Music Production – Great Business to Get Into It seems where ever you go, whoever you meet, you will come across someone dreaming of a career in music, but the big question is how do you get started in the industry? Production music companies create music for Film, TV, Advertising and many media productions such as corporate presentations. They create a showcase library of pieces that will fit various sectors and…
Paul Paul McCartney. The cute Beatle. The wrinkly face of British music. One of the most recognisable men on the planet. He’s moving onto dance music? The Bloody Beetroots (Italian Dance musician Sir Conelius Rifo) is set to release a track called Out Of Sight on the 18th June. McCartney features on the track, blaring out his classic old style vocals. Has Paul gone too far now? After 50 years of the Beatles, Wings, and…
Smartphones’ ability to be used as more than just a phone has been a huge reason why they have begun to replace conventional cellphones of the past in everyone’s pockets throughout the recent years. Aside from mobile internet, email, and word processing, one of the greatest innovations of the smartphone has been its ability to be used as an mp3 player. With more and more people using their phones to meet their music demands, the…
Dubstep – LOVE THE WOBBLE !!! To most people, the genre dubstep is a fairly new concept now hitting the mainstream, but people who’ve been dancing or mixing underground garage and grime know its been lurking in the shadows for over a decade. This hybrid phenomenon grew as the garage and grime genres merged, originating in clubs and dubstep record shops in and around Croydon, South London. Ammunition Productions are to…
I used Earlove, the hi-fi earplugs to the Camera Obscura/Princeton Show @ Lincoln Hall on April 5th and my ears were definitely happy after the show. I was able to enjoy the music without the headache. These ear plugs are super comfortable, easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. ”Earlove ear plugs were designed to reduce overall sound level while preserving sound quality (i.e. no distortion or muffling of voices, environmental sounds, or music). Earlove uses the same…
Matador Records confirmed that garage rocker Jay Reatard died Wednesday at 3:30am in his sleep. I am a huge fan….thanks for all your great music. RIP Jay. Your music will live on. :(
A new, hip and alluring band, Stealth Like a Canoe, is bringing melodic love songs back to the windy city since Rue Royale left for the U.K. Indie/Folk/Pop duo SLAC has a simple equation that is definitely working. Honest love songs from ironic lovers. Coincedently, Adam confirmed that, “Nicollette is his.” (In my interview with the band.) To get more of SLAC’s story, music and plans for the future check out the interview below. This interview…
If you live in Chicago you should check out this show and support the local music scene! I will be at this show and it’s going to rock! Featuring: The Wanton Looks, The Maybenauts, Leslie Hunt and Scotia Widows Thursday, January 28th 8pm Lincoln hall 18+ $10.00 http://www.lincolnhallchicago.com/
Welcome to Ashley, “one of Chicago’s best live bands,” was an energetic, crowd pleasing, good time at the Empty Bottle on October 23rd. This show in an effort to promote their new album, “Absent man” was fun and refreshingly new. Coley Kennedy, the front man for WTA took time out of his rock star day and answered a few of my burning questions. How did Welcome to Ashley form and what has kept the band together? Coley: Pete and Jeremy…
Bill Nershi, String Cheese Incident front man and his acoustic duo Nershi-Law are making the final stop of their U.S. tour with rockers Van Ghost tomorrow November 25th at Chicago’s own Subterranean. And, this is not a show to miss! “Nershi-Law contemporizes the storytelling tradition while paying impressive homage to the genre. Featuring String Cheese Incident founder Bill Nershi and Melvin Seals collaborator Scott Law, Nershi-Law released the album Honkytonk Homeslice in 2005 and continue…
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