Those who are young or relatively new to the HipHop culture don't realize that Rap Music has many different genres: East Coast: The East Coast, most notably New York City, was the genesis for rap music hitting the mainstream. Run-D.M.C. led the pack, w...

The record company was keen for a new album and a return to concert touring. After a relatively short recording schedule, Zenyatta Mondatta was released in the autumn of 1980. It became the Police's North American first really big album, reaching the Top ...

We all love to listen to tracks that are full of bliss and rhythms. Music has the ability to replenish our minds with the soulful empathy that is exuded through the mellifluous tunes and melodies. When we want to seek escape from the hectic and noisy worl...

When we last left John Corda, in the guise of drum 'n' bass superhero Mashed Buddha, on his full-length CD subdue your mind, he was adding elements, musical elements, to a genre that doesn't go much past mechanical repetition in rhythm and bleating elec...

Tuning your guitar is probably the most basic, but most important thing you should do before playing your guitar. Making sure your guitar is in tune is something that you should do as soon as you pick it up. This is all part of the process when you are l...

Richly talented Dave Matthews Band have released their latest CD titled Under The Table and Dreaming and Wow! It's good. The CD opens with an outstanding track, The Best Of What's Around, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and d...

Love is a feeling with which no one can stay untouched. It is an emotion full of abysmal bliss and empathy. Had there been no love and compassion in this world, life would have been harsh, dull and devoid of feelings. Music is the soul of the life without...

While many timbres, like those which come from bowed strings and woodwinds, are readily recreated with synthesizers, percussive instruments are some of the most tricky to create convincing emulations of. Piano and harpsichord are most easily dealt with th...

It’s official, as if anyone had any doubt. The Aussie pop chanteuse, Kylie Minogue, is now a cultural icon, at least as far as the French are concerned. On Monday Minogue became a chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et Lettres (a knight of the order of ...

When you hear a beautiful waltz played on the piano, the yearning to play the ivory keyboards becomes so strong and is only thwarted by the idea of hours of hard practice and sitting up straight throughout the lessons. But when you begin playing classic, ...

The super talented Rock artist Tori Amos has released her most recent CD on the Atlantic recording label, entitled Under The Pink. The CD launches with a great track, Pretty Good Year, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and dese...

The exceptionally talented Rock artist Alanis Morissette has released her CD entitled Under Rug Swept. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Alanis Morissette fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of ...

Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Under My Skin gets. Under My Skin stated simply is one of Avril Lavigne’s best CDs to date. I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not everyday t...

So what’s up with music on the internet, anyway? Too much of nothing at all! Most find the ubiquitous soundtracks on Myspace pages to be a nuisance, and major labels are going out of their way to keep the good stuff off the web entirely. But this is ...

Everyone excels by practicing. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner, or an accomplished seasoned expert, you need to practice. If this is combined with listening to many different types of music and players, along with associating with as many other ...