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The Role of Music in Cultural Preservation
Music is more than just a form of entertainment. It's a powerful force that connects us across time and cultures. Through its melodies and rhythms, music helps preserve our cultural heritage. It bridges generations and holds our collective memories.
By Wilson Igbasiabout a year ago in Beat
Playlist: Singing in the new. Top Story - February 2025.
Pit Pony – Cut Open One of the most exciting releases scheduled for early 2025 is Pit Pony’s second album, Dead Stars, is set to be one of the most exciting releases scheduled for early 2025. Their debut, World to Me, emerged from the wreckage of lockdown back in 2022 with a noisy blast of indie rock. But the new stuff shows signs of greater breadth.
By Andy Pottsabout a year ago in Beat
Playlists of 2024
In 2024, I started a new semi-regular column, Playlist, picking out tracks that caught my ear. It quickly turned into a way to try and promote the work of artists from around the Northeast of England and formed a natural counterpoint to my Talking Northeast project.
By Andy Pottsabout a year ago in Beat
Nothing Shines On This Island: Chloe Slater at The Old Blue Last
If any of you have been on the indie rocker side of TikTok or Instagram as of late, there is a high chance you may have heard Chloe Slater’s tongue-in-cheek and pointed track ‘Nothing Shines On This Island’. And if you are anything like me, you simply cannot get enough of her fabulously descriptive, meaningful and fun lyricism. Pair this with awesome guitar riffs and rocking drum rhythms, I was immediately drawn to learn more about the young artist from Manchester writing these brilliant songs.
By Allegra Cuomoabout a year ago in Beat
KENDRICK LAMAR AND THE LAST BASTION OF AMERICAN ARTISTRY . Content Warning.
It was never going to be a fair fight. The moment Kendrick Lamar was announced as the Super Bowl halftime act, the battlefield was already soaked in gasoline, waiting for a single spark. And oh, what a glorious, roaring blaze it was.
By L.K. Rolanabout a year ago in Beat
Nesta at 80
80 years... I am pretty much astonished that I grew up hearing his music the way I did, or lived with his legacy. I have the t-shirts, albums, biography - through my brother's early interest - certain expired drinks and have even seen headphones and other technology with his face and name imprinted on them. He is as much a part of our pop culture as Charlie Chaplin, the Beatles, and Taylor Swift. His fingerprints are all over our understanding of what music from the Third World actually means.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Beat
Lady Blackbird in Concert. Top Story - February 2025.
Going to see Lady Blackbird I realised that, maybe, I don’t have the vocabulary to describe music. I understand genre, tone and the way a bass note can hit in the chest, or a sustained high note takes you floating. But music, it seems, is a language of its own that gets lost in translation. Something gets misshapen when words do their clunky business.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Beat
The Influence of Modern Music on Guitar Techniques
From an educational perspective, the technical achievements of the great performers of the past will help to demonstrate that so many of the problems that are thought to be new are in reality nothing of the kind and that many of our present-day solutions might for that reason have been thought of before. With this in mind, the present study aims to explore the principal techniques used by the guitar, with special reference to the fingering and plectrum technique, as used in the main musical genres of 20th-century music, specifically jazz, flamenco, and rock. Let’s discuss more about with Richard Hovan in this blog.
By Richard Hovanabout a year ago in Beat
The Power and Controversy of Kendrick Lamar’s Anthem
Kendrick Lamar has consistently proven himself as one of hip-hop’s most influential voices, blending intricate lyricism with deep social commentary. His track Not Like Us is no exception, embodying a fiery mix of diss track aggression and cultural significance. From its pulsating beat to its razor-sharp lyrics, Not Like Us isn’t just another song—it’s a statement that has resonated deeply within the hip-hop community and beyond.
By Nisa Shamshairabout a year ago in Beat
