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3 votes
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How Brazil's music hid protest inside harmony
4 votes -
The Rolling Stones are hitting the road next year on a tour sponsored by AARP
17 votes -
Taylor Swift fan dies at Rio concert as fans complain about high temperatures and lack of water
36 votes -
As one half of Outkast, he helped invent southern hip-hop, sold 20m records and won six Grammys. Now André 3000 has released a solo flute album.
25 votes -
Radiohead's harmonic vocabulary (an analysis of functional harmony)
10 votes -
The Hives are reportedly set to become the first international rock band to perform in Venezuela for a decade
13 votes -
The elaborate story behind "Shia LaBeouf" Live
20 votes -
There was never a band like Rush. Geddy Lee doesn’t want to forget it.
19 votes -
Taylor Swift played her cards better than we could have imagined
26 votes -
She died without learning a secret: She'd played with the Beatles
7 votes -
Spotify doesn't care about musicians
12 votes -
'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands
13 votes -
Björk: ‘I always wanted to be David Attenborough’
10 votes -
Megadeth drummer learns Blink-182 as fast as possible
16 votes -
What were your favorite Canadian bands of the 1990s?
Always a fan of Sloan here, but I was recently reminded of Pure and have been grooving to “Spiritual Pollution” and “Anna”. So make me a virtual mix tape: What were your fav Canadian bands,...
Always a fan of Sloan here, but I was recently reminded of Pure and have been grooving to “Spiritual Pollution” and “Anna”. So make me a virtual mix tape: What were your fav Canadian bands, albums, or songs of the ‘90s?
31 votes -
"My dad painted the iconic cover for Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung,’ and it’s haunted him ever since"
21 votes -
Agnetha Fältskog recalls the stress and sadness in ABBA, their blockbuster Voyage project, and the music she never lets the world hear
4 votes -
India’s early electronic music from the ’70s is finally being released
14 votes -
Björk and Rosalía have collaborated on a new song to benefit activists fighting against industrial salmon farming in Björk's native Iceland
6 votes -
Man charged with murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996
51 votes -
Weird A.I. Yankovic, a cursed deep dive into the world of voice cloning
16 votes -
Your favorite band that no one has heard of?
I understand with the rise of music streaming people have been introduced to a wider variety of bands than ever before, but what's your favorite band that no one has heard of? I think everyone has...
I understand with the rise of music streaming people have been introduced to a wider variety of bands than ever before, but what's your favorite band that no one has heard of? I think everyone has that one band that they love that no one in their friend group has ever heard of.
I think I have a few, but I'll throw out Kadavar who have a Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath feel to them.
45 votes -
Who are your go to modern or forgotten folk artists, or acoustic artists?
I'm happy that there is movement in this direction again, although Hozier doesn't quite match my taste. I'm listening to a lot of music while I work and enjoying discovering new artists.
25 votes -
Why scalpers can get Olivia Rodrigo tickets and you can't
12 votes -
Chad Smith hears Thirty Seconds To Mars for the first time
27 votes -
The battle to make Nirvana’s ‘unlistenable’ final album
20 votes -
Who are your favorite Tiny Desk concert musicians? Bob Boilen - Tiny Desk founder is leaving National Public Radio
51 votes -
Sufjan Stevens is relearning to walk after Guillain-Barré Syndrome left him immobile, hospitalized
34 votes -
The bold legacy of jaimie branch
4 votes -
Jann Wenner removed from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board after controversial comments about Black and female musicians
14 votes -
Vulture Lists: Eleven recommended books on hip hop music or artists
4 votes -
Rick Springfield - What's in my (record store) bag?
5 votes -
What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits?
48 votes -
The billion-dollar business of ABBA: A statistical analysis
13 votes -
How many songs does a band need to have that you like for you to say you really like them?
I've realized the amount of bands that I'd describe as "really liking them" despite only regularly listening to 3-6 of their songs is pretty high. While I have a fair number of bands that I like...
I've realized the amount of bands that I'd describe as "really liking them" despite only regularly listening to 3-6 of their songs is pretty high. While I have a fair number of bands that I like 10+ songs from, the vast majority of bands I'd recommend have a much smaller pool. I was just listening to LCD Soundsystem, a band I've loved for years, and I realized I only regularly listen to 4 of their songs (All My Friends, Daft Punk is Playing..., Dance Yrself Clean and New York I Love You...). TV on the Radio, another band I've really been trying to get people to listen to lately, I only like 6 of their songs. And with a lot of these bands it's not even that I just haven't listened to a lot of their music. TVotR I've listened to 3/5 albums all the way through, and while there were a lot of songs I maybe sorta enjoyed, only 6 of them were good enough that I actually saved them.
It gets harder for me because there are also a lot of bands out there that I like 3+ of their songs but wouldn't describe myself as a big fan. Eminem, for example, I have like 15 of his songs saved but I'd definitely say I like TV on the Radio more.
I feel like for me it's more about how much I like the songs rather than the quantity. Like on a scale of 1-10 where 1 is barely liking it and 10 is absolutely loving it (so entirely ignoring songs I don't like), Eminem has a lot of like 4-7s whereas all of the TVotR songs I like I'd rate as 9s or 10s.
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Best genre, artist, playlist etc., to boost productivity when writing?
I'm currently working on a research paper (low-threat undergrad coursework), and I keep alternating between Lofi hip-hop and gentle acoustic pop covers to keep me motivated and on task. I've tried...
I'm currently working on a research paper (low-threat undergrad coursework), and I keep alternating between Lofi hip-hop and gentle acoustic pop covers to keep me motivated and on task. I've tried to get into a variety of classical music for this purpose, but I always end up rolling back to my Samuel Barber playlist and end up burning out on it. What's your go-to for productivity enhancement?
15 votes -
Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, dies at 76
43 votes -
Icelandic musician Daði Freyr performs some of his favourite songs from home
11 votes -
Italian singer, songwriter, and musician Toto Cutugno dies at the age of 80
7 votes -
Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor dies aged 56
93 votes -
Ludwig von Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death
8 votes -
Jason Isbell shows off his guitar collection
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Robbie Robertson of The Band dies at 80
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Self-taught guitar players: How did you do it? What do you wish you could go back and do differently when you were learning?
I’ve been getting back into guitar playing and trying to have more focused practice when I play each day. I wouldn't call myself a "beginner", but I don't think I'm near the "intermediate" stage...
I’ve been getting back into guitar playing and trying to have more focused practice when I play each day. I wouldn't call myself a "beginner", but I don't think I'm near the "intermediate" stage yet. I know chords and power chords and can transition between them pretty easily. I've been working on figuring out CAGED shapes, but still really struggle with playing scales and "solo-ing"...partly because (1) I have tried exploring music theory and "learning the notes on the fretboard", but it hasn't clicked for me yet, and (2) my fret fingers feel sluggish and don’t seem to move across the fretboard with the ease that I seem to have when switching chords.
That said, I’m feeling pretty discouraged right now. Looking for some “pick me ups”, so to speak. And wanting to learn to play a few songs all the way through so I can feel more confident in my ability to actually play a song. But I don’t really want to get hung up on a difficult “solo” or a bunch of individual fretting stuff yet.
As I thought about making this post, I figured it might be useful to also ask about some "beginner tips" on how to best stay motivated to stick with learning, practicing, and playing the guitar. If I'm going to keep this up, I want to really invest in it and stick with the guitar. Here are some additional questions/thoughts to hopefully trigger a discussion.
Fellow guitarists:
- What has helped you in the past?
- What helped you get over the "discouraging" first steps of guitar playing and keep at it?
- What were some of the first songs you were able to learn to play all the way through?
- How did you learn the notes on the fretboard?
- How did you learn to play different chords all around the neck?
- What would you say to your younger self to help encourage them to continue pushing through the sticking points of guitar?
- What was the "key" to getting guitar playing to "click" in your brain?
Looking forward to seeing what advice fellow players can offer! Everyone's musical journey is different, and I am interested in learning how you learned to get to where you are now!
30 votes -
Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says
35 votes -
The state of modern metal
8 votes -
How a pair of unreleased John Coltrane tapes surfaced at New York Public Library
21 votes -
Taylor Swift has successfully implemented a strategy of recreating and releasing exact copies of old albums to maintain ownership of her songs
57 votes -
Sinead O'Connor - War (Bob Marley, SNL 1992)
10 votes