The concept of virtual reality is not a new one. It’s been one of entertainment’s holy grails since the 80s. With each passing decade, technology takes another step towards making virtual reality a…well…reality. In 2016, it seems that VR is slowly but surely coming of age. Its sensorially immersive experience goes beyond what was traditionally […]

Gadgets of all kinds are not unusual in today’s market. Many of them are mobile devices meant to serve multiple purposes. But some music gadgets some are just plain weird.  Take a look at this. You may find them awkward, if not completely alien. Nabaztag What is it? The name is bizarre. It comes in shape […]

Thinking about sending a song to a publisher or a record company? Then you’ll want to make sure that you do everything possible to increase your chances of landing a placement. The following 10 tips will help by making sure that you have the best shot possible at being successful. Mix it right, without mastering […]

Most every pop music enthusiast looks with melancholy at the music shelf where albums of favorite artists, gathered with care in the good old days, may still sit aligned in a clean, precise order. But the days when one anxiously awaited for a particular album to be released so are, for better or worse, long […]

If there’s one thing society has been hell-bent on doing since time immemorial, it’s copying their heroes. When someone does something amazing, everyone who is captivated by them likes to tell themselves “Hey, I can do that too.” The same goes for music. Karaoke has become hugely popular, as well as covers of popular songs. And […]

It wasn’t called jazz. It wasn’t called anything. It started out as a matrix of African tribal rhythms, indigenous folk melodies and ceremonial dances. When it migrated to Europe, western harmonies and lyrics were added to the mix. When it landed in New Orleans, this new music became infused with robust doses of blues, spiritual […]

When you have a favorite band, you can’t help but want to know more about them. Usually finding out more means tuning into interviews where that band answers the questions the public wants to know. Questions about how they met, where their name came from, or what some of their cool stories are. These are […]

“The prevailing trend of our time, it seems, is a disburdening of the past.”

When we think of manipulation, it’s usually a direct action: something a person is actively doing to influence and persuade someone else. Rarely do we think of it as some passive background noise that no one really pays attention to. But of course, that’s the most efficient kind of manipulation. The persuasion you don’t see, […]

Downloading our favorite music was, and still is to some degree, an activity that ensures the music we love will always be available. But download sites are slowly disappearing. iTunes, the heavyweight in the field, is not as popular as it once was. Today, 13 years after its launch in 2003, it’s increasingly becoming an […]