Jumat, 29 Januari 2010

Music Articles And Life Enrichment


The history of music, whether you’re talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is always complicated. I got all the music history books that I could find.

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Flight Of the Conchords Season two dvd

December 2nd, 2009 | Posted by admin

It is a show that follows the life of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, a two man digi-folk band from New Zealand. The two move to New York City for a chance for fame and each show focuses on the trials and tribulations that they face along the way, in a very hysterical manner.

.The songs in season 2 were written specifically for the story lines and fit well with the plots for each show.

This show is an HBO favorite and has excellent ratings as the subtle humor mixed with the occasional improv from the duo, has fans rolling over with laughter. em over and over, but also so you get all those extras from the show that you don’t get on live TV. The addition of these extras makes this DVD definitely worth the buy.

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Dave Matthews Band Newest Album Release

November 20th, 2009 | Posted by admin

After a hiatus of sorts lasting four years, the Dave Matthews band has come back with their latest contribution, “Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King”. bands such as Moe or Phish. With their newest release, the DMB goes into a new direction and expends on a more mature approach towards music and it’s influences while mourning the loss of their dear friend and founding band member, LeRoi Moore.
Many believe that the band came back together to make a tribute album, of sorts, to Moore. “Funny the Way It Is” is most likely the track that most resembles the old Dave Matthews band sound while encompassing their new direction. Other songs on the album, such as “Alligator Pie” and “Baby Blue” show the influence on the band from their time apart, working with other people such as former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty, and their experience recording in Louisiana with producer Rob Cavallo.

With a Delta Blues sound, along with New Orleans French Quarter influences this album show the bands ability to play, despite the loss of Moore.

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Practice Guitar – Revealed: 4 Easy Tips To Practice Your Guitar Chord Changes

November 15th, 2009 | Posted by admin

One of the first things a new guitar player will learn is how to play basic guitar chords. As soon as you learn how to play a minimum of two chords it is time to learn how to practice your guitar chord changes.

Guitar chord changes are when you switch from guitar chord to another guitar chord in a smooth and flawless motion.

If you are finding chord changes to be challenging while you practice guitar, let’s take a look at four easy tips on how to practice your guitar chord changes.

1. Memorize your guitar chords: The best way to practice your guitar chord changes is by memorizing your guitar chords.

2. Practice chord changes without strumming: Practicing your guitar chord changes is challenging enough without having to worry about the rhythm aspect of your guitar chords. Once you have mastered your guitar chord changes, you can incorporate switching your guitar chords with the various strumming patterns you have learned.

3. By moving your fingers away from the guitar fretboard, while you are switching guitar chords, you will not be able to change chords as quickly.
4. The same goes with guitar chord changes.

5. Practice in the dark: By allowing yourself to practice guitar in the dark, you will be forced to ensure that you have memorized the right fingering for your guitar chords. If you’re not sure if you are playing the right guitar chord in the dark then practice guitar near a light switch.

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“Radio” Is One of the Most Under-Rated and Under-Appreciated Films in Movie History

November 9th, 2009 | Posted by admin

“Radio”—the true story of high school football coach Harold Jones and a mentally-challenged young man named James Robert “Radio” Kennedy—might well be one of the most under-rated and under-appreciated movies in film history.

James Kennedy was nicknamed “Radio” by the townspeople of Anderson, South Carolina because he was always listening to discarded radios. After some football players on coach Harold Jones’ T. L. Hanna High School team harass, intimidate and scare the living daylights out of Radio (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.), Jones befriends and protects Radio by slowly winning his trust and inviting him to the team’s football practices.

Fortunately for Radio, his unpretentious love and loyalty to the coach and players resonates, and Radio is allowed to remain part of both the team and the school. At this point in time, Radio is attending school, not as a student, but as a positive influence on the students and a welcome school-helper.

Radio is about love, acceptance, approval, understanding, compassion, kindness, loyalty and finding peace in our time. Radio was a terrific movie with a genuine message of value.

I am incensed that Radio was absolutely snubbed at major awards time. Before Radio was made, Ed Harris had been nominated for 3 Oscars as Best Supporting Actor (”The Hours”, “The Truman Show” and “Apollo”) and been nominated for Best Actor in “Pollock”. Add to those honors 4 nominations by the Golden Globes and a Best Actor Golden Globe for The Truman Show.

The really good news about Radio is that Radio is still helping coach the Hanna High School team and bringing his presence to the school.

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Kamis, 28 Januari 2010

Here are few things more revitalizing than taking a shower under the sun or beneath the stars. But welcoming in nature –with- out compromising privacy- is challenge when designing a small bathroom that is overlooked by neighbouring houses.

In the bathroom featured here, architect Thomas Tow of Tow Francis Architecture+ Urban Design has made full use of the natural light that shines through the window. Behind the glass is a custom- built planter box enclosed in a wooden trellis. The trellis is placed upside down so that its stats are positioned upwards. This means anyone using the shower can view the sky but not be seen from the outside, says Tow.

“The trellis screens out the neighbours without compromising the natural light. When the window is open, it makes the bathroom appears much larger than it actually.”

To ensure this small bathroom didn’t seem claustrophobic or appear cluttered, a limited palette of natural materials has been used.

“The client wanted the look and atmosphere of a mountain spa. We chose stone tiling for the walls and floor, complemented by wooden framing around the mirrors,” Tow says.

The quartzite stone tiles were cut to a size of 300 x 300m. Although stone is a heavy material, the tiles have adds to the feeling of being in a tropical resort, says Tow.

By placing a mirror above the basin and mirrors along the wall opposite the window, the bathroom appears to double in size. Behind these mirrors are his and her cabinets. A shelf buit into the stone tiled wall below the cabinets houses the towels.

The basin is a single, sculptural piece that has been mounted onto the wall. The mirrored cabinets and the linen cupboard above the toilet eliminate the need for vanity cabinets below the basin.

“To keep the design simple, every fitting and piece of furniture has a purpose,” says Tow.

Separating the shower and toilet is a glass screen, stretching halfway across the shower area.

“No door has been installed because none was required- the glass screen is enough to contain the water inside the shower,” he says.

The sunken shower floor is reminiscent of Japanese design and adds a certain exotic appeal.

“Lowering the floor heightens the shower experience. The person using the shower feels utterly enclosed in the space,” says Tow.

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