for me was the easiest since the guitar made my fingers get hard calluses. Calluses were not very becoming for a young lady so I gave that up.
If you are thinking about getting a piano and you live in the Boston area, may I suggest you try The Piano Man.
So you want to be a rock star
I imagine that there is a healthy amount of readers that have had fantasies of being a rock star. Some of you just want to be one for the fans and being famous. Others like the idea of the money. I hazard to say that about 50% of you just like the music and would love to be able to play like they do. I have found a website that shows you various music careers. The site has videos and famous musicians have tips for the "wanna bee". If you are looking seriously into careers in music then I suggest you check out the website.
After you have become a famous rock star don't forget to drop on back here and tell us all about how you made it BIG.
After you have become a famous rock star don't forget to drop on back here and tell us all about how you made it BIG.
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