history

Iconic moments in music history.

Music as a healing tool
Music therapy has ancient roots. According to my research, Pythagoras used music as remedy for physical maladies in Ancient times. The Greeks were the first to document this, but I’m sure that way before them music was part of many healing rituals all over the surface of the earth. We can responsibly say that those were the precursors of Music healing as we know it today.
By Giovanni Profeta4 years ago in Beat
What The Hell Do They Put In The New Jersey Water?
There's something strange going on in New Jersey and it's been going on for years. Throughout history, we’ve seen clusters of expertise develop suddenly in a geographical region. We saw the industrial revolution kick off in Britain and the technological revolution on the West Coast of the USA, for example.
By Alex Markham4 years ago in Beat
The Chilling Tale of Robert the Doll
This is a transcript for the We're All Stories podcast. You can listen to the original episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1685008/9466256 or on whichever podcast app you use. Want to listen on your smart speaker? Just say 'hey Alexa, play the We're All Stories podcast!'
By Ravenswing4 years ago in Beat
Remember, Remember...
This is a transcript for the We're All Stories podcast. The episode can be heard in all its glory here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1685008/9584232
By Ravenswing4 years ago in Beat
Sounds of Chernobyl: broadcasting concert from the Exclusion Zone
In the hour-long video, Voin Oruwu plays live among the abandoned houses of Chornobyl. Then in the amusement park of the ghost town of Pripyat, after which, from 34 minutes, his performance moves into the virtual world of ghostly Chornobyl, recreated by artist-author Valeriy Korshunov.
By New Media ART4 years ago in Beat
Bill Graham: 'I Don't Pay for Limousines'
I interviewed more than 90 of Fillmore East’s musicians and crew members, including 19 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, to write Fillmore East: The Venue That Changed Rock Music Forever. In a coming months I’ll release a few excerpts about the iconic New York concert hall.
By Frank Mastropolo4 years ago in Beat
The Sound of Hip Hop
The introduction of the Drum Machine, changed the way music we make music. It has empowered some to be solo artist and instrumentalist . While at the same time has crippled the human drum machine and made it almost impossible to find work.
By Ivan Law4 years ago in Beat
Do You Remember: Male Vocalists of the 1970's
This article features some of the lesser known or forgotten male vocalists of the 70's (and into the early 80's) that deserve a second look. Most of them are one or two hit wonders, but there are a few in this list that have had multiple hits, yet never achieved the recognition they deserved.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 years ago in Beat
Ultimate Halloween Playlist
I started compiling my first Halloween Playlist over 8 years ago on Spotify when I became a public performer and wanted to have both Halloween songs I perform & Halloween filler music between sets. Halloween has always been one of my favorite seasons (yes, it's a season, not just a day!) and it takes an awesome playlist to really set the creepy vibes you want at any Halloween Party, but everyone has such varied interest in musical genres. Fortunately, when it comes to spooky songs, there's plenty across every genre!
By Celeste Barbier4 years ago in Beat
Adela Life Biography
Adele Laurie "Blue" Adkins was born May 5, 1988, in the London city of Tottenham to an English mother, Penny Adkins, and a Welsh father, Marc Evans. In 1999 he moved with his mother to Brixton in London and the neighboring West Norwood region of south London, where his first song "Hometown Glory" was written.
By Cs Sapkota4 years ago in Beat
Molding of Classical Music
As the emergence of an official middle class rose to prominence during the nineteenth century, a new bar was set in the music industry. An entirely new economic level of people now had access to the publication of music literature, and this abundance of knowledge resulted in a greater public interest for concert performances, which in turn led to an increase of buildings specifically designed for viewing concerts primarily. Due to these radical upbringings, a standard for musical canon had been properly established and the concert hall came to be referred to as a ‘musical museum’ of sorts. Similar to a museum, the concert hall was a place where one can view the compositional masterpieces derived from the canon throughout history like grand exhibits. Music transitioned from what was once used as a simple background theme for private arrangements into a serious and educational event for a mass audience. This designation of the concert hall began to prompt composers to play it safe by basing their writings on what was well received in the past when compared to innovative work paving newfound thought provocation that has a smaller chance of being considered museum material. However, “what seemed to matter most to composers was their freedom from worldly demands” and those who split off from this convention found themselves revered even more so for their unique departures as in their writing styles and beliefs (Goehr 208).
By Josh Cook4 years ago in Beat
Author Music Standards
This paper endeavors to examine how three conspicuous authors have drawn the association between culture and music in their separate works. Every one of the three has zeroed in on various social perspectives: William Weber talks about the beginnings of the melodic standard, Marcia J. Citron's discussions about the connection between sex and music in a chronicled setting, and Joseph Kerman sees the ordinance as far as the different scholarly belief systems which won in musical history. By and by, culture is an essential piece of their investigation. In this paper, we will incorporate their particular perspectives to comprehend the connection between music and culture.
By Hefo Rew4 years ago in Beat