Category Archives: Music

Sep16

Internet Radio and Musical Downloads

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Internet Radio and Musical Downloads

The Internet is full of great music streaming options and it is incredibly easy to find and access all of your favorite artists as well as sample new genres and discover new musicians. One of the easiest ways to listen to as well as watch your favorites has also become one of the most popular. This of course is Youtube, where over night sensations are created and old time favorites are displayed. You can find footage of great performances as well as impromptu living room concerts. And this is just one of the ways to access your favorite music. Of course, one of the potential problems is the quality of the recording, which is actually common. And people rarely use Youtube as their standard music listening site.

There are also numerous radio stations online and sites like Pandora that allow users to choose their favorite bands and musicians and create a radio station that plays those artists as well as others that are similar in genre and style. This is a great way of listening to your favorites, while also being exposed to other artists. It is possible to select a variety of musicians and styles and include them in your own personal station choices. In addition, there are sites that allow you to download your favorite songs. The amount of ways to access music on the Internet is extremely diverse and caters to individual needs and preferences.

Feb8

Trances Arcs Atlanta

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Trances Arcs Atlanta

There is always a gorgeous scene in Georgia.  Whether it’s the open country that speaks to those who come from here, causing at least a little bit of an ache in the heart when you see it, or whether it’s the entertainment and art produced by the people who live here, there is a sense for beauty here.  The same could be said for its opposite, and it would be expected that the same artists that can create sweetness can also invoke the bitter in a second, because the extremes tend to exist simultaneously.  This is particularly true in the music, and here, the indie-alt scene is very strong.  This is one of the birthplaces of this music, after all, with REM reigning in from Athens, and kicking the thing into high gear with Murmur.

Today it’s possible, and even likely, to come into town and stay in a local hotel, and spend your evenings out on the town, and discover some new band that speaks to the bitter and the sweet sides of the human heart simultaneously.  I don’t know why it works like that for me, but live music in a particularly small place can make me think of lost love quicker than bitter almonds.  For my money, one of the coolest new groups out there worth watching is TrancesArc.

They have drive, and they certainly have innovation.  It shows in their music, and it also plays out in their presentation, soliciting funds on their website to release their new EP.   This is real indie, without compromising anything.  TrancesArc is also uncompromising in its music.  This is tight and brilliant stuff, the drummer pulling together the dueling chords from the guitars and the vocals singing from a place that knows what it’s like to know too much and still feel the pain of the ignorant.  This is music sung from the place where love doesn’t understand you any more, but you don’t understand it, and you’re both locked in a sweet agreement to misunderstand.

Jan14

Island Song

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Island Song

There are plenty of fabulous hotels Key Largo has waiting for you. It’s time to check in and see what all the fuss is about. This is a paradise that offers up the best most relaxing or sporting experiences off the coast of Florida. It is the home of the very first underwater state park. There are many unique adventures available at the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. The amazing colors of coral and fish is best appreciated with a snorkel in your mouth. There is a two and a half hour tour that you can sign up for. There is no scuba skills needed. Just bring your swimsuit. Masks and snorkels can be rented for a reasonable price.

Think of all the island music you will hear when you visit the local restaurants and pubs. Some of the great songs of Jimmy Buffett come to mind or how about some Bob Marley. The Beach Boys are not just a California band. They have written Key Largo into one of their big hits Kokomo. Notice that the music of such artist reflects a light happy tones with upbeat danceable rhythm. The inception of Reggae music happened to come along in the early sixties around the same time as the formation of the Beach Boys. Jimmy Buffett came into play in the late sixties. All were inspired by living or being around the oceans of the world.

Each of these three performing acts were known for different things. The Beach Boys had their sweeping perfect harmonies. Jimmy Buffett had is well written songs about everything you would see, find or do on or near a beach. Bob Marley and the Reggae he put out into the world reach a spiritual side of people with its steel drums and deep bass oriented grooves.