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Bad Brains - Punk's Powerhouse Pioneers

Bad Brains are widely regarded as one of the pioneers of hardcore punk rock. Not bad for four Rastafarian kids into reggae, who stumbled onto the British punk music scene.

How to Put Your Vocals Into a Track

Playing and recording music is a rewarding endeavor amateur and professional musicians alike. It can bring great joy into your life whether you're singing karaoke in the living room with your family or working on your CD at a professional studio. When music is recorded it is recorded onto what are c

Pam Tillis

View photos taken at Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam, held at the Wildhorse Saloon, on June 6, 2007.

Guitar Lessons Online Can Be Fun

Do you love the guitar? This is one musical instrument which has been popular since a long period of time.

Advances in Music - From Vinyl to Digital

Technological advances in digital media have come a long way since the 8 track players of the 1970s. Those early portable devices eventually gave way to cassette tapes, which gave way to portable CD players. The introduction of the MP3 player has revolutionized the music industry almost overnight.

How Does the Trombone Produce Sound?

BrassworksA trombone, at its most basic level, is simply a large bugle. Brass instruments all work in much the same way, yet the trombone is just a bit different. Brass instruments all work by taking the air from the player, combining it with the vibration from the player's buzzing...

Rhett Akins

View Photos taken at Andy Griggs' Fan Club Party, held at the Wildhorse Saloon on June 7, 2006.

Creating Different Sounds From Bagpipes

Music is soothing to the ears and anybody who can hear it will definitely love it. In ancient times where there are no musical instruments, the only music that they can hear is the sound ...

Trivia - The Beatles!

If you believe you may be the biggest Beatles enthusiast in history, think one more time. Actually, there are many pretty curious things with regards to the mythical rock band that you might have never ...

Mixtapes and the Music Industry

Mixtapes are used widely in the hip hop and r&b music recording industry as a way for upcoming music artists to be heard by the music community. They are very cheap to produce compared to ...

80s Songwriters With Staying Power: U2

While 80s music may have come and gone, some songwriters from this era have true staying power. U2 is a songwriting force that continues on reinventing itself throughout the decades.

Music Equipment - Hardware Synthesizers Explained

Hardware synthesizers use a variety of synthesis types to generate, adjust and mix waveforms to produce sound. The most common types of synthesis are subtractive, additive, granular, frequency modulation, physical modeling and sample-based. Although synthesizers are usually fitted with a keyboard si

About Ernest Tubb

Short bio of country music star Ernest Tubb.

Alison Krauss - I've Got That Old Feeling

Alison Krauss is one of the most productive members of the contemporary bluegrass and Americana scenes. Here's a discography of her albums to date, both solo and with Union Station.

Kasabian: Velociraptor!

Kasabian have slowly but surely turned from every semi-rebellious teen-aged hipster's second favourite indie band to some sort of organic freak of nature. They still bare the rock band prereq