The Great Guitar Playing Secret
So, you want to be a guitar player huh? You want to strut like Chuck Berry, be as cool as Keith Richards, rock like Jimi Hendrix and astound like Steve Vai. You want to wake up in the morning a beginner and go to bed at night an expert. You want to be hero-worshipped and have people... More...
She Wrote the Book on Fakin' It
She brought the guitar into vogue. She created the first "fake" books designed for regular folks who didn't want to or were unable to invest the time and effort to master the guitar. Who was she? Catherina Josepha Pelzer was born in 1821 in Mulheim, on the Rhine. She was the... More...
Sax Gets Rich And Soars Up The Charts
Hollywood, CA--September 26, 2005--Scot Sax, lead singer-songwriter for pop-rock band Feel (formerly Wanderlust) has found himself in the unlikely place of Country's Top 40. 6 years ago Scot Sax of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania moved to Los Angeles to pursue songwriting. Within 2... More...
American Armed Forces Find Sanctuary In Rhythm Of Honor CD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hollywood, CA--8/22/05--We are sometimes caught dealing in generic phrases like "military action" or "defense plan," and we may forget that good men and women, not words, defend freedom. These people are fathers, aunts, cousins, younger, older, grumpy, funny,... More...
How to Write a Chorus
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Marble/9607 A song without a chorus can hardly be called a song. This rather bad statement is my personal opinion so if you don’t agree, that’s okay. But I would like to start this lesson with this statement, not only to wake you up, but rather... More...
Just The Ticket – How To Get The Best Seats At Face Value For Any Sports Or Musical Event!
It should be simple – your favourite team/band/theatre play is just about to perform in a couple of weeks. You’ve waited months for this, now you’re going to log on, book the tickets for yourself and your best buddy and bingo…you’ll be at the event of the decade for a night to remember. If only... More...
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK By William Fisher It’s truly comforting to know that, even in the grip of post-9/11 paranoia, the G-men of the FBI are still using their resources efficiently. If you have any doubts, just ask Steve Kurtz. He is living proof that your... More...
Polyphonic Ring Tones- Old-Fashioned?
In the beginning was the ring (really more of an electronic trill or beep) -- dull, yet serviceable, using only one tone track; and with it came the single-line melody -- not much of a choice. Then Nokia invented text messaging, and Paanen, a Finnish programmer, realised that you use... More...
Ringtones the multibillion dollar business.
Yet another year's growth in the mobile ringtone market has confirmed its position as a major force in the music industry. Once considered a passing craze, ringtones now account for more than 10% of the global music market and are overtaking CD sales sooner than expected. Few thought... More...
Elvis on my Mind
It was Christmas time, and in the local paper there was a short article about an old woman in North Memphis, it was near the area where Elvis lived while he was growing up. The man and woman were old, black and very poor. They lived in a two-room house with only a tattered curtain... More...
Funny Ringtones
Tired of hearing the usual ringtones all over town? Just at the coffee shop this morning you heard that annoying Nokia tune coming from at least three different people, and what about that generic ring-ring that reminds you of the office phone when you’re walking down the street on a sunny day?... More...
Mobile Wallpaper – Totally You
One of the really awesome things about modern cell phones is the capacity they have for being personalized to suit you. With personalized ringtones, with coloured or designed or sparkly or light-up faceplates and holders, with all the great gadgets that make them really yours, cell phones are... More...
‘Things Just Ain’t the Same’: Hip-Hop’s Reconstruction of the Gangster Rap Identity
Gangster rap, or hardcore rap, is generally considered a sub genre of the larger category of rap music, which itself is a subcategory of hip-hop. Gangster rap is differentiable from other rap music in that it makes use of images of urban life associated with crime (Haugen, 2). According to the... More...
Christmas Ringtones
Ring Christmas Bells! Cell Phone Ringtones for Christmas
'Tis the season to buy gifts for your family, smell the holly and evergreen, and eat lots of seasonal goodies. If you're in the mood for Christmas, shouldn't your cell phone be in the mood too? You can get some great
U2 Tickets
In the fall of 1976, a popular high school student Paul Hewson observed a note on the notice board of Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin . It was from a 14 year old student Larry Mullen and he had asked for some music lovers to come and join a band. Paul's immediately answered the call... More...