Archive for the 'Music' Category

US Anthem Remix

Posted in Music on April 22nd, 2013

Madison Rising gives The Star Spangled Banner an update with their remixed version of America’s national anthem.
 

Madison Rising’s Star Spangled Banner

 
If you want to support Madison Rising or, if you just love their version of the Star Spangled Banner, you can purchase it from either iTunes or Amazon for a mere $0.99.

Related Reading:

Patriotism
America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great
Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America
Anthem
Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die

Bottom Line Percussion

Posted in Humor, Music on February 14th, 2013

In music, much as in all parts of life, the fundamentals are important. Without a proper grounding in those fundamentals there’s little hope of a good outcome.

In music, the most fundamental part of any score is the underlying rhythm or beat and that is set and guided by the percussion section.

The Bottom Line – Percussion Is Everything

Thankfully, PATĀX shows us how to get to the bottom of percussion and keeping the beat in a manner in which we can all take joy. ;-)

Remember the bottom line. Keep the beat. Keep the faith.

Related Reading:

Mind Matters: Overcoming Common Mental Barriers In Drumming - A User's Manual for the Mind
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
Sticks 'n' Skins: A Photography Book About the World of Drumming
Hey Ranger!: True Tales of Humor & Misadventure from America's National Parks
Sexy Babe

A Cthulian Carol

Posted in Humor, Music on December 7th, 2012

‘Tis the holiday season and, as such, why should one choose the lesser of carols to enjoy? Fortunately, thanks to the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, you don’t have to.

I’m Dreaming Of A Dead City

And it’s not as if, in these times, any of or our children will sleep soundly with vision of sugar plums dancing in our heads. Better by far to dream of Cthulhu and his ending of all the things we’ve so foolishly created than to sweat through nightmares of all that is that we could have prevented had we had the courage and conviction.

Related Reading:

Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas: And a Dead Guy in a Pear TreeSeduced by the SeasonEvidence of DesireSeason of Wonder
The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
How Music Works
Cthulhu in Wonderland (The Madness of Alice)
Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination