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Iconic moments in music history.

MUSIC IS HUMANITY’S UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, STUDY SHOWS
I started taking music lessons when I was seven. I also sang in choirs throughout my youth, and even today, I enjoy writing songs, singing and playing guitar.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Beat
The Next Star
I have always had a strong love for music. Have you ever heard of the Canadian television series called The Next Star? It was one of my FAVOURITE things to watch on YTV when I was growing up.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹2 years ago in Beat
Slave to the Grind
Watching Slave to the Grind, the Death/Grindcore doc that covers the genre from its roots in British hardcore punk to whatever the hell it is supposed to be today, I don't feel as if I learned anything more than that members of Carcass were also in Napalm Death (big surprise), and that Seth Putnam (a self-destructive mini-ogre who died in 2011 of a heart attack; making one to wonder if AxCx ever had a song called "You Died of a Heart Attack") was hated and generally derided as a hate-filled, pathetic, drunken, drug-addled bastard. (Another big, big surprise.)
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Beat
Understand Rap - Stormzy Is A Signpost
Introduction This is a post from around the time Stormzy delivered an amazing set at Glastonbury in 2019, but is about how so many people refuse to even think of entertaining Rap. I state my point in this and, there are some bits that I may not be too enamoured by, but when Rap hits it shows it is an essential part of our musical heritage,
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Rifkin's Final Victim
Dave Rubinstein (a.k.a. "Dave Insurgent") was the lead singer of Eighties hardcore punk pioneers REAGAN YOUTH, a band that started in the hallways of Forrest Hills Highschool in Queens, where the Ramones hail from. Originally created by Rubinstein, a rebellious youth whose father fought in WW2 and whose mother survived Auschwitz, Dave started the band with his friend Dave Bukija (Dave Cripple), often getting a physics teacher to roadie for them. In time, they changed their original name, which was "Pus," to the more marketable (but no less offensive) REAGAN YOUTH. The name is meant as a satirical joke on the right-wing conservative policies of Ronald Reagan, and the Hitler Youth.
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Beat
The Lion King - Blaster Story
Once upon a time, in the heart of the African savannah, a majestic pride of lions ruled over the vast landscape. Their wise and just king, Mufasa, stood as a symbol of strength and wisdom. His newborn son, Simba, was destined to inherit the throne and continue the circle of life.
By Buvanesh Kumar2 years ago in Beat
W. A. Mozart and His K.310
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart embodied the ideals of the Apollonian Order in hisdarker Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor; he utilized the dominant aesthetics of the Classical period even inspite of a turbulent character that vaguely foreshadowed the humanistic whirlwind period of Romanticism.
By Cameron Smith2 years ago in Beat
The Elvis Story Continues
This morning I came to my Apple computer screen, only to discover that I had recently entered something of an Elvis Dragon's Den. A reader and fellow writer, who shall remain nameless, disagreed somewhat with what I had written in a previous article about Elvis and Arthur Crudup.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Beat
Queen
Formed in London in 1970, Queen was a rock band that defied conventions and reshaped the music industry. Comprising four immensely talented members – Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon – Queen's story is one of friendship, innovation, and legendary music that has resonated across generations.
By Letícia Miguéis2 years ago in Beat
The Case Against Elvis In Royalty Row
In response to a story with the headline 'Elvis didn't "steal" a darn thing from Arthur Crudup', I offer up the following series of events that prove that Elvis did indeed gain financially from Arthur Crudup's royalties, very much to the financial detriment of Arthur Crudup.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Beat
CELEBRATING FEMALE ROLE MODELS
INTRODUCTION Amazing women have broken social norms throughout history, overcame obstacles, and paved the way for future generations. Female role models have influenced, empowered, and left a lasting impression on the world from antiquity to the present. In this article, we take a historical trip to honor the accomplishments and inspiring tales of seven amazing women who have emerged as role models for leadership, tenacity, and empowerment.
By Noble Faleti2 years ago in Beat
Amadeus (Director's Cut)
"The chief aim of philosophy would be to divine for man, that most unfortunate bipedal beast, the means by which he may discover the inscrutable and capricious ways by which Divine Providence means to enact His will, and so navigate his course thereby, to avoid the thorns and brambles of misfortune." Marquis de Sade, Justine (1791)
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Beat