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Historians and cultural critics trace the post-modernist hip hop movement which pioneered sampling and graffiti art to the 1970′s, New York, a movement rooted in the black nationalism of the black panthers post civil rights movement (Price, 2006). Hip Hop has become a dominant global youth culture with music, art, fashion, films and Tupac an icon within this culture a “Black Elvis”. Hip Hop has many different sub genres such as conscious, gangsta, party rap and with emcees in the different genres according to their subject matter.

After the huge success of Kasabians’ third album, ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’, there was a fair amount of expectation on the band to deliver the goods yet again. They delivered with ‘Velociraptor’. Memorable tracks such as Rewired, Switchblade Smiles and the brilliant Le Fee Verte make this album a truly remarkable achievement for a band who in recent years have made real progress in becoming one of the UK’s, if not the worlds best bands.

The holidays are finally here! Maryse Letarte’s latest release, “Des Pas Dans La Neige”, has become a staple in my home, car and office from the time I felt the first chill of the year. This album provides the nostalgic feeling of decorating the Christmas tree or making snow angles and comforts you like warm hot chocolate by the fireplace. It is a capturing showcase of musicianship at it finest.

The music of Ethiopia is diverse. It differs between ethnic groups throughout Ethiopia. The sound and dance differs greatly, and yet compliments each other country wise. National TV stations broadcast music and culture of the ethnic groups on a regular basis.

The Oromo, Guragie, Amhara, Afar and Tigray songs are the most widely listened within and outside the country.

Sound, it must be remembered, is made up of a series of waves. Sound waves, like all waves, have peaks and troughs. The time between one peak and the next (or between any point on the wave and the next corresponding point) is one wave cycle.

When we record a sound source with two microphones in recording studios, those two microphones will pick up a similar wave pattern.

When you’re on a road trip you need many things, one of the most important is great music! I’ve picked 6 classic records to make your trip that little bit better!

1. Twisted Sister-I Wanna Rock.
Weirdly I first heard this during the movie ‘Road Trip’ and I’ve never forgotten it.

Group’s 7th Album Provides Perfect Soundtrack for a Fall Afternoon
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Much like the leaves turning every October, it seems that recently we can count on a yearly new release from Andy Hawk & The Train Wreck Endings, and we can also count on the quality of the batch of songs they deliver.

The latest offering – Another Storyline – is chock-full of…

Finding a good reed is probably one of the biggest worries of any clarinet player (or any single reed player) who wants to produce a decent sound on his/her instrument. The reed must not be too hard because it won’t allow you to play with ease and flexibility, and it also can’t be too soft because the reed won’t have any resistance and the sound will be thin and ‘squeaky’.