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1: Power Chords & Distortion

Power chords are probably the most commonly used chords in modern commercial music.  Power c...

By: Allen Newsom

2: Music - Voice of the Soul

Shakespeare has well said “If music be the food of soul, then play on”. Surely, music puts a balm on all your worries and it sooths and relaxes your mind. And music has...

By: Jayson Pablo

3: "The Allure Of Vinyl Records"

The Allure Of Vinyl Records The demise of the vinyl record has become a statement all to common in the music industry.&...

By: Robert Benson

4: Music censorship

Music censorship: the allowance of controversial lyrics gliding effortlessly through songs will forever remain in a heated debate alongside the in...

By: Kate D`Imperio

5: Where Has All The Anger Gone?

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By: Bruce Morganti

6: Ancestor of Entertainment.

When we walk into a retro diner or a Johnny Rockets joint, we know that the décor won't be complete without the jukebox. Even as adults hanging out in bars, we still search for that good old b...

By: seancarter

7: The Day the Music Died

If you are one of those few remaining souls who still gets music the old-fashioned way, and if you live in one of the twenty states home to at least one of Tower Records's eighty-nine American stores,...

By: Max Fraser

8: 'Happy 'Xmas (War Isn't Over)'

One of my most vivid memories of Christmas is of my father butchering "Greensleeves" on the piano after my brothers and I had torn open every present that sat under the tree. It was the only...

By: Caine O Rear

9: The Sweet Sound Of Vinyl Records

When I was a kid growing up, vinyl records were the primary source used by music lovers to listen to their favorite songs. Eight tracks had been going out of style fairly rapidly and the latest trend ...

By: Glen B. Porter

10: The Legend Of Bob Marley

Whether you are of the sixties generation, or the seventies, or maybe even the eighties, Bob Marley as a legend will mean something different to you. It might mean peace and love, reclaiming spiritual...

By: Dylan Mccabe

Music of the Hemispheres page 3

Music of the Hemispheres  (page 3) In another, similar experiment the clarinetist fell silent for a few bars....

By: Clive Thompson

American Founding Father Mozart Celebrates 250th Birthday

The world pauses on Jan. 27 to commemorate, and reflect upon, the blessing of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Born 250 years ago, in 1756, Mozart would come to epitomize the miracle of the child prodigy. However, more miraculous is ...

By: David Shavin

Why can't Jenny play the piano? Part 7

Why can’t Jenny play the piano? Part 7A Sad Little Story With ...

By: Hellene Hiner

A handful of Music Row businesses are beginning to invest in new products and technologies to increase the fidelity of music at every stage of the recording and listening process.

The underground country music scene in the Bay Area isn't new. It's been happening since the days of New Riders of the Purple Sage. But Pop Music Critic Aidin Vaziri has a good argument fo...

THE music done in 1969 is commemorated in 12 tracks, sung by Japanese singing legend Saori Yuki, in collaboration with the Portland group, Pink Martini.

After a decade-long battle against file-sharing, music and technology giants are now pushing users to share to their hearts' content, with online music recommendations a key issue at the MIDEM tra...

Reviews of Philippe Entremont with the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra; the pianist Simone Dinnerstein; and the composer Ezequiel Viñao.